Figure 6

The mean number (± SE) of lobster traps placed at increasing distances from borders of three reserves in the northern portion of the fishery (Point Conception, Campus Point, and Point Dume) and three reserves in the southern region (Point Vincente SMCA, Matlahuay, and South La Jolla). There were more traps in the northern region (gray bars) than the southern region (black bars) (P < 0.05) within 2 km of reserves, despite there being many more traps set in the south than north (See “Results and discussion” for details).