Closure of areas to fishing is expected to result in an increase in the abundance of targeted
species; however, changes to populations of species not targeted by fishermen will depend …

The effects of fishing and protection on the length of targeted and non-targeted warm-
temperate and tropical reef fishes were studied using baited remote underwater stereo …

Fish assemblages in the Mimiwhangata Marine Park, an area closed to commercial fishing
but open to most forms of recreational fishing, were compared with adjacent fished areas …

A unique assemblage of tropical and temperate marine organisms characterizes the
Houtman Abrolhos Islands, four clusters of islands and reefs off the coast of mid-Western …

Patterns of rocky reef fish assemblages (composition and relative abundance of species)
were examined to provide data on the design of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which aim …

Baited remote underwater video stations (BRUVS) were used to examine variation in
assemblages of reef fishes at scales of 100s of kilometres (between 3 marine parks in New …

An expansion of no‐take marine reserve zones of Australia's 348 000 km2 Great Barrier
Reef (GBR) Marine Park from 4.6% to 33.4% of the park area is proposed in 2004. However …

The Solitary Islands Marine Park (SIMP) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has strong
cross‐shelf patterns of reef fish assemblages on shallow reefs (< 25 m). While the SIMP also …

Natural fluctuations in the abundance and length of targeted fish are often disrupted by
acute environmental changes and anthropogenic impacts, particularly fishing pressure …

In order to better understand community-level effects of fishing on temperate reefs at
continental scales, changes in densities of common species in five Australian marine …