A tale of two islands: Decadal changes in rocky reef fish assemblages following implementation of no-take marine protected areas in New South Wales, Australia

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 229-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Harasti ◽  
Tom R. Davis ◽  
Emma Mitchell ◽  
Steven Lindfield ◽  
Stephen D.A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Rocky Reef ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Rocky Reef Fish

Spatial and habitat-related patterns of temperate reef fish assemblages: implications for the design of Marine Protected Areas

2002 ◽  
Vol 53 (8) ◽  
pp. 1197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belinda G. Curley ◽  
Michael J. Kingsford ◽  
Bronwyn M. Gillanders
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
Rocky Reef ◽  
Depth Range ◽  
Temperate Reef ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Temperate Reef Fish ◽  
Rocky Reef Fish

Patterns of rocky reef fish assemblages (composition and relative abundance of species) were examined to provide data on the design of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), which aim to protect these organisms. A hierarchical design was used to investigate changes in fish assemblages at scales of metres to kilometres along-shore, and among reef habitat types within two 10-km areas on the central coast of New South Wales, Australia. Influences of physical and biological attributes of a reef on assemblages of fish were also examined. The greatest variation in fish assemblages occurred at scales of 2–6 km along-shore. Eighty percent of species recorded were found within a 6-km section of coastline. The most predictable differences in assemblages were found between reef habitats (urchin-grazed barrens, Ecklonia forest and sponge habitat), and between depths. Marine Protected Areas should ideally incorporate all available habitats over the entire depth range at which they occur. This may require MPAs larger than 2–6 km, or multiple MPAs that have been specifically located to include these features, as representation of habitats was found to vary at scales of kilometres to tens of kilometres along shore.

Effectiveness of protected areas in north-eastern New South Wales: recent trends in six measures

2002 ◽  
Vol 106 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.L Pressey ◽  
G.L Whish ◽  
T.W Barrett ◽  
M.E Watts
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Wales ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Recent Trends

Multi-scale spatial heterogeneity, habitat structure, and the effect of marine reserves on Western Mediterranean rocky reef fish assemblages

2004 ◽  
Vol 144 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Garc�a-Charton ◽  
�. P�rez-Ruzafa ◽  
P. S�nchez-Jerez ◽  
J. T. Bayle-Sempere ◽  
O. Re�ones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Heterogeneity ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Habitat Structure ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
Marine Reserves ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Rocky Reef ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Rocky Reef Fish

Assessment of rocky reef fish assemblages close to seaweed farming

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 481-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo Lara de Carvalho ◽  
Eduardo Godoy Aires de Souza ◽  
Mauricio Roque da Mata Júnior ◽  
Roberto Campos Villaça
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Assemblages ◽  
Rocky Reef ◽  
Seaweed Farming ◽  
Rocky Reef Fish
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