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Establishing protected areas (PAs), such as Abrolhos Marine Park in Brazil, is a common conservation strategy, but because PAs restrict some kinds of economic activity, it's widely thought that they hinder economic development. This perception is driven in part by the fact that economic assessments often don't capture the indirect effects of tourism linked to PAs. But Heng Zhu et al. found that tourism associated with Abrolhos boosts local demand for goods and services in other economic sectors, resulting in, for instance, increased income from fishing in nearby areas.