Hotspots for rockfishes, structural corals, and large-bodied sponges along the central coast of Pacific Canada

Abstract Biological hotspots are places with outstanding biodiversity features, and their delineation is essential to the design of marine protected areas (MPAs). For the Central Coast of Canada’s Northern Shelf Bioregion, where an MPA network is being developed, we identified hotspots for structura...

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Autores principales:	Alejandro Frid, Madeleine McGreer, Kyle L. Wilson, Cherisse Du Preez, Tristan Blaine, Tammy Norgard
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:50059f749c4c4abf9d17b6bf7acc84a32021-11-14T12:19:49ZHotspots for rockfishes, structural corals, and large-bodied sponges along the central coast of Pacific Canada10.1038/s41598-021-00791-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/50059f749c4c4abf9d17b6bf7acc84a32021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00791-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Biological hotspots are places with outstanding biodiversity features, and their delineation is essential to the design of marine protected areas (MPAs). For the Central Coast of Canada’s Northern Shelf Bioregion, where an MPA network is being developed, we identified hotspots for structural corals and large-bodied sponges, which are foundation species vulnerable to bottom contact fisheries, and for Sebastidae, a fish family which includes species that are long-lived (> 100 years), overexploited, evolutionary distinctive, and at high trophic levels. Using 11 years of survey data that spanned from inland fjords to oceanic waters, we derived hotspot indices that accounted for species characteristics and abundances and examined hotspot distribution across depths and oceanographic subregions. The results highlight previously undocumented hotspot distributions, thereby informing the placement of MPAs for which high levels of protection are warranted. Given the vulnerability of the taxa that we examined to cumulative fishery impacts, prospective MPAs derived from our data should be considered for interim protection measures during the protracted period between final network design and the enactment of MPA legislations. These recommendations reflect our scientific data, which are only one way of understanding the seascape. Our surveys did not cover many locations known to Indigenous peoples as biologically important. Consequently, Indigenous knowledge should also contribute substantially to the design of the MPA network.Alejandro FridMadeleine McGreerKyle L. WilsonCherisse Du PreezTristan BlaineTammy NorgardNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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description	Abstract Biological hotspots are places with outstanding biodiversity features, and their delineation is essential to the design of marine protected areas (MPAs). For the Central Coast of Canada’s Northern Shelf Bioregion, where an MPA network is being developed, we identified hotspots for structural corals and large-bodied sponges, which are foundation species vulnerable to bottom contact fisheries, and for Sebastidae, a fish family which includes species that are long-lived (> 100 years), overexploited, evolutionary distinctive, and at high trophic levels. Using 11 years of survey data that spanned from inland fjords to oceanic waters, we derived hotspot indices that accounted for species characteristics and abundances and examined hotspot distribution across depths and oceanographic subregions. The results highlight previously undocumented hotspot distributions, thereby informing the placement of MPAs for which high levels of protection are warranted. Given the vulnerability of the taxa that we examined to cumulative fishery impacts, prospective MPAs derived from our data should be considered for interim protection measures during the protracted period between final network design and the enactment of MPA legislations. These recommendations reflect our scientific data, which are only one way of understanding the seascape. Our surveys did not cover many locations known to Indigenous peoples as biologically important. Consequently, Indigenous knowledge should also contribute substantially to the design of the MPA network.
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author	Alejandro Frid Madeleine McGreer Kyle L. Wilson Cherisse Du Preez Tristan Blaine Tammy Norgard
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title	Hotspots for rockfishes, structural corals, and large-bodied sponges along the central coast of Pacific Canada
title_short	Hotspots for rockfishes, structural corals, and large-bodied sponges along the central coast of Pacific Canada
title_full	Hotspots for rockfishes, structural corals, and large-bodied sponges along the central coast of Pacific Canada
title_fullStr	Hotspots for rockfishes, structural corals, and large-bodied sponges along the central coast of Pacific Canada
title_full_unstemmed	Hotspots for rockfishes, structural corals, and large-bodied sponges along the central coast of Pacific Canada
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Hotspots for rockfishes, structural corals, and large-bodied sponges along the central coast of Pacific Canada

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