Evidence and patterns of tuna spawning inside a large no-take Marine Protected Area

Abstract The Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA), one of the world’s largest marine protected areas, represents 11% of the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Kiribati, which earns much of its GDP by selling tuna fishing licenses to foreign nations. We have determined that PIPA is a spawnin...

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Main Authors: Christina M. Hernández, Jan Witting, Ciara Willis, Simon R. Thorrold, Joel K. Llopiz, Randi D. Rotjan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47161-0