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dc.contributor.authorGoetze, Jordan
dc.contributor.authorFullwood, L.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:05:52Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:05:52Z
dc.date.created2016-04-11T19:30:14Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.identifier.citationGoetze, J. and Fullwood, L. 2013. Fiji's largest marine reserve benefits reef sharks. Coral Reefs, International Society for Reef Studies. 32 (1): pp. 121-125.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18085
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00338-012-0970-4
dc.description.abstract

To provide more information about whether sharks benefit from no-take marine reserves, we quantified the relative abundance and biomass of reef sharks inside and outside of Namena, Fiji's largest reserve (60. 6 km2). Using stereo baited remote underwater video systems (stereo-BRUVs), we found that the abundance and biomass of sharks was approximately two and four times greater in shallow and deep locations, respectively, within the Namena reserve compared to adjacent fished areas. The greater abundance and biomass of reef sharks inside Namena is likely a result of greater prey availability rather than protection from fishing. This study demonstrates that marine reserves can benefit sharks.

dc.publisherSpringer Verlag
dc.titleFiji's largest marine reserve benefits reef sharks
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume32
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage121
dcterms.source.endPage125
dcterms.source.issn0722-4028
dcterms.source.titleCoral Reefs, International Society for Reef Studies
curtin.departmentDepartment of Environment and Agriculture
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