Spatial heterogeneity in fishing creates de facto refugia for endangered Celtic Sea elasmobranchs
Shephard S;Gerritsen H;Kaiser MJ;Reid DG;;
PloS one2012Vol. 7pp. -
329
s2012plosspatial
Abstract
The life history characteristics of some elasmobranchs make them particularly vulnerable to fishing mortality; about a third of all species are listed by the IUCN as Threatened or Near Threatened. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been suggested as a tool for conservation of elasmobranchs, but they …