Research Article
Ecosystem-Based Management in Fiji: Successes and Challenges after Five Years of Implementation
Table 5
Comparison of mean fish biomass (kg/ha) evaluated from underwater visual census (UVC) at protected and fished sites in the Indo-Pacific.
| | Location | Fish group | Mean Biomass range (kg/ha) | Source |
| Kubulau,
Fiji (Namena) | Total fish protected
Total fish open | 1647–2633 1009–1758 | This study |
| Kubulau,
Fiji (Namuri/Nasue) | Total fish protected
Total fish open | 673–1626 462–1499 | This study |
| Kubulau,
Fiji (Yamotu Lase) | Total fish protected
Total fish open | 119–674 40–215 | This study |
| | Vatu-i-Ra, Fiji | Total fish | 550–900 | [27] |
| Northern Lagoon,
New Caledonia | Targeted fish along
terrestrial gradients | 148–447 | [44] |
| North Efate,
Vanuatu | Vulnerable fish protected
Vulnerable fish open
Less vulnerable fish protected
Less vulnerable fish open
| 508–669
175–296
307–381
261–302
| [40] |
| Ahus Island, Papua
New Guinea | Total fish protected
Total fish open | 225
120 | [45] |
| Muluk, Papua New
Guinea | Targeted fish protected
Targeted fish open | 378
301 | [41] |
| Karkarotan,
Indonesia | Targeted fish protected
Targeted fish open | 139
101 | [41] |
| Apo Island,
Philippines | Targeted fish protected
Targeted fish open | 250–1200
100–850 | [14] |
| Line Islands,
Kiribati and USA | Total fish along human
impact gradient | 1300–5300 | [46] |
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