Australia; QLD; TAS
Splitting coral reefs into three different classes, based on the amount of fish - but also rate at which that amount of fish can be produced and replaced - could help us know where to put Marine Protected Areas to get the best returns on conservation efforts. The researchers found that by classifying reefs as either sites with high fish biomass, sites with high turnover or sites with low biomass/turnover, we could help better direct conservation resources. They found that sites with high fish biomass are often in remote areas with minimal human impact and that these could be the locations most suited to establishing no-entry or no-take marine reserves.
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