OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Marine Policy is 35. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
Transparency in fisheries governance: Achievements to date and challenges ahead	249
Linking the motivations and outcomes of volunteers to understand participation in marine community science	99
Stakeholder perspectives on socio-economic challenges and recommendations for better management of the Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area in South Africa	85
Assessing the potential areas for developing offshore wind energy in Japanese territorial waters considering national zoning and possible social conflicts	80
Whose benefit? A comparative perspective for the ISA	67
How do ecological protection policies affect the restriction of coastal development rights? Analysis of choice preference based on choice experiment	67
From concept to practice: financing sustainable blue economy in Small Island Developing States, lessons learnt from the Seychelles experience	65
Beyond bluewashing: A critical examination of labeling blue bonds	59
Marine fuel restrictions and air pollution: A study on Chinese ports considering transboundary spillovers	57
Seychelles blue bond: Indebting ecological restructuring of fisheries	55
A social cost-benefit analysis of shellfish beds on the Dutch coast as a nature-based measure against climate change	54
Assessing the implications of short-term exemption clauses for insurers in Chinese fishery mutual insurance contracts	53
Participatory stock assessment in West Java contributes to the management of glass eel fisheries in Indonesia	52
Adapting the Marine Stewardship Council risk-based framework to estimate impacts on seabirds, marine mammals, marine turtles and sea snakes	49
Opportunities and challenges in value chain analysis for sustainable management of sharks and rays	48
Small-scale low-tropic ocean farming and coastal rural landscapes: Why the logistics of seaweed matter? Insights from Ireland for collaborative planning	48
Enjoy the darkness: Forsake partially nocturnal sets provides a good opportunity to improve profits and sustainability in the southern Brazil longline fishery	48
The bumpy road to conservation: Challenges and opportunities in updating the Galapagos zoning system	44
Maritime transport governance challenges in the Global South	42
What compels bipartisan lawmakers to support coral reef legislation in the U.S. Congress	41
Analysis of the influence of Japan's nuclear waste water release on South Korean fishery people from the perspective of news reports	41
The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the shrimp industry of Iran	40
A new cold war at sea: Fishing rights vs. the proliferation of military activities in the EEZ	40
Pacific tuna update: 20th Meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission	40
Revealing the role of crab as bait in octopus fishery: An ecological and fishing approach to support management decisions	39

Reducing marine litter pollution from anchored fish aggregating devices: Sicilian good practices and the legislative paradox	39
Recreationist perceptions of lethal and non-lethal management of sharks in two of South Africa’s marine areas	38
The relationship between general principles of international law and Article 38(1) of the ICJ statute: A law of the sea perspective	38
Regional trade integration and its relation to income and inequalities among Tanzanian marine dagaa fishers, processors and traders	38
Integrating cultural and natural heritage approaches to Marine Protected Areas in the MENA region	38
Sustainability comparisons in the triple bottom line for Chinese fisheries	38
Impact of sci-tech finance on the innovation efficiency of China's marine industry	37
Fisheries and aquaculture in Togo: Overview, performance, fisheries policy, challenges and comparative study with Ghana, Mali, Niger and Senegal fisheries and aquaculture	37
Foresighting future oceans: Considerations and opportunities	37
Management of spatial data integrity including stakeholder feedback in Maritime Spatial Planning	36
Shrimp up, fish down, and vice-versa: Fishers’ strategies and long-term changes in small-scale fisheries landings at two spatial levels in Southern Brazil	35
Capacity deficit and marginalisation of artisanal fishers hamper effective fisheries governance in Ghana: Insights and propositions for promoting sustainable small-scale fisheries	35
A scenario study of the acceptability to ocean users of more and less invasive management after shark-human interactions	35
How blue financing can sustain ocean conservation and development: A proposed conceptual framework for blue financing mechanism	35
COVID-19 border closures cause humanitarian crew change crisis at sea	35