•  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”