Effects of Gear Restriction on the Abundance of Juvenile Fishes along Sandy Beaches in Hawai'i.

In 2007, due to growing concerns of declines in nearshore fisheries in Hawai'i, a ban on gillnets was implemented in designated areas around the island of O'ahu in the main Hawaiian Islands. Utilizing a 17 year time-series of juvenile fish abundance beginning prior to the implementation of...

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Main Authors: Mary K Donovan, Alan M Friedlander, Paolo Usseglio, Whitney Goodell, Ily Iglesias, Eva M Schemmel, Kostantinos A Stamoulis, Alexander Filous, Jonatha Giddens, Keith Kamikawa, Haruko Koike, Kaylyn McCoy, Christopher B Wall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4865055?pdf=render