CABO PULMO, BAJA CALIFORNIA: A DRAMATIC EXAMPLE OF RECOVERY IN A MARINE PROTECTED AREA
FIGURE 8.31 With protection of Cabo Pulmo, the only coral reef ecosystem in the Gulf of California, fish populations have rapidly surpassed the numbers in nearby areas subject to continued fishing (biomass has increased nearly fivefold within 10 years of protection).
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