Biophysical and anthropogenic influences on the status of Tonga’s coral reefs and reef fish fishery

• Patrick Smallhorn-West ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: patricksmallhornwest@jcu.edu.au

  Affiliations Marine Biology and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia, WorldFish, Jalan Batu Maung, Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6782-3704

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• Sophie Gordon,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, QLD, Australia

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• Karen Stone,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Vava’u Environmental Protection Association (VEPA), Neiafu, Vava’u, Tonga

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• Daniela Ceccarelli,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia

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• Siola’a Malimali,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ministry of Fisheries, Nuku’alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga

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• Tu’ikolongahau Halafihi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Ministry of Fisheries, Nuku’alofa, Tongatapu, Tonga

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• Mathew Wyatt,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Australian Institute of Marine Science, Cape Cleveland, QLD, Australia

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• Tom Bridge,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia, Biodiversity and Geosciences Program, Museum of Tropical Queensland, Queensland Museum Network Townsville, QLD, Australia

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• Robert Pressey,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia

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• Geoffrey Jones

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Marine Biology and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia

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