Marine reserve benefits and recreational fishing yields: The winners and the losers

Type Article
Date 2020-12
Language English
Author(s) Kayal Mohsen1, 2, Cigala Marine1, Cambra Eléonore1, Soulat Nelly1, Mercader Manon1, Lebras Audrey1, Ivanoff Pauline1, Sébési Léa1, Lassus-Debat Aurélie1, Hartmann Virginie3, Bradtke Mélissa1, Lenfant Philippe1, Jabouin Coraline4, Dubreuil Julien1, Pelletier DominiqueORCID5, Joguet Manon4, Le Mellionnec Solène1, Brichet Marion6, Binche Jean-Louis4, Payrot Jérôme4, Saragoni Gilles1, Crec’hriou Romain1, Verdoit-Jarraya Marion1
Affiliation(s) 1 : UPVD-CNRS, Centre de Formation et de Recherche sur les Environnements Méditerranéens, UMR 5110, Université de Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France, Centre de Recherche sur les Ecosystèmes Marins (CREM), Port-Barcarès, France
2 : Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, UMR 9220 ENTROPIE, IRD, Université de la Réunion, IFREMER, CNRS, Université de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa, New Caledonia
3 : Département des Pyrénées-Orientales, Réserve Naturelle Marine de Cerbère-Banyuls, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
4 : Parc naturel marin du golfe du Lion, Argelès-sur-Mer, France
5 : EMH, Institut Français de Recherche pour l’Exploration de la Mer (IFREMER), Nantes, France
6 : Direction Interrégionale de la Mer Méditerranée, Marseille, France
Source Plos One (1932-6203) (Public Library of Science (PLoS)), 2020-12 , Vol. 15 , N. 12 , P. e0237685 (16p.)
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0237685
WOS© Times Cited 6
Abstract

Marine reserves constitute effective tools for preserving fish stocks and associated human benefits. However, not all reserves perform equally, and predicting the response of marine communities to management actions in the long run is challenging. Our decadal-scale survey of recreational fishing yields at France’s 45-year old Cerbère-Banyuls marine reserve indicated significant protection benefits, with 40–50% higher fishing yields per unit effort in the partial-protection zone of the reserve (where fishing is permitted but at a lower level) than in surrounding non-reserve areas. Over the period 2005–2014, catch per unit effort (CPUE) declined both inside and outside the reserve, while weight per unit effort (WPUE) increased by 131% inside and decreased by 60% outside. Different CPUE and WPUE trajectories among fish families indicated changing catch assemblages, with yields increasing for the family most valued by fisheries, Sparidae (the ecological winners). However, reserve benefits were restricted to off-shore fishermen (the social winners), as on-shore yields were ~4 times lower and declining, even inside the reserve. Our study illustrates how surveys of recreational fishing yields can help evaluate the effectiveness of marine protected areas for key social and ecological protagonists. We show that, more than four decades after its establishment, fishing efficiencies at the historical Cerbère-Banyuls marine reserve are still changing, but benefits in terms of catch abundance, weight, and composition remain predominantly restricted to off-shore fishermen. Further regulations appear necessary to guarantee that conservation strategies equitably benefit societal groups.

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S1 Table. List of the species recorded for each of the three major fish families caught by recreational fishermen around the Cerbère-Banyuls natural marine reserve. 1 293 KB Open access
S2 Table. Deviance table of generalized linear models characterizing changes in catch per unit effort and weight per unit effort of on-shore and off-shore recreational fishing, inside versus... 1 310 KB Open access
S3 Table. Deviance table of generalized linear models comparing average catch per unit effort and weight per unit effort of on-shore and off-shore recreational fishing, 1 286 KB Open access
S4 Table. Yields in catch per unit effort and weight per unit effort estimated for on-shore and off-shore recreational fishing, inside and outside of the Cerbère-Banyuls marine reserve at the... 1 308 KB Open access
S5 Table. Parameter estimates of generalized linear models characterizing trends in catch per unit effort and weight per unit effort of on-shore and off-shore recreational fishing, inside versus... 1 320 KB Open access
S1 Fig. Trends in catch per unit effort and weight per unit effort of recreational fishing inside versus outside the Cerbère-Banyuls marine reserve with unit effort expressed in line.hours and... 1 446 KB Open access
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Kayal Mohsen, Cigala Marine, Cambra Eléonore, Soulat Nelly, Mercader Manon, Lebras Audrey, Ivanoff Pauline, Sébési Léa, Lassus-Debat Aurélie, Hartmann Virginie, Bradtke Mélissa, Lenfant Philippe, Jabouin Coraline, Dubreuil Julien, Pelletier Dominique, Joguet Manon, Le Mellionnec Solène, Brichet Marion, Binche Jean-Louis, Payrot Jérôme, Saragoni Gilles, Crec’hriou Romain, Verdoit-Jarraya Marion (2020). Marine reserve benefits and recreational fishing yields: The winners and the losers. Plos One, 15(12), e0237685 (16p.). Publisher's official version : https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237685 , Open Access version : https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00663/77513/