Marine Policy

Papers
(The median citation count of Marine Policy is 4. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)
ArticleCitations
Roles for advisory science in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)133
The French procurement transformations: A historical perspective over sovereignty and innovation103
Passive acoustic monitoring for assessing marine mammals population in European waters: Workshop conclusions and perspectives80
Scalar politics in transboundary fisheries management: The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission as an eco-scalar fix for South Pacific albacore tuna management77
Legal assessment of BIMCO’s infectious or contagious diseases (IOCD) clauses for voyage and time charter parties74
Faroe Islands Fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic: Brexit, Russia, and economic incoherence70
Irregular migration and its impact on the marine environment: Legal aspects67
Operational oceanography as a distinct activity from marine scientific research under UNCLOS? – An analysis of WMO Resolution 45 (Cg-18)66
Evolution of support policies for the development of distant-water fishing bases in China: Review, performance, challenges and prospects61
An Analysis of Policy Options Available to the International Maritime Organization to Protect the Costa Rica Thermal Dome: Building the Case for a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area60
Financing decarbonization through wind-powered vessels58
Japan’s law enforcement issues to combat illegal fisheries57
A new cold war at sea: Fishing rights vs. the proliferation of military activities in the EEZ54
Be careful what you wish (fish) for: Actioning distributive equity principles when determining catch limits in transboundary fisheries54
Harvest strategies and allocation – A chicken and egg scenario?53
Integrating cultural and natural heritage approaches to Marine Protected Areas in the MENA region52
Mapping fisheries value chains to facilitate their sustainability assessment: Case studies in The Gambia and Mali51
Towards a combined human-natural system approach in the Northern Red Sea Region: Ecological challenges, sustainable development, and community engagement51
Equitable pathways for sustainable tuna fisheries management in the Indian Ocean49
The ecological and socioeconomic implications of future total allowable catch decisions and illegal fishing scenarios for South Africa’s West Coast rock lobster fishery49
UNCLOS and its contributions to the development of international law: An editorial note48
Understanding the link between climate change adaptation and household food security among shrimp farmers in Indonesia47
A social cost-benefit analysis of shellfish beds on the Dutch coast as a nature-based measure against climate change47
On the provisions of the BBNJ Agreement addressing the impacts of climate change47
Management of spatial data integrity including stakeholder feedback in Maritime Spatial Planning46
Is Maritime Spatial Planning a tool to mitigate the impacts of underwater noise? A review of adopted and upcoming maritime spatial plans in Europe46
Fisheries in flux: Bridging science and policy for climate-resilient management of US fisheries under distributional change46
Regulation of the Caribbean red snapper fishery on the Amazon continental shelf: 60 years of conflict between conservation and exploitation46
Policy impacts of intellectual property and academic research trends in marine-derived collagen and chitin/chitosan value chains45
Local ecological knowledge of fisheries charts decline of sharks in data-poor regions45
Understanding core determinants in LNG bunkering port selection: Policy implications for the maritime industry45
Marine reserves and resilience in the era of COVID-1945
Short and long-term solutions for mitigating black carbon emissions in Arctic shipping: Implications for stakeholders45
The implications of the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) in the South China Sea: A Chinese perspective44
Beyond bluewashing: A critical examination of labeling blue bonds44
A review of migrant labour rights protection in distant water fishing in Taiwan: From laissez-faire to regulation and challenges behind44
An evaluation of coastal resilience policies in Anglophone West Africa through a regional comparative analysis44
Who is likely to have illegal eel products after the market regulations? A best-worst scaling approach44
Illegal fishing threatens the sustainability of future tuna commodities in Indonesia43
COVID-19 border closures cause humanitarian crew change crisis at sea43
Human rights at sea: The limits of inter-state cooperation in addressing forced labour on fishing vessels43
Biodegradable drifting fish aggregating devices: Current status and future prospects42
Towards non-entangling and biodegradable drifting fish aggregating devices – Baselines and transition in the world’s largest tuna purse seine fishery42
Digital transformation of Egyptian marine fisheries: A pathway to sustainable fisheries management42
Small-scale low-tropic ocean farming and coastal rural landscapes: Why the logistics of seaweed matter? Insights from Ireland for collaborative planning41
The current developments and impact of land reclamation control in China40
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on fish trade and the coping strategies: An initial assessment from China’s perspective40
Understanding vulnerability and sustainable livelihood factors from coastal residents in Taiwan40
Seafarers in fishing: A year into the COVID-19 pandemic39
Improved traceability in seafood supply chains is achievable by minimising vulnerable nodes in processing and distribution networks39
Hazard and catch composition of ghost fishing gear revealed by a citizen science clean-up initiative39
Mapping the nautical carrying capacity of anchoring areas of the Balearic Islands’ coast39
Pescatourism’s contribution to the management effectiveness of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) of “Taza” (Algeria, Southwestern Mediterranean)39
How blue financing can sustain ocean conservation and development: A proposed conceptual framework for blue financing mechanism38
Conflicting governance realities: Aligning historical and cultural practices with formal marine protected area co-management in Senegal37
Port competitiveness: Do container terminal operators and liner shipping companies see eye to eye?37
Breaking Blue: Establishing comprehensive policy for a just and inclusive transition for the Blue Economy37
Internationalization of EIA rules in the BBNJ Agreement: Impediments and possible solutions36
Potential determinants affecting the growth of China’s ocean economy: An input-output structural decomposition analysis36
Encouraging proactive governance of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction through Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)36
The necessity of justice for a fair, legitimate, and effective treaty on plastic pollution36
Over 30 years of monitoring and implementing the Bern Convention's recommendations for the protection of Mediterranean sea turtles36
Territorial Use Rights for Fisheries (TURF) in central-southern Chile: Their sustainability status from a transdisciplinary holistic approach35
International law-making process of combating plastic pollution: Status Quo, debates and prospects35
Global marine conservation priorities for sustaining marine productivity, preserving biodiversity and addressing climate change35
Lobster reserves as a management tool in coastal waters: Two decades of experience in Norway35
Smokescreen or groundwork? The paradox of ecological monitoring in the management of Marine Protected Areas35
Limited support for Global North-Global South inequality in regulating international trade in scalloped hammerhead sharks35
Historical changes in conservation measurements on target, predictable bycatch and bycatch species caught by pelagic longline fisheries in Southwest Atlantic Ocean34
Advantages and disadvantages of introducing strong user rights in fisheries. A literature review34
Effects of stock collapse and management on price dynamics of blackspot seabream34
Halophytes as novel marine products – A consumers’ perspective in Portugal and policy implications34
Advancing fisheries sustainability and access through community fisheries trusts34
Brazil and regional fisheries management organizations - What is at stake?34
Oceans justice: Trade-offs between Sustainable Development Goals in the Seychelles34
IMO 2023 strategy-Where are we and what’s next?33
Family-run or business-oriented fisheries? Integrating socioeconomic and environmental aspects to assess the societal impact33
Managing abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear (Derelict Gear) in Eastern Caribbean small-scale fisheries: An assessment of legislative, regulatory and policy gaps33
A national assessment of the economic and wellbeing impacts of recreational surfing in Australia33
Amendment process and comments of the provisions of underwater cultural heritage in the Draft Exploitation Regulations in the Area32
Veiled costs, concealed incentives: Rethinking market approaches to address institutional marginalization and reduce vulnerability of artisanal fishers to power abuses in the Peruvian dolphinfish fish32
Documenting fisheries co-management in action: Case of the Grand Cape Mount County Co-Management Association, Liberia32
Catch-rate triggers as a fisheries management tool for short lived species: Can they achieve MEY?32
Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing impacts: A systematic review of evidence and proposed future agenda32
Reflections on the settlement of fisheries disputes between the EU-UK in the post-Brexit era: Lessons for China’s fishery enforcement disputes settlement31
“Akili zetu ziwe moja / Let our minds be one”: Emergent strategy for adapting to seafood insecurity in coastal Kenyan fishing communities30
Promoting gender equity in marine protected areas: A self-assessment tool30
Jellyfish fisheries along the Gujarat coast, India: Status and challenges29
Differences in deficiency types causing ship detentions at the Black Sea Region during the Covid-19 pandemic and pre-pandemic29
Preparing for climate related impacts: Knowledge assessment of the life history of key exploited fish species managed in a climate hotspot29
The complementary relationship between illegal fishing and maritime piracy: A case study of the Gulf of Guinea29
The influence of public sentiment on the price of aquatic products under the influence of nuclear wastewater discharge in Japan29
Spatial assessment of benthic habitats vulnerability to bottom fishing in a Mediterranean seamount29
A critical appraisal of the BBNJ agreement not to recognise the high seas decline as a common concern of humankind29
Fishery improvement projects: A voluntary, corporate “tool” not fit for the purpose of mitigating labour abuses and guaranteeing labour rights for workers28
A comprehensive analysis of strategies for reducing GHG emissions in maritime ports28
Responsible use of social media data is needed: A reply to Maya-Jariego et al. “Plenty of black money: Netnography of illegal recreational underwater fishing in southern Spain”28
Shoreline master programs: A hindrance or a help to kelp conservation in Puget Sound?28
Valuing habitat quality for managing mangrove ecosystem services in coastal Tangerang District, Indonesia28
Impacts of COVID-19 on the value chain of a small-scale fishery system in a tropical metropolitan city28
A global review of MSC certification: Why fisheries withdraw?28
Worker-less social responsibility: How the proliferation of voluntary labour governance tools in seafood marginalise the workers they claim to protect28
Policy making for sharks and the role and contribution of non-governmental organisations in the fulfilment of international legal obligations28
Gilt Dragons, porcelain and plundered doubloons: A comparative analysis of Taiwan and Australian underwater cultural heritage protection laws28
Building a maritime community with a shared future: Scholarly reflections on China’s new ocean vision28
Participatory scenario planning as a useful method for transforming ocean conflicts: Insights from a small-scale fishing conflict in São Paulo coast, Brazil28
The BBNJ agreement and liability28
Saving two fish with one wreck: Maximizing synergies in marine biodiversity conservation and underwater cultural heritage protection28
Sustainable use of ocean resources27
Research on the cooperative network game model of marine plastic waste management27
Seeking clarity on transparency in fisheries governance and management27
Assessing the need for the designation of the Yellow Sea Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA)27
Local knowledge and official landing data point to decades of fishery stock decline in West Africa27
Preferences for derelict gear mitigation strategies by commercial fishers27
Transversal policy between the protection of marine fishery resources and fisheries subsidies to address overfishing in Indonesia27
International transparency obligations in fisheries conservation and management: Inter-state and intra-state dimensions26
Derelict gear from an illegal fishery: Lessons from gear retrieval efforts in the Upper Gulf of California26
Caught in a vicious cycle: Connecting forced labour and environmental exploitation through a case study of Asia–Pacific26
Conceptualizing maritime constabulary effectiveness (MCE)26
Assessing the impacts of strong user rights in fisheries: The case of the Philippines marine fisheries26
Fact or fiction? Unpacking the terminologies used in fisheries allocation discussions26
Assessing plume impacts caused by polymetallic nodule mining vehicles26
Editorial Board26
Evaluating factors influencing compliance with vessel regulations to minimize disturbances to endangered killer whales (Orcinus orca)26
Reconsidering the longline ban in the Galapagos Marine Reserve26
Contributing to sustainable development pathways in the South Pacific through transdisciplinary research: Conference report26
Protection of the global ocean rights26
Poor online information on European marine protected areas impairs public participation under the Aarhus Convention25
Negotiating fair and equitable sharing of benefits in the BBNJ agreement: Role of the Group of 77 and China25
Who asked you? A systematic review exploring the origin of primary research into attitudes to marine protected areas in Australia25
Impact evaluation of cooperative membership on welfare: Evidence from captured fishery households in Indonesia25
Sediment quality in the Polish part of the trans-boundary Vistula Lagoon: implications for deposition management25
Based on stakeholder questionnaires of ship-derived waste, waste management re-planning in Ports and determining the need for inspection25
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Climate Change Resolution: A quiet interaction of ocean and climate change legal regimes24
Understanding the spatio-temporal variability of fisheries data for better bottom trawling management practices in the Catalan margin (NW Mediterranean Sea)24
Blue Nature-Based Solutions in marine and coastal EU policies: Challenges, recommendations and policy opportunities throughout the policy cycle24
Community attitudes towards marine parks in South Australia24
Unravelling the deep: Assessing the bycatch of deep-sea elasmobranchs in crustacean bottom trawl fisheries in Portugal24
Voluntary commitments for ocean sustainability: Comparing the UN Ocean Conference and Our Ocean Conference platforms24
Towards smart government for sustainable fisheries and marine development: An intelligent web-based support system approach in small islands23
Charting sustainable waters: Governance challenges and opportunities for fisheries and coastal beach resources in a West African country23
Implementing the Port State Measures Agreement to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in the Caribbean23
Disentangling politics in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission23
Sowing potential transformative changes in the fishing and agrifood systems – Conference report23
Humanizing marine spatial planning: A salutogenic approach23
Enhancing the livelihood of small-scale fishers in the context of vulnerability23
Guidance on marine protected area protection level assignments when faced with unknown regulatory information23
Stakeholders’ perception on consumption, fishing, and conservation of Red grouper, Epinephelus morio, off the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico23
Seafarers’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: An examination of current supportive measures and their perceived effectiveness23
Multiple paths towards Eco islands and blue development: Conference report23
Spatial patterns of fishing activity inside the Gorringe bank MPA based on VMS, AIS and e-logbooks data23
Developing an integrated framework for Marine Cultural Heritage (MCH) and Marine Protected Areas (MPA) across Africa and the Middle East22
Maritime cybersecurity and the IMO legal instruments: Sluggish response to an escalating threat?22
Institutionalising science and knowledge under the agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ): Stakeholder perspectives on a22
Book review22
From design to implementation: Lessons from planning the first marine protected area network in Canada22
Disaster risk in Caribbean fisheries: How vulnerability is shaped and how it can be reduced in Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda22
Trends in a European coastal fishery with a special focus on small-scale fishers – Implications for fisheries policies and management22
The impact of climate change and economic development on the catches of small pelagic fisheries22
Policy evolution and analysis of characteristics and values of China’s marine seed industry development under the food security strategy22
Ocean predators: Squids, Chinese fleets and the geopolitics of high seas fishing22
The emergence of artisanal fishing as a strategic response in the Chilean fishing field22
Sale price flexibilities of Mediterranean hake and red shrimp22
Co-building a new landscape of global shipping based on openness, cooperation, and innovation: Conference report22
Changing climates in a blue economy: Assessing the climate-responsiveness of Canadian fisheries and oceans policy22
Corrigendum to ‘Fishery harvest control rules from bioeconomic optimization’ [Mar. Policy Vol. 115, May 2020, 103865]21
Gender equality for sustainability in ports: Developing a framework21
Conceptualizing maritime spatial planning – A pilot study on viewpoints across Northern European Seas21
Persistence of fisheries production: a disaggregated analysis in 31 OECD Countries21
Abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear in coastal fisheries: A case study in the Baltic Sea coastal waters of Latvia21
Realising the potential of interoperable data products to improve the outlook for marine biodiversity: Lessons from the European marine observation and data network21
State led social security and inclusion of marine fisherfolk: Analyzing the case of Kerala, India21
International good practices for facilitating transboundary collaboration in Marine Spatial Planning21
Marine zoning for the Marine Plan Partnership (MaPP) in British Columbia, Canada21
Editorial Board21
Global habitat predictions to inform spatiotemporal fisheries management: Initial steps within the framework21
Aquaculture PPP development in China-case study from Hani Terrace21
Controversial opening of a limited fishery for Atlantic Goliath Grouper in the United States: Implications for population recovery21
Women lead small-scale fisheries to sustainability in Surigao del Sur, Philippines21
International cooperation and coordination in the Global Legislation of High Seas ABMTs including MPAs: Taking OSPAR practice as reference21
Corrigendum to “An evaluation of Regional Fisheries Management Organization at-sea compliance monitoring and observer programs” [Mar. Policy 115 (2020) 103842]21
Corrigendum to “Large sardine resource discovered off south-eastern Australia: Potential risks, challenges and benefits of establishing a new fishery” [Mar. Policy 155 (2023) 105739]20
Understanding transformations in the marine coastal realm: The explanatory potential of theories of institutional change20
Interstate hostility and maritime crime: Evidence from South East Asia20
Seafood consumption and the management of shellfish aquaculture20
Discrepancies in the portrayal of Japan’s nuclear water release in Chinese and US media outlets: A corpus-based news values analysis of marine disputes20
The potential interactions between the BBNJ Agreement and RFMOs in the establishment of ABMTs: Implications for RFMOs20
Oceans sing, are you listening? Sounding out potentials for artistic audio engagements with science through the Polar Sounds project20
Science advice for international governance – An evidence-based perspective on the role of SCAR in the Antarctic Treaty System20
The prosecution of fisheries crime in Spanish criminal law: The impact of European Union regulations20
Distinction between law enforcement activity and military activity in article 298(1)(b) of UNCLOS: Commentary on recent international decisions20
Ecosystem-based sustainable management of chum salmon in Japan’s warming climate20
Mariculture high-quality development process and spatial differences: A case study of China20
Coastal disaster protection and hazard perceptions of the residents of Orchid Island, Taiwan20
A comparative study of residents and tourists' valuation for a heterogeneous environmental good: The case of coastal erosion20
Diversity, challenges, and opportunities of Fishery Improvement Projects in the Latin America and the Caribbean region20
Combatting illegal fishing through transparency initiatives : Lessons learned from comparative analysis of transparency initiatives in seafood, apparel, extractive, and timber supply chains20
One well-planned and executed exchange is better than two: Lessons learned from a reciprocal fisheries learning exchange between Madagascar and Mexico20
Recreational harvesting of the wedge clam (Donax trunculus) in southern Portugal: Characterization of the activity based on harvesters’ perception and local ecological knowledge20
No logo? The failure of ASC salmon labeling in Norway and the UK20
Why do state interventions in artisanal fisheries often fail in Chile? Misalignment to the way of life of fishers20
Aquaculture policy: Designing licenses for environmental regulation20
Maritime laws and sustainable development of Blue Economy: Conference report20
Getting our sea back: Indigenous governance and biocultural conservation of coastal and marine commons19
Offshore energy structures in the North Sea: Past, present and future19
Prospects of fish supply-demand and its implications for food and nutrition security in Egypt19
China and Indonesia's responses to maritime disputes in the South China Sea: forming a tacit understanding on security19
Mangrove ecosystem services: Contribution to the well-being of the coastal communities in Klang Islands19
Communicating Maritime Spatial Planning: The MSP Challenge approach19
Blue carbon: A new paradigm of mangrove conservation and management in Indonesia19
Lessons learnt on the management of short-lived fish from the Bay of Biscay anchovy case study: Satisfying fishery needs and sustainability under recruitment uncertainty19
Comparing multi-criteria decision analysis to group negotiations in fisheries co-management19
Tracking shifts in the vulnerability and resiliency of commercial fishing vessel crew and hired captains in New England and the Mid-Atlantic19
Policy outlook: Recent evolutions of maritime spatial planning in the European Union19
The ‘Paper Park Index’: Evaluating Marine Protected Area effectiveness through a global study of stakeholder perceptions19
Integrated coastal zone management in Colombia: 25 years of implementing an environmental planning policy19
Editorial Board19
Editorial Board18
Towards an international legal definition of the notion of fisheries crime18
Use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to assess management alternatives in the presence of multiple objectives18
Legal regime of residual liability in decommissioning: The importance of role of states18
Ecological value of mariculture shellfish resources in China: Assessment and management18
Interactions between small-scale fisheries and marine mammals from the perspective of fishers in the Mexican tropical pacific coast18
Editorial Board18
Assessing the economic effects of the European landing obligation on the Spanish fishery in the Celtic Sea18
Exploring the gender gap in marine affairs in Taiwan18
What are the factors that enable or hinder gender equality? Lessons and experiences on gender dynamics in Mexican small-scale fisheries18
Navigating the waves of change—Assessing the evolving landscape of China’s revised marine environmental protection law18
The long-term evolution of news media in defining socio-ecological conflict: A case study of expanding aquaculture18
Editorial Board18
Socio-economic analysis of the trawl fleet targeting Deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) and European hake (Merluccius merluccius) in North Tunisia (2015–2017)18
Provisions for nullification of conservation and management measures in RFMO objection procedures18
A conceptual framework for risk management in aquaculture18
Fishery knowledge spillover effects on tourism economic growth in China – Spatiotemporal effects and regional heterogeneity18
Linking catch reconstructions with downstream supply chain nodes can help strengthen management actions in favour of just, sustainable and resilient futures18
Commercial whale-watching reduces vessel incidents in the vicinity of killer whales in Washington State18
Shifting fish consumption preferences can impact coral reef resilience in the Maldives: a case study17
The impacts of COVID-19 on the cruise industry based on an empirical study in China17
Errors and bias in marine conservation and fisheries literature: Their impact on policies and perceptions17
Plastic action or distraction? Marine plastic campaigns influence public engagement with climate change in both general and engaged audiences17
Coral reefs and climate change: Examining two institutional approaches to managing a novel marine ecosystem17
Initial insights on the impact of COVID-19 on boat-based recreational fishing in Western Australia17
Marine spatial planning and ocean accounting: Synergistic tools enhancing integration in ocean governance17
Australia’s jurisdiction and law enforcement in combating IUU fishing in the Southern Ocean17
Overcoming policy gaps for effective plastic waste management: A case study of Dikkowita Fishery Harbour, Sri Lanka17
Extraterritorial application of China’s Marine Environmental Protection Law: Towards effective marine environmental protection enforcement17
Linking small-scale fisheries performance to governance attributes: A quantitative assessment from stakeholders' perceptions in the Americas and Europe17
The role of marine aquaculture in contributing to the diversity and stability of U.S. seafood production17
Compulsory insurance for cruise vessels as a preparation for the next pandemic: Law of the sea perspective17
Where is ocean literacy in oceanic islands’ schools? The Azores case17
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