Scientists design first reserve network balancing fishing benefits, species protection

Thursday, November 17, 2016 - 14:01 in Biology & Nature

For the first time, Smithsonian researchers and collaborators have designed a marine reserve network to protect species threatened by overfishing while boosting fishing yields on nearby fishing grounds, resolving a long-standing global "conserve or catch" conflict in marine conservation efforts.

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