Two weeks ago, we showed you the major catch of out of season conch in the Glover's Reef Atoll. Fisheries officers suspected that had been happening for months - seriously depleting marine wildlife stocks in the area.
Well, while that may be true in the short term, the Wildlife Conservation Society reports that a 7-year study of marine environments near the Glovers Reef Atoll shows that fish-stocks are good.
They say it's because of replenishment zones, which are basically no take zones used in conservation to give fish populations a chance to recuperate from overfishing.
A comprehensive, 7-year study of the replenishment zone at Glovers Reef Atoll found higher numbers of Lobsters, Conch, and Other Fish Species in and around Replenishment Zone of Glover's Atoll.
The research included the two marine species that are economically important as fished species: the Caribbean spiny lobster and the queen conch. It also included the Nassau grouper, the hogfish, the queen triggerfish, and several species of parrotfish which have been banned from harvest in Belize since 2009.
The study was published in the latest edition of the journal, Marine Ecology Progress Series.
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