Marine Policy

Papers
(The TQCC of Marine Policy is 10. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
The French procurement transformations: A historical perspective over sovereignty and innovation94
Conflicting governance realities: Aligning historical and cultural practices with formal marine protected area co-management in Senegal92
Marine reserves and resilience in the era of COVID-1984
Hazard and catch composition of ghost fishing gear revealed by a citizen science clean-up initiative80
How blue financing can sustain ocean conservation and development: A proposed conceptual framework for blue financing mechanism77
Understanding the link between climate change adaptation and household food security among shrimp farmers in Indonesia74
Management of spatial data integrity including stakeholder feedback in Maritime Spatial Planning70
A new cold war at sea: Fishing rights vs. the proliferation of military activities in the EEZ69
An evaluation of coastal resilience policies in Anglophone West Africa through a regional comparative analysis69
Understanding vulnerability and sustainable livelihood factors from coastal residents in Taiwan68
Equitable pathways for sustainable tuna fisheries management in the Indian Ocean62
Roles for advisory science in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)62
Regulation of the Caribbean red snapper fishery on the Amazon continental shelf: 60 years of conflict between conservation and exploitation62
Japan’s law enforcement issues to combat illegal fisheries60
Passive acoustic monitoring for assessing marine mammals population in European waters: Workshop conclusions and perspectives58
Mapping the nautical carrying capacity of anchoring areas of the Balearic Islands’ coast54
Is Maritime Spatial Planning a tool to mitigate the impacts of underwater noise? A review of adopted and upcoming maritime spatial plans in Europe54
On the provisions of the BBNJ Agreement addressing the impacts of climate change54
Financing decarbonization through wind-powered vessels54
Improved traceability in seafood supply chains is achievable by minimising vulnerable nodes in processing and distribution networks51
Operational oceanography as a distinct activity from marine scientific research under UNCLOS? – An analysis of WMO Resolution 45 (Cg-18)48
Be careful what you wish (fish) for: Actioning distributive equity principles when determining catch limits in transboundary fisheries48
Faroe Islands Fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic: Brexit, Russia, and economic incoherence48
Legal assessment of BIMCO’s infectious or contagious diseases (IOCD) clauses for voyage and time charter parties47
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 Area46
Assessing the blue economy's impact on carbon mitigation growth levels: Evidence from North and Latin America46
Who is likely to have illegal eel products after the market regulations? A best-worst scaling approach46
Uneven paths in co-management: A comparative analysis of a shrimp and a lobster fishery based on Ostrom's design principles45
Biodegradable drifting fish aggregating devices: Current status and future prospects45
Evolution of support policies for the development of distant-water fishing bases in China: Review, performance, challenges and prospects44
Scalar politics in transboundary fisheries management: The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission as an eco-scalar fix for South Pacific albacore tuna management44
Research on the legal issues of illegal fishing by yachts in China's coastal waters43
Understanding core determinants in LNG bunkering port selection: Policy implications for the maritime industry43
A social cost-benefit analysis of shellfish beds on the Dutch coast as a nature-based measure against climate change43
Small-scale low-tropic ocean farming and coastal rural landscapes: Why the logistics of seaweed matter? Insights from Ireland for collaborative planning42
Towards a temporal approach of the law of the sea: Addressing slow violence through legal longtermism42
Human rights at sea: The limits of inter-state cooperation in addressing forced labour on fishing vessels42
Internationalization of EIA rules in the BBNJ Agreement: Impediments and possible solutions42
Unlocking the economic potential of the fisheries sector in Cabo Verde41
Fisheries in flux: Bridging science and policy for climate-resilient management of US fisheries under distributional change41
International law-making process of combating plastic pollution: Status Quo, debates and prospects40
The ecological and socioeconomic implications of future total allowable catch decisions and illegal fishing scenarios for South Africa’s West Coast rock lobster fishery39
Governing biodiversity through offshore wind park tenders: A comparison of England and the Netherlands39
Breaking Blue: Establishing comprehensive policy for a just and inclusive transition for the Blue Economy39
Irregular migration and its impact on the marine environment: Legal aspects38
The necessity of justice for a fair, legitimate, and effective treaty on plastic pollution38
Illegal fishing threatens the sustainability of future tuna commodities in Indonesia37
UNCLOS and its contributions to the development of international law: An editorial note37
Potential determinants affecting the growth of China’s ocean economy: An input-output structural decomposition analysis36
Over 30 years of monitoring and implementing the Bern Convention's recommendations for the protection of Mediterranean sea turtles36
Pescatourism’s contribution to the management effectiveness of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) of “Taza” (Algeria, Southwestern Mediterranean)36
Towards a combined human-natural system approach in the Northern Red Sea Region: Ecological challenges, sustainable development, and community engagement36
Policy impacts of intellectual property and academic research trends in marine-derived collagen and chitin/chitosan value chains35
Towards non-entangling and biodegradable drifting fish aggregating devices – Baselines and transition in the world’s largest tuna purse seine fishery35
The implications of the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) in the South China Sea: A Chinese perspective35
How are IMO conventions implemented in China? A comprehensive examination on the legislative, administrative and judicial approaches34
Quota and catch concentration in fisheries under the ITQ system: Insights from bluefin tuna in the Strait of Gibraltar34
Short and long-term solutions for mitigating black carbon emissions in Arctic shipping: Implications for stakeholders33
Digital transformation of Egyptian marine fisheries: A pathway to sustainable fisheries management33
Impact and optimization of marine ecological protection compensation mechanisms on fishermen's income32
SDG attributes: A sustainability assessment framework for Brazilian ports32
Limited support for Global North-Global South inequality in regulating international trade in scalloped hammerhead sharks32
Marine recreational fisheries in Uruguay: Current status, challenges and opportunities for research and management32
Historical changes in conservation measurements on target, predictable bycatch and bycatch species caught by pelagic longline fisheries in Southwest Atlantic Ocean32
Differences in deficiency types causing ship detentions at the Black Sea Region during the Covid-19 pandemic and pre-pandemic32
Beyond bluewashing: A critical examination of labeling blue bonds32
The influence of public sentiment on the price of aquatic products under the influence of nuclear wastewater discharge in Japan32
Participatory scenario planning as a useful method for transforming ocean conflicts: Insights from a small-scale fishing conflict in São Paulo coast, Brazil32
Documenting fisheries co-management in action: Case of the Grand Cape Mount County Co-Management Association, Liberia31
Managing abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear (Derelict Gear) in Eastern Caribbean small-scale fisheries: An assessment of legislative, regulatory and policy gaps30
A global review of MSC certification: Why fisheries withdraw?30
“Akili zetu ziwe moja / Let our minds be one”: Emergent strategy for adapting to seafood insecurity in coastal Kenyan fishing communities30
Brazil and regional fisheries management organizations - What is at stake?30
Reflections on the settlement of fisheries disputes between the EU-UK in the post-Brexit era: Lessons for China’s fishery enforcement disputes settlement30
Veiled costs, concealed incentives: Rethinking market approaches to address institutional marginalization and reduce vulnerability of artisanal fishers to power abuses in the Peruvian dolphinfish fish30
Assessing plume impacts caused by polymetallic nodule mining vehicles30
Jellyfish fisheries along the Gujarat coast, India: Status and challenges30
Catch-rate triggers as a fisheries management tool for short lived species: Can they achieve MEY?30
Preparing for climate related impacts: Knowledge assessment of the life history of key exploited fish species managed in a climate hotspot30
A critical appraisal of the BBNJ agreement not to recognise the high seas decline as a common concern of humankind29
Reconsidering the longline ban in the Galapagos Marine Reserve29
Effects of stock collapse and management on price dynamics of blackspot seabream29
Amendment process and comments of the provisions of underwater cultural heritage in the Draft Exploitation Regulations in the Area29
Shoreline master programs: A hindrance or a help to kelp conservation in Puget Sound?29
Advancing fisheries sustainability and access through community fisheries trusts28
Advantages and disadvantages of introducing strong user rights in fisheries. A literature review28
Building a maritime community with a shared future: Scholarly reflections on China’s new ocean vision28
Fishery improvement projects: A voluntary, corporate “tool” not fit for the purpose of mitigating labour abuses and guaranteeing labour rights for workers28
Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing impacts: A systematic review of evidence and proposed future agenda27
Promoting gender equity in marine protected areas: A self-assessment tool27
Introduction to the IMPAC5 Special Issue – Towards implementation of the global 30 × 30 conservation target in the ocean27
Research on the cooperative network game model of marine plastic waste management27
Beyond Symbolic Inclusion: Exploring resistance to the inclusion of women in the Indian maritime industry27
Smokescreen or groundwork? The paradox of ecological monitoring in the management of Marine Protected Areas27
Seeking clarity on transparency in fisheries governance and management27
Worker-less social responsibility: How the proliferation of voluntary labour governance tools in seafood marginalise the workers they claim to protect27
Transversal policy between the protection of marine fishery resources and fisheries subsidies to address overfishing in Indonesia27
Saving two fish with one wreck: Maximizing synergies in marine biodiversity conservation and underwater cultural heritage protection26
Sustainable use of ocean resources26
IMO 2023 strategy-Where are we and what’s next?26
The complementary relationship between illegal fishing and maritime piracy: A case study of the Gulf of Guinea26
Policy making for sharks and the role and contribution of non-governmental organisations in the fulfilment of international legal obligations26
Effects of fuel prices, subsidies and taxes on CO2 emissions and management: An application to the EU Northeast Atlantic fisheries26
Global marine conservation priorities for sustaining marine productivity, preserving biodiversity and addressing climate change25
Local knowledge and official landing data point to decades of fishery stock decline in West Africa25
The BBNJ agreement and liability25
Oceans justice: Trade-offs between Sustainable Development Goals in the Seychelles25
Impacts of COVID-19 on the value chain of a small-scale fishery system in a tropical metropolitan city25
A national assessment of the economic and wellbeing impacts of recreational surfing in Australia25
A comprehensive analysis of strategies for reducing GHG emissions in maritime ports25
Derelict gear from an illegal fishery: Lessons from gear retrieval efforts in the Upper Gulf of California24
Based on stakeholder questionnaires of ship-derived waste, waste management re-planning in Ports and determining the need for inspection24
Who asked you? A systematic review exploring the origin of primary research into attitudes to marine protected areas in Australia24
The emergence of artisanal fishing as a strategic response in the Chilean fishing field24
The impact of climate change and economic development on the catches of small pelagic fisheries24
Enhancing the livelihood of small-scale fishers in the context of vulnerability24
Maritime cybersecurity and the IMO legal instruments: Sluggish response to an escalating threat?24
Understanding the spatio-temporal variability of fisheries data for better bottom trawling management practices in the Catalan margin (NW Mediterranean Sea)23
Editorial Board23
Protection of the global ocean rights23
Evaluating factors influencing compliance with vessel regulations to minimize disturbances to endangered killer whales (Orcinus orca)23
Ocean predators: Squids, Chinese fleets and the geopolitics of high seas fishing23
Blue Nature-Based Solutions in marine and coastal EU policies: Challenges, recommendations and policy opportunities throughout the policy cycle23
Sowing potential transformative changes in the fishing and agrifood systems – Conference report23
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Climate Change Resolution: A quiet interaction of ocean and climate change legal regimes23
Impact evaluation of cooperative membership on welfare: Evidence from captured fishery households in Indonesia23
Conceptualizing maritime constabulary effectiveness (MCE)23
Sediment quality in the Polish part of the trans-boundary Vistula Lagoon: implications for deposition management23
Assessing the impacts of strong user rights in fisheries: The case of the Philippines marine fisheries23
Poor online information on European marine protected areas impairs public participation under the Aarhus Convention22
Unravelling the deep: Assessing the bycatch of deep-sea elasmobranchs in crustacean bottom trawl fisheries in Portugal22
Charting sustainable waters: Governance challenges and opportunities for fisheries and coastal beach resources in a West African country22
Stakeholders’ perception on consumption, fishing, and conservation of Red grouper, Epinephelus morio, off the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico22
Bridging borders: Toward alignment of environmental regulations in the Salish Sea for whale conservation22
Multiple paths towards Eco islands and blue development: Conference report22
Towards smart government for sustainable fisheries and marine development: An intelligent web-based support system approach in small islands22
Voluntary commitments for ocean sustainability: Comparing the UN Ocean Conference and Our Ocean Conference platforms22
A framework for managing Antarctica’s biofouling risks22
Contributing to sustainable development pathways in the South Pacific through transdisciplinary research: Conference report22
Developing an integrated framework for Marine Cultural Heritage (MCH) and Marine Protected Areas (MPA) across Africa and the Middle East21
Disaster risk in Caribbean fisheries: How vulnerability is shaped and how it can be reduced in Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda21
Guidance on marine protected area protection level assignments when faced with unknown regulatory information21
Trade regulations drive improved global shark and ray management21
Spatial patterns of fishing activity inside the Gorringe bank MPA based on VMS, AIS and e-logbooks data21
From design to implementation: Lessons from planning the first marine protected area network in Canada21
The non-evolution of cooperation: The influence of economic interests in the exclusion of the bioprospecting agenda from the International Antarctic Regime21
Knowledge drives conservation: Tackling the shark consumption issue in Italy – A case study21
Fact or fiction? Unpacking the terminologies used in fisheries allocation discussions21
Negotiating fair and equitable sharing of benefits in the BBNJ agreement: Role of the Group of 77 and China21
Trends in a European coastal fishery with a special focus on small-scale fishers – Implications for fisheries policies and management21
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 a21
Shipping fuel pathways in a changing climate: A prospective foresight study for 205021
Community attitudes towards marine parks in South Australia21
Humanizing marine spatial planning: A salutogenic approach21
Co-building a new landscape of global shipping based on openness, cooperation, and innovation: Conference report21
Seafarers’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: An examination of current supportive measures and their perceived effectiveness21
Assessment of marine inspection--China’s marine management and protection supervision mechanisms20
Characterization of the for-hire fishery in the U.S. South Atlantic and regional policy implications20
Wealth of Peruvian fishery20
The use of force during maritime law enforcement: A study of international legal standards and China’s recent practice in the Second Thomas Shoal20
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
Interstate hostility and maritime crime: Evidence from South East Asia20
Prospects of fish supply-demand and its implications for food and nutrition security in Egypt20
Controversial opening of a limited fishery for Atlantic Goliath Grouper in the United States: Implications for population recovery20
Book review20
Industrial fishing compliance with a new marine corridor near the Galapagos Islands20
Understanding public perceptions associated with aquaculture development and farm design in Southern New England20
Corrigendum to “An evaluation of Regional Fisheries Management Organization at-sea compliance monitoring and observer programs” [Mar. Policy 115 (2020) 103842]20
Mariculture high-quality development process and spatial differences: A case study of China20
Recreational harvesting of the wedge clam (Donax trunculus) in southern Portugal: Characterization of the activity based on harvesters’ perception and local ecological knowledge20
One well-planned and executed exchange is better than two: Lessons learned from a reciprocal fisheries learning exchange between Madagascar and Mexico20
Global habitat predictions to inform spatiotemporal fisheries management: Initial steps within the framework20
Seafood consumption and the management of shellfish aquaculture20
Ecosystem-based sustainable management of chum salmon in Japan’s warming climate20
Aquaculture PPP development in China-case study from Hani Terrace20
A comparative study of residents and tourists' valuation for a heterogeneous environmental good: The case of coastal erosion20
Distinction between law enforcement activity and military activity in article 298(1)(b) of UNCLOS: Commentary on recent international decisions20
Fishing in the commons: The effect of non-governmental organizations’ actions on illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing19
Abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear in coastal fisheries: A case study in the Baltic Sea coastal waters of Latvia19
Coastal disaster protection and hazard perceptions of the residents of Orchid Island, Taiwan19
The prosecution of fisheries crime in Spanish criminal law: The impact of European Union regulations19
Perspectives on beach seine fishing in the Western Indian Ocean: A review19
Mangrove ecosystem services: Contribution to the well-being of the coastal communities in Klang Islands19
Marine zoning for the Marine Plan Partnership (MaPP) in British Columbia, Canada19
Maritime laws and sustainable development of Blue Economy: Conference report19
Discrepancies in the portrayal of Japan’s nuclear water release in Chinese and US media outlets: A corpus-based news values analysis of marine disputes19
Policy evolution and analysis of characteristics and values of China’s marine seed industry development under the food security strategy19
A roundtable on marine protected area finance: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean on four keys to success for improving financial sustainability19
Persistence of fisheries production: a disaggregated analysis in 31 OECD Countries19
Diversity, challenges, and opportunities of Fishery Improvement Projects in the Latin America and the Caribbean region19
The potential interactions between the BBNJ Agreement and RFMOs in the establishment of ABMTs: Implications for RFMOs19
Understanding transformations in the marine coastal realm: The explanatory potential of theories of institutional change19
Offshore energy structures in the North Sea: Past, present and future19
Oceans sing, are you listening? Sounding out potentials for artistic audio engagements with science through the Polar Sounds project19
Conceptualizing maritime spatial planning – A pilot study on viewpoints across Northern European Seas18
Spatial patterns and drivers of small-island mangrove degradation: Implications for adaptive coastal management in Tanakeke Island, Indonesia18
Editorial Board18
The impacts of COVID-19 on the cruise industry based on an empirical study in China18
The BBNJ agreement and its potential to facilitate fisheries management in the ABNJ18
The ‘Paper Park Index’: Evaluating Marine Protected Area effectiveness through a global study of stakeholder perceptions18
Science advice for international governance – An evidence-based perspective on the role of SCAR in the Antarctic Treaty System18
Women lead small-scale fisheries to sustainability in Surigao del Sur, Philippines18
Provisions for nullification of conservation and management measures in RFMO objection procedures18
Overcoming policy gaps for effective plastic waste management: A case study of Dikkowita Fishery Harbour, Sri Lanka18
Benefits of measurable population connectivity metrics for area-based marine management18
Getting our sea back: Indigenous governance and biocultural conservation of coastal and marine commons18
State led social security and inclusion of marine fisherfolk: Analyzing the case of Kerala, India18
Realising the potential of interoperable data products to improve the outlook for marine biodiversity: Lessons from the European marine observation and data network18
Lessons learnt on the management of short-lived fish from the Bay of Biscay anchovy case study: Satisfying fishery needs and sustainability under recruitment uncertainty18
Extraterritorial application of China’s Marine Environmental Protection Law: Towards effective marine environmental protection enforcement18
Stakeholders' perspective on current status and preferred approaches to mariculture development in coastal areas of Southwest Nigeria18
The development of a Global Ocean Wildlife Analysis Network of Baited Remote Underwater Video Systems – Drivers, successes, challenges and future aspirations18
Blue carbon: A new paradigm of mangrove conservation and management in Indonesia18
The role of marine aquaculture in contributing to the diversity and stability of U.S. seafood production17
Australia’s jurisdiction and law enforcement in combating IUU fishing in the Southern Ocean17
Assessing the economic effects of the European landing obligation on the Spanish fishery in the Celtic Sea17
Compulsory insurance for cruise vessels as a preparation for the next pandemic: Law of the sea perspective17
Open science for the ocean. Recommendations from the perspective of marine carbon observations in Germany, Brazil, and beyond17
The structure of Norwegian seafood trade17
Diagnosing the governance gap: Technically informed public perception and institutional trust in microplastic regulation in Costa Rica17
Editorial Board17
Analysis of marine incidents and policy implications: Case study of the South Korea17
Geospatial identification of stakeholders to support dynamic ocean management in transboundary areas17
Sustainability of tunas and swordfish exploitation in the equatorial tropical Atlantic Ocean17
Resilience and adaptation: Galician canning fish industry evolution17
Editorial Board17
Socio-economic development of marine ornamental reef fish fishers in eastern Sri Lanka through the lenses of Human Development Index17
Measuring the international ocean economy trade: Method and application16
Seismic surveys and the role of scientific advice in Norway16
A balanced approach to the potential of octopus aquaculture16
China's gray zone actions in the East China Sea, Taiwan Strait, and South China Sea: A comparative study and impact on fisheries16
The social licence of salmon aquaculture in Tasmania: Fulfilling the social bargain16
Integrated coastal zone management in Colombia: 25 years of implementing an environmental planning policy16
Where is ocean literacy in oceanic islands’ schools? The Azores case16
Navigating the waves of change—Assessing the evolving landscape of China’s revised marine environmental protection law16
Assessing the effectiveness of 18 years of Israel’s “Clean Coast” program16
Human rights obligations in rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea – Comments on the state of play16
Exploring the contribution of climate change policies to integrated coastal zone management in Brazil16
Coral reefs and climate change: Examining two institutional approaches to managing a novel marine ecosystem16
China and Indonesia's responses to maritime disputes in the South China Sea: forming a tacit understanding on security16
Everything comes at a price: The impact of eliminating harmful subsidies in the Spanish marine resources industry16
An assessment for marine economic resilience and exploration of enhancement strategies: A case study of China16
Enhancing cost-effectiveness in marine recreational fishing assessment: Flexible model-based estimation of participation rates and effort16
People's attitudes regarding plastics and microplastics pollution: Perceptions, behaviors, and policy implications16
Plastic action or distraction? Marine plastic campaigns influence public engagement with climate change in both general and engaged audiences16
Commercial whale-watching reduces vessel incidents in the vicinity of killer whales in Washington State16
Fishery knowledge spillover effects on tourism economic growth in China – Spatiotemporal effects and regional heterogeneity16
A conceptual framework for risk management in aquaculture16
Use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to assess management alternatives in the presence of multiple objectives16
Mind the gap and close it: Regulating greenhouse gas emissions from deep-sea mining in the Area16
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