Navigation Links
Studies show marine reserves can be an effective tool for managing fisheries
Date:11/9/2009

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Studies conducted in California and elsewhere provide support for the use of marine reserves as a tool for managing fisheries and protecting marine habitats, according to biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

A recent study in the Gulf of California, for example, confirmed the validity of a key concept behind marine reserves--the idea that offspring produced in a protected area can replenish the stocks of harvested species outside the reserve.

"It seems really obvious, but it had never been tested," said Peter Raimondi, professor and chair of ecology and evolutionary biology at UCSC and coauthor of a paper describing the findings in the journal PLoS ONE.

"We created a model to predict the dispersal of larvae outside the reserves, and the results were completely consistent with our predictions," he said.

Raimondi is involved in a collaborative project (called PANGAS) in which researchers are working with Mexican fishing communities to study and manage fisheries in the northern Gulf of California. Local fishermen in the area of Puerto Peasco set up a network of marine reserves as part of a community-based effort to manage their resources. Ecological and social studies conducted before, during, and after the establishment of those reserves enabled the researchers to track the results.

Raimondi emphasized that resource managers have a wide range of tools at their disposal and must take into account both biological and social factors in choosing the best approach. Many species, such as tuna and squid, move around too much to be protected by setting aside certain areas. For species that tend to stay put, marine protected areas can range from no-take reserves to various levels of limited harvesting, and sometimes involve restrictions on who can harvest fish in an area rather than how much can be taken.

The establishment of marine protected areas along the California coast
'/>"/>

Contact: Tim Stephens
stephens@ucsc.edu
831-459-2495
University of California - Santa Cruz
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2 3 4 5

Related biology news :

1. Claims of sex-related differences in genetic association studies often not properly validated
2. Genes, Environment and Health Initiative invests in genetic studies, environmental monitoring
3. NIH awards researcher $1.5 million new innovator grant for fruit-fly studies of prion proteins
4. Studies: Children obese due to a host of unhealthy pressures
5. Clinical studies show REMICADE reduces incidence of bowel surgeries in ulcerative colitis patients
6. LSU professor studies army-ant-following birds
7. 2 carotid artery stenting studies show results comparable to AHA guidelines
8. NIH grants enable energy studies
9. New studies on schizophrenia, depression, trauma and autism highlight annual meeting
10. Experts from Stevens, Merck, publish joint paper, Biosynthetic Studies of Platensimycin
11. New studies suggest brain overgrowth in 1-year-olds linked to development of autism

Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:11/19/2009)... A four-year, multi-institutional effort co-led b...tists culminated today in publication of a landmar...ing in unprecedented detail the DNA sequence of ma...y called by North American consumers, is one of th...ble agricultural crop grown in the United States, ...
(Date:11/19/2009)..., 2009 -- Sustainable farming, initially adopted t...y also play a role in maintaining a healthy climat...nergy,s Oak Ridge and Los Alamos national laborato...he large potential of the earth,s soils to sequest...se practices could greatly reduce U.S. carbon emis...
(Date:11/19/2009)...y of Cincinnati professor of paleontology in the M...Michael Foote of the University of Chicago publish...with their paper, "Epicontinental Seas Versus Open...nd Origination." , For many years, paleobiologic...ersity have focused on charting the many ups (evol...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Reference genome of maize, most important US crop, is published by team co-led by CSHL scientists 2Reference genome of maize, most important US crop, is published by team co-led by CSHL scientists 3Reference genome of maize, most important US crop, is published by team co-led by CSHL scientists 4ORNL, Los Alamos pioneer new approach to assist scientists, farmers 2ORNL, Los Alamos pioneer new approach to assist scientists, farmers 3Paleontologists find extinction rates higher in open-ocean settings during mass extinctions 2Paleontologists find extinction rates higher in open-ocean settings during mass extinctions 3Paleontologists find extinction rates higher in open-ocean settings during mass extinctions 4Finally The Round Diet 21 A Diet Simple Enough that Even a Kindergartener Can Follow It 50523 1Finally The Round Diet 21 A Diet Simple Enough that Even a Kindergartener Can Follow It 50523 2WellPoint Recovers and Saves 2475 Million Through Anti Fraud Programs and Investigations in 2008 50521 1WellPoint Recovers and Saves 2475 Million Through Anti Fraud Programs and Investigations in 2008 50521 2WellPoint Recovers and Saves 2475 Million Through Anti Fraud Programs and Investigations in 2008 50521 3Hospital Improves Patient Experience by Adding Email and Web Access in Patient Rooms With Virtual Linux Desktops 50519 1Hospital Improves Patient Experience by Adding Email and Web Access in Patient Rooms With Virtual Linux Desktops 50519 2Hospital Improves Patient Experience by Adding Email and Web Access in Patient Rooms With Virtual Linux Desktops 50519 3Hospital Improves Patient Experience by Adding Email and Web Access in Patient Rooms With Virtual Linux Desktops 50519 4Hospital Improves Patient Experience by Adding Email and Web Access in Patient Rooms With Virtual Linux Desktops 50519 5
...research are abuzz with the promises offered by n... These Quantum Dots (QDs) have unique optical and ... breakthrough treatments such as the detection and...the nanotechnology website AZoNano, is a comprehe...into Quantum Dots. The review by Sandeep Kumar Va...
...cky crickets, anyway. , Male crickets draw not onl...s. The uninvited guests then deposit larvae that b...eek and then tear their way out in "Alien" fashion...iversity of Florida zoologists have found that the... when crickets sing. In experiments with Southeast...
...f RNA molecules, previously thought to have no fun...tructing. These findings will be published in the ...to this discovery is the fundamental process of ge...rotein, the two strands of DNA that comprise the g...called messenger RNA, which acts as the protein,s ...
Other Biology News:For crickets, parasitic flies can stop the music 2For crickets, parasitic flies can stop the music 3Scientists discover role for dueling RNAs 2
(Date:11/18/2009)...ed to be able to find explosive materials and pers...h searches, the National Institute of Standards an...ent of Homeland Security, has developed a new cert...ial (SRM) 2905, Trace Particulate Explosives. Comp...e SRM will be helpful in calibrating, testing and ...
(Date:11/18/2009)...erience in data analysis combined with Bio-Rad,s ...s and curricula provide state-of-the-art solutions...., Nov. 18 Vernier Software & ...rfaces, sensors, and software and Bio-Rad Laborato...ibutor of life science research and clinical diagn...
(Date:11/18/2009)...Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - YM BioSciences In...oduct development company that identifies and adva...ed products at various stages of development, anno...umab were presented today in a poster at the 2009 ...eutics conference in Boston, Massachusetts. The re...
(Date:11/18/2009)...lif. and HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-Firs...the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: NIUS), a leadi...g and selling nutritional products for children, t...ar products will be distributed in Shanghai, the l... a one year distribution contract with Hainan Qi Z...
Breaking Biology Technology:New NIST trace explosives standard slated for homeland security duty 2Vernier and Bio-Rad to Offer Enhanced Solutions for Biotechnology Education 2YM BIOSCIENCES ANNOUNCES NIMOTUZUMAB RESULTS IN ADVANCED TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER MODEL PRESENTED AT AACR-NCI-EORTC MEETING 2YM BIOSCIENCES ANNOUNCES NIMOTUZUMAB RESULTS IN ADVANCED TRIPLE-NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER MODEL PRESENTED AT AACR-NCI-EORTC MEETING 3Niusule Expands Geographic Footprint in China 2Niusule Expands Geographic Footprint in China 3
...20 Cord Blood America, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ...tion company ( http://www.cordblood-america.com ) ...tem cells to families nationwide and international...r and CEO, in an interview with analyst Francis Ga...hareholder meeting in March. , , The complete int...
...ecutive Quarterly Dividend , , ABBOTT PARK, Ill...E: ABT ) today increased the company,s quarterly c..., , This marks the 37th consecutive year that Abb...t consecutive quarterly dividend to be paid by Abb...15, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close o...
...Quest Life Sciences presented important new result...cule pyrimidinedione inhibitors of HIV-1 at the 16...fections held last week in Montreal. Presentations...t of the HIV therapeutic IQP-0410 and the efficacy...ide to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV. The...
Other Biology Technology:In Analyst Interview, Cord Blood America Provides Details of Special Shareholder Meeting 2ImQuest Presentations at CROI Report Significant Advances in Therapeutic and Microbicide Product Development Programs 2ImQuest Presentations at CROI Report Significant Advances in Therapeutic and Microbicide Product Development Programs 3
... acquision and analysis software for electrophysio...ns powerful stimulus generation capabilities and m...d waveform feature detection and measurement plott... functions including leak subtraction, seal test, ...
EDG-6 Lysate from Exalpha Biologicals, Inc.
Madin-Darby bovine kidney (MDBK) cells from Exalpha Biologicals, Inc.
Rabbit Anti-Human Olfactory Receptor, Family 2, Subfamily H, Member 3 Polyclonal Antibody, Unconjugated from IMGENEX
Biology Products: