Coral trout biomass

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Coral trout biomass
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© courtesy AIMS Reef Monitoring

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On reefs open to fishing, biomass increased but at a slower rate than No Take Marine Reserves (NTMRs) which resulted in an average of ~2.5 times greater coral trout biomass on NTMR reefs than on those open to fishing.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.01.073