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Characterization of an artisanal multigear fishery in the core zone of La Encrucijada Biosphere Reserve, Mexican Pacific. <i>Open Journal of Marine Science 16(02)</i>: 87-110. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojms.2026.162006\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojms.2026.162006</a>","BEntID":436382,"PublicFlag":1,"CheckedFlag":0,"wosflag":0,"vabbflag":0,"RefStringPartII":". <i>Open Journal of Marine Science 16(02)</i>: 87-110. <a href=\"https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojms.2026.162006\" target=\"_blank\">https://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojms.2026.162006</a>","DocTypID":8,"DocType":"Journal article","MarineFlag":0,"FreshFlag":0,"BrackishFlag":0,"TerrestrialFlag":0,"Authorstring":"Vázquez-Medina, G.; Romero-Berny, E.I.; López-Vila, J.M.; Velázquez-Durán, V.M.; Barba-Macías, E.; Peralta-Meixueiro, M.Á.; Méndez-Zepeda, F.B.","OrigTitleTranslFlag":0,"Authorstringtrunc":"Vázquez-Medina, G. <i>et al.</i>","Englishabstract":"Artisanal fisheries operating within protected coastal systems play a critical role in sustaining local livelihoods while interacting closely with ecologically sensitive environments. 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