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Spawning Aggregation Protection

Spawning Aggregation Protection is a conservation strategy that specifically targets the safeguarding of temporally and spatially predictable concentrations of reproductive fish to maintain sustainable population levels by preventing overexploitation during critical life stages.

18

Publications

1.5K

Citations

76

Authors

56

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

18

A Global Baseline for Spawning Aggregations of Reef Fishes

Yvonne Sadovy de Mitcheson, Andrew S. Cornish, Michael L. Domeier et al. · Conservation Biology · 2008 · 269 citations

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Rapid Decline of Nassau Grouper Spawning Aggregations in Belize: Fishery Management and Conservation Needs

Enric Sala, Enric Ballesteros, Richard M. Starr · Fisheries · 2001 · 233 citations

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Evaluation of a conservation strategy: a spawning aggregation closure for red hind, Epinephelus guttatus, in the U.S. Virgin Islands

Jim Beets, Alan M. Friedlander · Environmental Biology of Fishes · 1999 · 205 citations

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Fish spawning aggregations: where well‐placed management actions can yield big benefits for fisheries and conservation

Brad Erisman, William D. Heyman, Shinichi Kobara et al. · Fish and Fisheries · 2015 · 199 citations · Full text

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Population characteristics of a recovering US Virgin Islands red hind spawning aggregation following protection

RS Nemeth · Marine Ecology Progress Series · 2005 · 195 citations · Full text

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Authors

76

  1. JR
    Jan Robinson

    Seychelles Fishing Authority, Seychelles

    5 publications · 204 citations

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  2. AG
    Arnaud Grüss

    University of Washington, United States

    3 publications · 161 citations

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  3. YS
    Yvonne Sadovy de Mitcheson

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    2 publications · 317 citations

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  4. WD
    William D. Heyman

    Texas A&M University, United States

    2 publications · 231 citations

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  5. MA
    Mark A. Priest

    The University of Queensland, Australia

    2 publications · 48 citations

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Institutions

56

  1. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

    Townsville, Australia

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    273 citations

  2. Seychelles Fishing Authority

    Victoria, Seychelles

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    269 citations

  3. James Cook University

    Townsville, Australia

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    241 citations

  4. Ifremer

    Brest, France

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    220 citations

  5. Scripps Institution of Oceanography

    La Jolla, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    528 citations

  6. Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

    Marseille, France

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    195 citations

  7. Université de Montpellier

    Montpellier, France

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    195 citations

  8. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    586 citations

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Venues

  1. ICES Journal of Marine Science

    4 publications · 186 citations

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  2. Fisheries Research

    2 publications · 82 citations

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  3. Conservation Biology

    1 publications · 269 citations

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  4. Fisheries

    1 publications · 233 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. Environmental Biology of Fishes

    1 publications · 205 citations

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