Differences in the diversity of fish species between granite and limestone reefs, as well as
high-and low-relief limestone reefs, were investigated at Hamelin Bay, south-western …

1. This study describes spatial patterns in the biodiversity (species, assemblages) of rocky
reef fishes at a spatial scale relevant to management, and compared the outcomes for this …

Saba Bank is a 2,200 km2 submerged carbonate platform in the northeastern Caribbean
Sea off Saba Island, Netherlands Antilles. The presence of reef-like geomorphic features …

Population density, number of species, diversity, and species-area relationships of fish
species in eight common coral reef-associated families were studied in three marine parks …

The coral reefs across the international border between Kenya and Tanzania, where
historical differences in government policy and socio‐economic conditions created two …

The role of the Tsitsikamma National Park (TNP) in the management of four important shore-
angling fish (Diplodus sargus capensis, Diplodus cervinus hottentotus, Pachymetopon …

Effects of fishing on marine communities are becoming increasingly evident, yet little is
known of the spatial extent of impacts, particularly for multiple impacts distributed over broad …

Tropical mesophotic and sub-mesophotic fish ecology is poorly understood despite
increasing vulnerability of deeper fish assemblages. Worldwide there is greater fishing …

The reef biota in four Tasmanian marine reserves and at associated unprotected reference
sites was investigated over a 6-year period following protection from fishing. The largest …

Artificial reefs now form part of an integrated approach to enhance fisheries around the
world. A responsible approach to artificial reef deployment calls for clear, well defined goals …