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Positive Catch & Economic Benefits of Periodic Octopus Fishery Closures: Do Effective, Narrowly Targeted Actions ‘Catalyze’ Broader Management?

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  • Thomas A Oliver
  • Kirsten L L Oleson
  • Hajanaina Ratsimbazafy
  • Daniel Raberinary
  • Sophie Benbow
  • Alasdair Harris

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Overview: Eight years of octopus fishery records from southwest Madagascar reveal significant positive impacts from 36 periodic closures on: (a) fishery catches and (b) village fishery income, such that (c) economic benefits from increased landings outweigh costs of foregone catch. Closures covered ~20% of a village’s fished area and lasted 2-7 months. Fishery Catches from Each Closed Site: Octopus landings and catch per unit effort (CPUE) significantly increased in the 30 days following a closure’s reopening, relative to the 30 days before a closure (landings: +718%, p

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  • Thomas A Oliver & Kirsten L L Oleson & Hajanaina Ratsimbazafy & Daniel Raberinary & Sophie Benbow & Alasdair Harris, 2015. "Positive Catch & Economic Benefits of Periodic Octopus Fishery Closures: Do Effective, Narrowly Targeted Actions ‘Catalyze’ Broader Management?," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(6), pages 1-24, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0129075
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129075
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