No fish story! Research finds marine reserves sustain broader fishing efforts

(Florida Institute of Technology) In their examination of marine reserves, also known as marine protected areas or MPAs, around coral reefs in the Philippines, Robert Fidler and Ralph Turingan found evidence that MPAs helped to produce and maintain the more desirable, large-bodied and older fish within populations that have been fished by local fishermen for centuries.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news