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Contents
Which Habitats Are Key Fish Nursery Areas?
- Estuaries
- Mangroves
- Seagrass beds
- Coral reefs
- Others: rock reefs; sea mounts; banks
Why Makes Certain Areas Important as Nurseries?
- Dispersal
- Food
- Refuge from predators
- Space
Linkages to Other Coastal and Marine Environments and Processes
- Fisheries
- Recreational fishing
- Tourism
- Amenity values
- Habitat conversion and loss
- Resource extraction
- Habitat alteration
- Integrate land use management
- Create marine protected areas
- Manage fisheries on an ecosystem-based basis
- Use areas sustainably
- Control pollution
- Maintain connections
- Restore key areas
- Promote applied research
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