@article{fdi:010060799,
  title = {{O}n the optimal size of marine reserves},
  author = {{B}ensenane, {M}. and {M}oussaoui, {A}. and {A}uger, {P}ierre},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he excessive and unsustainable exploitation of our marine resources has led to the promotion of marine reserves as a fisheries management tool. {M}arine reserves, areas in which fishing is restricted or prohibited, can offer opportunities for the recovery of exploited stock and fishery enhancement. {T}his study examines the impact of the creation of marine protected areas, from both economic and biological perspectives. {T}he consequences of reserve establishment on the long-run equilibrium fish biomass and fishery catch levels are evaluated. {W}e include reserve size as control variable to maximize catch at equilibrium. {A} continuous time model is used to simulate the effects of reserve size on fishing catch. {F}ish movements between the sites is assumed to take place at a faster time scale than the variation of the stock and the change of the fleet size. {W}e take advantage of these two time scales to derive a reduced model governing the dynamics of the total fish stock and the fishing effort. {S}imulation results suggest that the establishment of a protected marine reserve will always lead to an increase in total fish biomass, an optimal size of a marine reserve can achieve to maximize the catch at equilibrium.},
  keywords = {{S}patial fishery ; {P}opulation dynamics ; {A}ggregation of variables ; {S}tability},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}cta {B}iotheoretica},
  volume = {61},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {109--118},
  ISSN = {0001-5342},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10441-013-9173-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060799},
}