Data from: Short-term impacts and value of a periodic no take zone (NTZ) in a community-managed small-scale lobster fishery, Madagascar ...

• Main Author: Long, Stephen
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2017
• Subjects: community-based; Parribacus antarcticus; lobster; Scyllarides squammosus; periodic No Take Zone; Panulirus ornatus; Panulirus penicillatus; time-area closure; Locally Managed Marine Area; small-scale fishery management; Panulirus homarus; Panulirus longipes; Arctides regalis; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.j0n62; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.j0n62

The small-scale lobster fisheries of Madagascar’s impoverished southeast coast account for the majority of national catch and export, making a significant contribution to the regional economy. Data suggests catches have declined, likely due to over-exploitation. In response, the community of Sainte Luce has established a locally managed marine area (LMMA) to manage their lobster fishery, including a 13 km2 periodic no take zone (NTZ). Participatory monitoring data were used to assess compliance, identify changes in catch per unit effort (CPUE) associated with the NTZ and consider the short-term value of the NTZ. Compliance is low for measures dictated by national legislation (minimum landing size (MLS), national closed season, prohibition on landing berried females), but may be higher for those designed by the community (NTZ). Upon NTZ opening in July 2015, an estimated 435% increase in catch was observed compared with the mean for the preceding five months, a product of increased effort and significantly ... : Datafile_finalParticipatory fishery monitoring data from the 2015 and 2016 seasons of the Sainte Luce community managed small-scale lobster fishery, Madagascar. Contains 6 csv files with all data underlying analyses, figures, tables and conclusions in the associated paper. Readme_final.txt provides detail on each file. ...