Population trends of remote invertebrate resources in a Marine reserve: Trochus and holothurians at Ashmore Reef

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have a high capacity to protect fish and invertebrate resources, given adequate surveillance and enforcement. Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve (Ashmore Reef) was closed to commercial fishing and harvesting of invertebrates such as trochus (Trochus niloticus) and hol...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ceccarelli, D., Beger, M., Kospartov, M., Richards, Zoe, Birrell, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Surrey Beatty and Sons 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51259