The discovery of a sub-Antarctic fur seal on the northern coast of Kenya - 210 km outside the species' normal range - has caused great excitement among conservationists and community members alike.
The discovery of a sub-Antarctic fur seal on the northern coast of Kenya - 210 km outside the species' normal range - has caused great excitement among conservationists and community members alike.
Marine parks need to cover large swathes of ocean, but they also need to cover the right areas if they are to deliver the best conservation. New research off Australia's northwest suggests how.
Marine parks need to cover large swathes of ocean, but they also need to cover the right areas if they are to deliver the best conservation. New research off Australia's northwest suggests how.
Australia has the third largest marine jurisdiction in the world, a vast ocean territory that contains important natural and biological resources. And it needs protecting.
Australia has the third largest marine jurisdiction in the world, a vast ocean territory that contains important natural and biological resources. And it needs protecting.
* Fish catch before and after covid curfews was evaluated in gear and reserve management.
* Curfew regulation compliance was higher near the reserve than gear managed sites.
* Catch rates and incomes were variable but displayed greatest increases adjacent the reserve.
* Rates of changes after the curfew mostly followed the longer-term trends in catches.
* Curfew accelerated long-term declines in CPUE in gear-restricted but not reserves fisheries.