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A Collaborative Approach To Investigate Site Fidelity, Home Range, And Homing Behavior Of Cabezon (Scorpaenichthys Marmoratus), Carlos Mireles, Royden Nakamura, Dean Wendt

Biological Sciences

Understanding the area use requirements of species targeted for protection by marine protected areas (MPAs) is critical to the future conservation efforts of economically important fish species. Knowledge of home range size and site fidelity is essential in determining whether species will benefit from the protection offered by a MPA, the size of the area needed to protect individuals, and the extent to which surrounding unprotected areas may be supplemented through post-recruitment movement or “spillover”. We utilized a traditional mark and recapture approach, along with GIS spatial analysis to investigate the site fidelity, home range, and homing behavior of the …