We have discussed several limitations to the study, however our results show a clear trend for increasing abundance of at least one species group of fishes (bonefishes) at a site where gillnetting was restricted relative to a site where it still occurred, providing compelling evidence for the effectiveness of the gear restrictions in rebuilding an important fishery in Hawai‘i.
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Effects of Gear Restriction on the Abundance of Juvenile Fishes along Sandy Beaches in Hawai'i.
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