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geted species and changes in midshore and lowshore assemblages were compared between each IPA and two nearby unprotected control locations. Each set of two controls and their IPA were treated separately because of very different patterns of use
among different parts of the coast around Sydney. In addition, a collaborative programme of surveys with a municipal council evaluated the success of the local programme of public education (which was probably the most extensive for any IPA). This
was done by making specific predictions about changes of behaviour and attitude of
foragers and anglers in one IPA and two unprotected areas during three years after
declaration of the IPAs (Fig. 6.6).
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Fig. 6.6. Map of part of the coast-line of New South Wales around Sydney, indicating positions of three
intertidal protected areas (IPAs) and, for each one, two unprotected control shores