Illegal harvesting affects the success of fishing closure areas
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gustavo m. martins, stuart r. jenkins, stephen j. hawkins, ana i. neto, andre’ r. medeiros and richard c. thompson Secção Biologia Marinha, Departamento Biologia, Universidade dos Açores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal, Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, Marine Institute, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK, School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey LL59 5AB, UK, Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB, UK, Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR), Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal
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