• New England fishery closed areas: a 9 year + case
study in temperate
waters (5 pseudo-replicates)
• Previous work (2000) demonstrated “reserve effects” especially for sea scallop and other benthics
• Seasonal movements and depth distributions
of many
target species means that
cross-boundary excursions are
frequent
• Are the MPAs providing benefits to
conservation
of groundfish resources, & the
fishery, and what can we
learn about movement & dispersion?
approaches:
• Differential densities (in/out)
• Potential for “spillover”