Lucy Jack

TL;DR: In this article, the relative abundance of the red rock lobster Jasus edwardsii and its primary bivalve food resources within 3 marine reserves in the Doubtful-Bradshaw Sound complex in Fiordland, New Zealand was examined.

TL;DR: Analysis of patterns in abundance and size structure of the red rock lobster Jasus edwardsii across a network of marine protected areas in Fiordland, New Zealand indicates that within the Doubtful–Bradshaw Sound complex the reproductive contribution of lobsters per unit area from the marine reserve was significantly greater than that at Taipari Roa, while that from the commercial exclusion zone and Kutu Parera were intermediate.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed how scientific insights in the Fiordland marine area have supported ecosystem management and showed that the marine reserves demonstrated increasing abundance of rock lobsters (Jasus edwardsii) and blue cod (Parapercis colias).

TL;DR: Analysis of trends in species incidence, community and trophic structure of temperate reef fishes over an eight year period within the Fiordland no-take marine reserve network, at management zones subject to commercial fishing and at those closed to commercial exploitation but open to recreational fishers shows potential for multiple no- take reserves spread over a heterogeneous marine landscape to maintain biodiversity by stabilizing community structure and preserving intact food webs on a regional scale.