Assessing indirect biodiversity conservation benefits of fisheries closures in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada

Fig 3. Baseline and mid-century, future bottom sea temperature (˚C), bottom oxygen concentration (mmol m3), and pH; (A) across the Gulf of St. Lawrence and (B) within individual Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs). Baseline values include the years 2010–2019; future projections include the time frame 2050–2059 under two shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs). Dark grey shading indicates the preferred temperature range for adult non-spawning (grey) and spawning (darkgrey) Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), and redfish (Sebastes mentella, Sebastes fasciatus); values are from FishBase (https://www.fishbase.se/search.php). Light grey shading indicates PLOS ONE Indirect biodiversity conservation in the Gulf of St. Lawrence PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316754 January 9, 2025 8 / 20