Results from mixed-model, repeated-measures ANOVA of individual species showing changes between marine protected areas (MPA) and reference (REF) sites across all years (2007–2013).

Model results describe the number of areas surveyed in which biomass-caught-per-angler-hour (BPUE) or mean lengths of species were significantly higher at either the MPA or REF site when there was no significant interaction between the ‘site’ and ‘year’ term in the model. The range an for individual species is 0–4 areas.Results from mixed-model, repeated-measures ANOVA of individual species showing changes between marine protected areas (MPA) and reference (REF) sites across all years (2007–2013).