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. 2014 Aug 1;9(8):e102298. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102298

Table 3. The mean density (±1 SE) of top and mid-level predators on Maui and West Hawai'i under different management regimes.

Mean density (100 m−2)
Open sites MPA sites
Top predators
West Hawai'i 0.01 (0.01) 0.04 (0.03)
Maui 0.39 (0.10) 0.08 (0.05)
Mid-level predators
West Hawai'i 0.36 (0.02) 0.41 (0.02)
Maui 0.68 (0.11) 0.39(0.10)

Open  =  open to fishing. MPA =  marine protected area. Top predators: Carangidae, Carcharhinidae, Sphyraenidae; Mid-level predators: Aulostomidae, Lutjanidae, Muraeidae, Scorpaenidae, Serranidae, Synodontidae.