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Table 3 Descriptive article statistics for the primary systematic map by spatial management measure (population)

From: The nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in the UK and similar coastal waters: a systematic map

 

MPA

Fishery closure

Marine plan

MPA + Fishery closure

Scale

 Single site

214 (63.9%)

21 (42.9%)

1 (50.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Multiple individual sites

100 (29.9%)

23 (46.9%)

0 (0.0%)

4 (80.0%)

 Network

21 (6.3%)

5 (10.2%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (20.0%)

 Marine plan

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (50.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Seasonality

 Not specified

272 (81.2%)

21 (42.9%)

2 (100.0%)

5 (100.0%)

 Year-round

50 (14.9%)

15 (30.6%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Mixed

10 (3.0%)

4 (8.2%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Seasonal

3 (0.9%)

7 (14.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Real-time

0 (0.0%)

2 (4.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Temporary

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

Duration (years)

 < 3

4 (1.2%)

2 (4.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 3–10

83 (24.8%)

17 (34.7%)

1 (50.0%)

1 (20.0%)

 > 10

141 (42.1%)

22 (44.9%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (20.0%)

 Not specified

71 (21.2%)

4 (8.2%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Mixed

36 (10.7%)

4 (8.2%)

1 (50.0%)

3 (60.0%)

Study environment

 Inshore

236 (70.4%)

29 (59.2%)

1 (50.0%)

2 (40.0%)

 Offshore

10 (3.0%)

12 (24.5%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Inshore & offshore

10 (3.0%)

4 (8.2%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Estuary

11 (3.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Mixed

3 (0.9%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Lagoon

2 (0.6%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 Not specified

63 (18.8%)

4 (8.2%)

1 (50.0%)

3 (60.0%)