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Research

A Review of Valuation Methods for Marine Protected Areas, Aller Rojas, O.

A review of existing valuation methods for the ecosystem services provided by MPAs was conducted, focussing on community-integrated approaches.
Categories Arran Research, Clyde Research, MPA Research, Research, Social and Economic Research Tags crustaceans, NTZ, overfishing

Social factors in a fully protected marine reserve: Awareness of and attitudes towards the Lamlash Bay No-Take Zone, Isle of Arran., Bower R.

Awareness and attitudes of the Lamlash Bay NTZ was surveyed among residents, visitors and businesses. Many were aware and positive about the NTZ, although some visitors were confused about what …

Categories Social and Economic Research Tags marine education, NTZ, social

“Survival of the fittest: Explanations for gadoid imbalance in heavily fished seas”., Elliot S. et al.

Atlantic cod, haddock and whiting stocks are reacting differently to intense fishing. This study investigated the recruitment of these species within the South Arran MPA. Cod arrived later in the …

Categories MPA Research Tags fish, overfishing, protection
Juvenile Cod

Landscape effects on demersal fish revealed by field observations and predictive seabed modelling., Elliot S. et al.

Fisheries managements focuses on individual seabed types, without considering the wider ecosystem and environment. Underwater camera surveys reveal that variables of the wider landscape are associated with fish abundances with …

Categories MPA Research Tags fish, inshore fisheries management, seabed

The recovery of Lamlash MPA No Take Zone and South Arran MPA: Has protection led to improved biodiversity and habitats? . Notley, W.

This study investigated how biodiversity had changed within two separate zones in an MPA around the south of the Isle of Arran, Scotland – an NTZ, which is fully protected from fishing, and the remaining area which is open to a limited amount of fishing.
Categories Arran Research, MPA Research, NTZ Research, Research Tags crustaceans, NTZ, overfishing

The recovery of the commercially valuable scallop species under different forms of protection around the Isle of Arran . James, L.

After ten years of the NTZ being in place (2008), and three years since the MPA was designated (2016), new data were collected in 2019 to compare the differences in densities and population structure of King scallop
Categories Arran Research, MPA Research, NTZ Research, Research Tags crustaceans, NTZ, overfishing
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