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September 10, 2025Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine ScienceOpen Access

Small community-based Marine Protected Areas enhance local fish stocks and hard coral habitats

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JMJelvas MwauraJKJuliet KarisaHSHashim O. Said

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Observational analysis reveals enhanced fish stocks and coral recruitment in small marine protected areas, highlighting their role in reef conservation.

Key Points

  • MPAs showed significantly higher density of reef fishes over 25 cm, and more medium to larger herbivorous fish types.
  • Coral cover in MPAs was 3 to 5 times greater than in non-protected areas, indicating better habitat health.
  • The study examined fish density, coral cover, and recruitment in MPAs compared to adjacent non-MPA areas in Kenya.
  • These findings support the idea that small community-based MPAs may serve as critical components in coral reef conservation strategies.

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Mwaura et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1a5e554b1d3bfb60df1achttps://doi.org/10.4314/wiojms.v24i1.10
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