Graph showing that record-sized fish catch accelerates near and far from the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) near Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge about 20 years after the MPA was established. (IMAGE)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Graph showing that record-sized fish catch accelerates near and far from the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) near Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge about 20 years after the MPA was established.

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Graph showing that record-sized fish catch accelerates near and far from the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) near Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge about 20 years after the MPA was established. Open circles and dark circles represent records within 0 to 100 km and between 100 and 200 km from the MPA boundary, respectively.

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Based on Franceschini, et al., 2024.

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