Information on the proportion of self-recruitment is
needed to establish a self-sustaining MPA network (Almany et al.,
2007). A recent study has revealed a high amount of self recruitment
of anemone fishes (A. ocellaris and Amphiprion perideraion)
in Spermonde Archipelago
They
suggest establishment of small marine protected areas (MPAs) at
every island or reef, not a single MPAs, to allow for replenishment
of exploited populations by self recruitment.