There is a global trend in the depletion of transient reef fish spawning aggregations (“FSAs”),
making them a primary target for management with marine protected areas (MPAs). Here …

Marine ecosystem management has traditionally been divided between fisheries
management and biodiversity conservation approaches, and the merging of these disparate …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly being considered and used for the
management of fisheries targeting mobile fish populations. Here, the recent modelling …

Fish that aggregate at predictable locations and times to spawn are often vulnerable to over-
exploitation. Seasonal closures have often been implemented in an attempt to alleviate such …

Fish populations undertaking ontogenetic or spawning migrations pose challenges to
marine protected area (MPA) planning because of the large extent of their distribution areas …

The larval to postlarval period (the period between egg and juvenile) of many continental-
shelf fish species lasts only a few weeks but has been shown to be critical to survival. During …

Effective management of fisheries depends on the selectivity of different fishing methods,
control of fishing effort and the life history and mating system of the target species. For sex …

Many coral reef fish species form predictable, transient spawning aggregations. Many
aggregations are overfished, making them a target for spatial management. Here, we …

Many coral reef fish form transient spawning aggregations at sites located a few to hundreds
of kilometres from their normal residence areas. Reef fish spawning aggregations (“FSAs”) …

The concept of creating a conservation network through the establishment of multiple
protected areas to protect marine fauna is gaining momentum. To effectively establish a …