Herbivorous fishes and the potential of Caribbean marine reserves to preserve coral reef ecosystems
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Published source details
Kopp D., Bouchon-Navaro Y., Louis M., Mouillot D. & Bouchon C. (2010) Herbivorous fishes and the potential of Caribbean marine reserves to preserve coral reef ecosystems. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 20, 516-524.
Published source details Kopp D., Bouchon-Navaro Y., Louis M., Mouillot D. & Bouchon C. (2010) Herbivorous fishes and the potential of Caribbean marine reserves to preserve coral reef ecosystems. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 20, 516-524.
Actions
This study is summarised as evidence for the following.
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Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit all types of fishing Action Link |
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Designate a Marine Protected Area and prohibit all types of fishing
A replicated, site comparison study in 2004 in 10 coral reef sites off Guadeloupe in the eastern Caribbean Sea (Kopp et al. 2010) found that in protected areas that prohibited all fishing, coral cover was higher than in unprotected areas. Coral cover was higher in the protected (26%) than unprotected areas (18%). Five reef sites in protected areas were selected (fishing prohibited since 1979 and 1987), along with five unprotected reef sites. In 2004, every site was sampled in the dry and rainy season (May and November respectively). Visual surveys along a 150 × 2 m transect were carried out by divers, with each transect surveyed twice/season. Benthic organisms (including corals) were recorded every meter along the transect.
(Summarised by: William Morgan)
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