Mongabay on Nostr: New research has found that the protection of coral reefs has boosted the amount of ...
New research has found that the protection of coral reefs has boosted the amount of fish they harbor by around 10%.
The study used survey data from about 2,600 reefs with varying levels of protection from overfishing.
The team then built a statistical model to predict what would have happened if all reefs had not been protected, and the biomass, or collective weight of the resident fish, dropped by more than 10%.
By John Cannon
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/protecting-coral-reefs-boosts-fish-numbers-by-10-study/
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The study used survey data from about 2,600 reefs with varying levels of protection from overfishing.
The team then built a statistical model to predict what would have happened if all reefs had not been protected, and the biomass, or collective weight of the resident fish, dropped by more than 10%.
By John Cannon
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/protecting-coral-reefs-boosts-fish-numbers-by-10-study/
#News #Conservation #Environment #Oceans