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Surveys of the subtidal reef biota of the Kent Group Marine Nature Reserve 2014-2017

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Surveys of subtidal rocky reefs were conducted in the Kent Group Marine Nature Reserve and adjacent external locations open to fishing as part of a broader study into the effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs) in Australian temperate waters. The reserve was established in February 2005, and is zoned into two levels of protection. Approximately half the reserve is “no-take” where all fishing activities are restricted, the other half is restricted-take, where activities such as abalone, rock lobster, and scale fisheries are allowed, with the notable exclusion of gillnetting. The survey methods included diver-baser estimation of fish size, diversity and abundance, as well as macro invertebrate and algae abundance, utilising an identical methodology to that applied in corresponding studies in Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, New South Wales and Victoria. Surveys were undertaken in June 2004 (22 sites), June 2005 (27 sites), June 2006 (27 sites) and June 2007 (28 sites), July 2008 (21 sites), June 2009 (21 sites), June?July 2011 (27 sites), June 2012 (22 sites), March-April 2013 (17 sites) and June 2017 (31 sites). These surveys complimented baseline studies undertaken in 1992 and 2000, prior to the declaration of the reserve.

Funding

Australian Research Council

Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources

Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania

Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia)

Department of Primary Industries NSW

Parks Victoria

Smithsonian Institution

History

Commissioning body

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Number

July

Pagination

115

Department/School

Ecology and Biodiversity, IMAS Directorate

Publisher

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Place of publication

Hobart, Tasmania

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Copyright 2017 The Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Copyright protects this publication. Except for purposes permitted by the Copyright Act, reproduction by whatever means is prohibited without the prior written permission of the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies.

Socio-economic Objectives

180507 Rehabilitation or conservation of marine environments

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