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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-07-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47161-0 |