Herbivorous Reef Fishes of South Sinai Marine Protected Areas (Gulf of Aqaba, Egypt): Influence of Fisheries Management and Protection Status

Abstract

Coral reef ecosystems are among the world's most structurally complex, biodiverse, and valuable ecosystems, supporting nearly a third of all marine fish species (Wilkinson, 2008; Graham & Nash, 2013; Fisher et al., 2015). However, this unique ecosystem is among the most vulnerable to local stressors, mostly from overfishing (Burke et al., 2011). Worldwide,