- Title
- A change of the seaward boundary of Goukamma Marine Protected Area could increase conservation and fishery benefits
- Creator
- Gotz, Albrecht
- Creator
- Kerwath, Sven E
- Creator
- Attwood, Colin G
- Creator
- Sauer, Warwick H
- Date Issued
- 2009
- Date
- 2009
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/123503
- Identifier
- vital:35449
- Identifier
- https://doi10.4102/sajs.v105i9/10.102
- Description
- Goukamma Marine Protected Area (MPA) on the South African temperate South Coast has been shown to be effective in maintaining a spawning stock of roman, Chrysoblephus laticeps (Sparidae). The larval ecology and the oceanographic conditions in the area suggest a good potential for the enhancement of roman stocks outside the reserve through larval dispersal. A high rate of illegal fishing just inside the seaward boundary of the MPA could severely compromise its function. We suggest that a change of the seaward boundary of the reserve to coincide with a latitudinal line could increase its function as a harvest refuge for resident reef fishes such as roman, facilitate voluntary compliance and monitoring and prosecution of illegal fishing without a significant negative impact on the commercial linefishing fleet in the area. Simple adjustments such as the one proposed here could be attempted at a number of South African MPAs as they would be beneficial to achieve fishery and conservation goals alike.
- Format
- 2 pages
- Format
- Language
- English
- Relation
- South African Journal of Science
- Relation
- Albrecht, G., Kerwath, S.E., Attwood, C.G. and Sauer, W.H., 2009. A change of the seaward boundary of Goukamma Marine Protected Area could increase conservation and fishery benefits. South African Journal of Science, 105(9-10), pp.330-331
- Relation
- South African Journal of Science volume 105 number 9-10 330 331 2009 0038-2353
- Rights
- South African Journal of Science
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the South African Journal of Science Copyright Statement (https://www.sajs.co.za/copyright-permissions)
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