No-Fishing Zones
No-Fishing Zones increase the resilience of marine ecosystems against climate change and other environmental threats.
Photo: Akdeniz Koruma Vakfı Arşivi
- Active enforcement
- since 2013
- Where
- Gökova Bay
- With whom
- the relevant public authorities
At a glance
No-Fishing Zones (NFZs) are a type of Marine Protected Area in which partial or total restrictions on fishing activities are imposed. Today, they are vitally important for the conservation of species and for sustainable fishing.
No-Fishing Zones increase the resilience of marine ecosystems against climate change and other environmental threats.
The fish biomass in non-NFZ areas has gone up from 4 g/m² in 2008 to 15 g/m² as of 2018.
The fish biomass in No-Fishing Zones within the Bay increased up to tenfold compared to non-NFZ areas.
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- Increase in fish biomass in NFZs (compared to non-NFZ areas)
- 4 gr/m²
- Fish biomass outside NFZs (2008)
- 15 gr/m²
- Fish biomass outside NFZs (2018)
About
No-Fishing Zones (NFZs) are a type of Marine Protected Area in which partial or total restrictions on fishing activities are imposed. Today, they are vitally important for the conservation of species and for sustainable fishing. No-Fishing Zones increase the resilience of marine ecosystems against climate change and other environmental threats.
2013The year active enforcement with the relevant public authorities began in Gökova Bay
The fish biomass in No-Fishing Zones within the Bay increased up to tenfold compared to non-NFZ areas.
Our work on this topic
Our projects 3
Ghost Net Busters ProjectProject · 2012–2024
Fortifying Marine Ecosystems in the Bay of Fethiye Against Climate Change and the Declaration and Monitoring of No-Fishing Marine Protected Zones ProjectProject · 2019–2020
Integrating Marine and Cultural Conservation for Ecosystem Restoration in the Datça-Bozburun Special Environmental Protection Area ProjectProject
