Marine Policy

Papers
(The median citation count of Marine Policy is 5. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
The French procurement transformations: A historical perspective over sovereignty and innovation156
Assessing the blue economy's impact on carbon mitigation growth levels: Evidence from North and Latin America87
An evaluation of coastal resilience policies in Anglophone West Africa through a regional comparative analysis85
Who is likely to have illegal eel products after the market regulations? A best-worst scaling approach79
Policy impacts of intellectual property and academic research trends in marine-derived collagen and chitin/chitosan value chains79
Over 30 years of monitoring and implementing the Bern Convention's recommendations for the protection of Mediterranean sea turtles70
The ecological and socioeconomic implications of future total allowable catch decisions and illegal fishing scenarios for South Africa’s West Coast rock lobster fishery69
Regulation of the Caribbean red snapper fishery on the Amazon continental shelf: 60 years of conflict between conservation and exploitation68
The implications of the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) in the South China Sea: A Chinese perspective68
Internationalization of EIA rules in the BBNJ Agreement: Impediments and possible solutions64
Roles for advisory science in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)63
Towards non-entangling and biodegradable drifting fish aggregating devices – Baselines and transition in the world’s largest tuna purse seine fishery59
Marine reserves and resilience in the era of COVID-1959
Japan’s law enforcement issues to combat illegal fisheries59
Encouraging proactive governance of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction through Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)58
Management of spatial data integrity including stakeholder feedback in Maritime Spatial Planning56
Conflicting governance realities: Aligning historical and cultural practices with formal marine protected area co-management in Senegal56
Pescatourism’s contribution to the management effectiveness of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) of “Taza” (Algeria, Southwestern Mediterranean)55
Beyond bluewashing: A critical examination of labeling blue bonds55
Financing decarbonization through wind-powered vessels54
Be careful what you wish (fish) for: Actioning distributive equity principles when determining catch limits in transboundary fisheries53
Operational oceanography as a distinct activity from marine scientific research under UNCLOS? – An analysis of WMO Resolution 45 (Cg-18)52
Harvest strategies and allocation – A chicken and egg scenario?52
Equitable pathways for sustainable tuna fisheries management in the Indian Ocean52
Faroe Islands Fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic: Brexit, Russia, and economic incoherence51
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 Area49
Mapping the nautical carrying capacity of anchoring areas of the Balearic Islands’ coast49
Legal assessment of BIMCO’s infectious or contagious diseases (IOCD) clauses for voyage and time charter parties49
Human rights at sea: The limits of inter-state cooperation in addressing forced labour on fishing vessels49
UNCLOS and its contributions to the development of international law: An editorial note48
Uneven paths in co-management: A comparative analysis of a shrimp and a lobster fishery based on Ostrom's design principles47
Marine recreational fisheries in Uruguay: Current status, challenges and opportunities for research and management47
Quota and catch concentration in fisheries under the ITQ system: Insights from bluefin tuna in the Strait of Gibraltar47
Passive acoustic monitoring for assessing marine mammals population in European waters: Workshop conclusions and perspectives47
Scalar politics in transboundary fisheries management: The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission as an eco-scalar fix for South Pacific albacore tuna management46
A new cold war at sea: Fishing rights vs. the proliferation of military activities in the EEZ46
Illegal fishing threatens the sustainability of future tuna commodities in Indonesia45
Understanding the link between climate change adaptation and household food security among shrimp farmers in Indonesia44
Mapping fisheries value chains to facilitate their sustainability assessment: Case studies in The Gambia and Mali44
The necessity of justice for a fair, legitimate, and effective treaty on plastic pollution43
On the provisions of the BBNJ Agreement addressing the impacts of climate change42
International law-making process of combating plastic pollution: Status Quo, debates and prospects42
A social cost-benefit analysis of shellfish beds on the Dutch coast as a nature-based measure against climate change41
Port competitiveness: Do container terminal operators and liner shipping companies see eye to eye?41
Fisheries in flux: Bridging science and policy for climate-resilient management of US fisheries under distributional change40
Evolution of support policies for the development of distant-water fishing bases in China: Review, performance, challenges and prospects39
Understanding core determinants in LNG bunkering port selection: Policy implications for the maritime industry39
Is Maritime Spatial Planning a tool to mitigate the impacts of underwater noise? A review of adopted and upcoming maritime spatial plans in Europe39
Biodegradable drifting fish aggregating devices: Current status and future prospects39
Digital transformation of Egyptian marine fisheries: A pathway to sustainable fisheries management39
Breaking Blue: Establishing comprehensive policy for a just and inclusive transition for the Blue Economy39
Improved traceability in seafood supply chains is achievable by minimising vulnerable nodes in processing and distribution networks38
Understanding vulnerability and sustainable livelihood factors from coastal residents in Taiwan38
Small-scale low-tropic ocean farming and coastal rural landscapes: Why the logistics of seaweed matter? Insights from Ireland for collaborative planning38
Short and long-term solutions for mitigating black carbon emissions in Arctic shipping: Implications for stakeholders38
Towards a combined human-natural system approach in the Northern Red Sea Region: Ecological challenges, sustainable development, and community engagement37
Potential determinants affecting the growth of China’s ocean economy: An input-output structural decomposition analysis37
Hazard and catch composition of ghost fishing gear revealed by a citizen science clean-up initiative37
A national assessment of the economic and wellbeing impacts of recreational surfing in Australia36
Irregular migration and its impact on the marine environment: Legal aspects36
Documenting fisheries co-management in action: Case of the Grand Cape Mount County Co-Management Association, Liberia36
Promoting gender equity in marine protected areas: A self-assessment tool36
How blue financing can sustain ocean conservation and development: A proposed conceptual framework for blue financing mechanism36
Policy making for sharks and the role and contribution of non-governmental organisations in the fulfilment of international legal obligations35
Participatory scenario planning as a useful method for transforming ocean conflicts: Insights from a small-scale fishing conflict in São Paulo coast, Brazil35
Managing abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear (Derelict Gear) in Eastern Caribbean small-scale fisheries: An assessment of legislative, regulatory and policy gaps34
Catch-rate triggers as a fisheries management tool for short lived species: Can they achieve MEY?34
Oceans justice: Trade-offs between Sustainable Development Goals in the Seychelles34
Spatial assessment of benthic habitats vulnerability to bottom fishing in a Mediterranean seamount34
Differences in deficiency types causing ship detentions at the Black Sea Region during the Covid-19 pandemic and pre-pandemic34
The influence of public sentiment on the price of aquatic products under the influence of nuclear wastewater discharge in Japan34
The complementary relationship between illegal fishing and maritime piracy: A case study of the Gulf of Guinea34
Historical changes in conservation measurements on target, predictable bycatch and bycatch species caught by pelagic longline fisheries in Southwest Atlantic Ocean32
Lobster reserves as a management tool in coastal waters: Two decades of experience in Norway32
Impact and optimization of marine ecological protection compensation mechanisms on fishermen's income32
Assessing plume impacts caused by polymetallic nodule mining vehicles32
Saving two fish with one wreck: Maximizing synergies in marine biodiversity conservation and underwater cultural heritage protection32
Limited support for Global North-Global South inequality in regulating international trade in scalloped hammerhead sharks31
Fishery improvement projects: A voluntary, corporate “tool” not fit for the purpose of mitigating labour abuses and guaranteeing labour rights for workers31
A critical appraisal of the BBNJ agreement not to recognise the high seas decline as a common concern of humankind30
Building a maritime community with a shared future: Scholarly reflections on China’s new ocean vision30
Effects of fuel prices, subsidies and taxes on CO2 emissions and management: An application to the EU Northeast Atlantic fisheries30
Reflections on the settlement of fisheries disputes between the EU-UK in the post-Brexit era: Lessons for China’s fishery enforcement disputes settlement29
Impacts of COVID-19 on the value chain of a small-scale fishery system in a tropical metropolitan city29
Advantages and disadvantages of introducing strong user rights in fisheries. A literature review29
Amendment process and comments of the provisions of underwater cultural heritage in the Draft Exploitation Regulations in the Area29
Beyond Symbolic Inclusion: Exploring resistance to the inclusion of women in the Indian maritime industry28
Shoreline master programs: A hindrance or a help to kelp conservation in Puget Sound?28
Reconsidering the longline ban in the Galapagos Marine Reserve28
Sustainable use of ocean resources28
Brazil and regional fisheries management organizations - What is at stake?27
Effects of stock collapse and management on price dynamics of blackspot seabream27
Worker-less social responsibility: How the proliferation of voluntary labour governance tools in seafood marginalise the workers they claim to protect27
Smokescreen or groundwork? The paradox of ecological monitoring in the management of Marine Protected Areas27
“Akili zetu ziwe moja / Let our minds be one”: Emergent strategy for adapting to seafood insecurity in coastal Kenyan fishing communities27
Global marine conservation priorities for sustaining marine productivity, preserving biodiversity and addressing climate change27
Transversal policy between the protection of marine fishery resources and fisheries subsidies to address overfishing in Indonesia27
Preparing for climate related impacts: Knowledge assessment of the life history of key exploited fish species managed in a climate hotspot27
Veiled costs, concealed incentives: Rethinking market approaches to address institutional marginalization and reduce vulnerability of artisanal fishers to power abuses in the Peruvian dolphinfish fish27
Advancing fisheries sustainability and access through community fisheries trusts27
Local knowledge and official landing data point to decades of fishery stock decline in West Africa26
Assessing the need for the designation of the Yellow Sea Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA)26
IMO 2023 strategy-Where are we and what’s next?26
The BBNJ agreement and liability26
SDG attributes: A sustainability assessment framework for Brazilian ports26
A comprehensive analysis of strategies for reducing GHG emissions in maritime ports26
Research on the cooperative network game model of marine plastic waste management26
A global review of MSC certification: Why fisheries withdraw?25
Jellyfish fisheries along the Gujarat coast, India: Status and challenges25
From design to implementation: Lessons from planning the first marine protected area network in Canada25
Community attitudes towards marine parks in South Australia25
Seeking clarity on transparency in fisheries governance and management25
Who asked you? A systematic review exploring the origin of primary research into attitudes to marine protected areas in Australia25
Enhancing the livelihood of small-scale fishers in the context of vulnerability25
Impact evaluation of cooperative membership on welfare: Evidence from captured fishery households in Indonesia25
Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing impacts: A systematic review of evidence and proposed future agenda25
The emergence of artisanal fishing as a strategic response in the Chilean fishing field25
Derelict gear from an illegal fishery: Lessons from gear retrieval efforts in the Upper Gulf of California25
Developing an integrated framework for Marine Cultural Heritage (MCH) and Marine Protected Areas (MPA) across Africa and the Middle East24
Sale price flexibilities of Mediterranean hake and red shrimp24
Maritime cybersecurity and the IMO legal instruments: Sluggish response to an escalating threat?24
Conceptualizing maritime constabulary effectiveness (MCE)24
International transparency obligations in fisheries conservation and management: Inter-state and intra-state dimensions24
Editorial Board24
Humanizing marine spatial planning: A salutogenic approach23
Unravelling the deep: Assessing the bycatch of deep-sea elasmobranchs in crustacean bottom trawl fisheries in Portugal23
Protection of the global ocean rights23
Stakeholders’ perception on consumption, fishing, and conservation of Red grouper, Epinephelus morio, off the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico23
Voluntary commitments for ocean sustainability: Comparing the UN Ocean Conference and Our Ocean Conference platforms23
Fact or fiction? Unpacking the terminologies used in fisheries allocation discussions23
Evaluating factors influencing compliance with vessel regulations to minimize disturbances to endangered killer whales (Orcinus orca)23
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
Negotiating fair and equitable sharing of benefits in the BBNJ agreement: Role of the Group of 77 and China23
Towards smart government for sustainable fisheries and marine development: An intelligent web-based support system approach in small islands23
Sediment quality in the Polish part of the trans-boundary Vistula Lagoon: implications for deposition management23
Blue Nature-Based Solutions in marine and coastal EU policies: Challenges, recommendations and policy opportunities throughout the policy cycle23
Contributing to sustainable development pathways in the South Pacific through transdisciplinary research: Conference report23
Ocean predators: Squids, Chinese fleets and the geopolitics of high seas fishing22
Seafarers’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: An examination of current supportive measures and their perceived effectiveness22
A framework for managing Antarctica’s biofouling risks22
Multiple paths towards Eco islands and blue development: Conference report22
Poor online information on European marine protected areas impairs public participation under the Aarhus Convention22
Based on stakeholder questionnaires of ship-derived waste, waste management re-planning in Ports and determining the need for inspection22
The impact of climate change and economic development on the catches of small pelagic fisheries22
Knowledge drives conservation: Tackling the shark consumption issue in Italy – A case study22
Understanding the spatio-temporal variability of fisheries data for better bottom trawling management practices in the Catalan margin (NW Mediterranean Sea)22
Shipping fuel pathways in a changing climate: A prospective foresight study for 205022
Trends in a European coastal fishery with a special focus on small-scale fishers – Implications for fisheries policies and management22
Charting sustainable waters: Governance challenges and opportunities for fisheries and coastal beach resources in a West African country21
Spatial patterns of fishing activity inside the Gorringe bank MPA based on VMS, AIS and e-logbooks data21
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
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
Co-building a new landscape of global shipping based on openness, cooperation, and innovation: Conference report21
Assessing the impacts of strong user rights in fisheries: The case of the Philippines marine fisheries21
Trade regulations drive improved global shark and ray management21
Global habitat predictions to inform spatiotemporal fisheries management: Initial steps within the framework21
Corrigendum to ‘Fishery harvest control rules from bioeconomic optimization’ [Mar. Policy Vol. 115, May 2020, 103865]20
The prosecution of fisheries crime in Spanish criminal law: The impact of European Union regulations20
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
Corrigendum to “An evaluation of Regional Fisheries Management Organization at-sea compliance monitoring and observer programs” [Mar. Policy 115 (2020) 103842]20
Getting our sea back: Indigenous governance and biocultural conservation of coastal and marine commons20
Maritime laws and sustainable development of Blue Economy: Conference report20
Diversity, challenges, and opportunities of Fishery Improvement Projects in the Latin America and the Caribbean region20
Wealth of Peruvian fishery20
A roundtable on marine protected area finance: Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean on four keys to success for improving financial sustainability20
Interstate hostility and maritime crime: Evidence from South East Asia20
Editorial Board20
Stakeholders' perspective on current status and preferred approaches to mariculture development in coastal areas of Southwest Nigeria20
Conceptualizing maritime spatial planning – A pilot study on viewpoints across Northern European Seas20
Aquaculture PPP development in China-case study from Hani Terrace20
One well-planned and executed exchange is better than two: Lessons learned from a reciprocal fisheries learning exchange between Madagascar and Mexico20
Book review20
Ecosystem-based sustainable management of chum salmon in Japan’s warming climate20
No logo? The failure of ASC salmon labeling in Norway and the UK20
Realising the potential of interoperable data products to improve the outlook for marine biodiversity: Lessons from the European marine observation and data network19
Policy evolution and analysis of characteristics and values of China’s marine seed industry development under the food security strategy19
Seafood consumption and the management of shellfish aquaculture19
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
Aquaculture policy: Designing licenses for environmental regulation19
Controversial opening of a limited fishery for Atlantic Goliath Grouper in the United States: Implications for population recovery19
Persistence of fisheries production: a disaggregated analysis in 31 OECD Countries19
State led social security and inclusion of marine fisherfolk: Analyzing the case of Kerala, India19
Perspectives on beach seine fishing in the Western Indian Ocean: A review19
Tracking shifts in the vulnerability and resiliency of commercial fishing vessel crew and hired captains in New England and the Mid-Atlantic19
Distinction between law enforcement activity and military activity in article 298(1)(b) of UNCLOS: Commentary on recent international decisions19
Oceans sing, are you listening? Sounding out potentials for artistic audio engagements with science through the Polar Sounds project19
Mariculture high-quality development process and spatial differences: A case study of China19
Recreational harvesting of the wedge clam (Donax trunculus) in southern Portugal: Characterization of the activity based on harvesters’ perception and local ecological knowledge19
Mangrove ecosystem services: Contribution to the well-being of the coastal communities in Klang Islands19
Science advice for international governance – An evidence-based perspective on the role of SCAR in the Antarctic Treaty System19
Characterization of the for-hire fishery in the U.S. South Atlantic and regional policy implications19
Women lead small-scale fisheries to sustainability in Surigao del Sur, Philippines19
Combatting illegal fishing through transparency initiatives : Lessons learned from comparative analysis of transparency initiatives in seafood, apparel, extractive, and timber supply chains19
Marine zoning for the Marine Plan Partnership (MaPP) in British Columbia, Canada19
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
Offshore energy structures in the North Sea: Past, present and future18
Coastal disaster protection and hazard perceptions of the residents of Orchid Island, Taiwan18
Prospects of fish supply-demand and its implications for food and nutrition security in Egypt18
Linking catch reconstructions with downstream supply chain nodes can help strengthen management actions in favour of just, sustainable and resilient futures18
China's gray zone actions in the East China Sea, Taiwan Strait, and South China Sea: A comparative study and impact on fisheries18
Benefits of measurable population connectivity metrics for area-based marine management18
Understanding transformations in the marine coastal realm: The explanatory potential of theories of institutional change18
A comparative study of residents and tourists' valuation for a heterogeneous environmental good: The case of coastal erosion18
The ‘Paper Park Index’: Evaluating Marine Protected Area effectiveness through a global study of stakeholder perceptions18
Provisions for nullification of conservation and management measures in RFMO objection procedures18
Use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to assess management alternatives in the presence of multiple objectives18
Enhancing cost-effectiveness in marine recreational fishing assessment: Flexible model-based estimation of participation rates and effort18
The potential interactions between the BBNJ Agreement and RFMOs in the establishment of ABMTs: Implications for RFMOs18
Abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear in coastal fisheries: A case study in the Baltic Sea coastal waters of Latvia18
Blue carbon: A new paradigm of mangrove conservation and management in Indonesia18
Editorial Board18
Exploring the gender gap in marine affairs in Taiwan18
Integrated coastal zone management in Colombia: 25 years of implementing an environmental planning policy18
Assessing the economic effects of the European landing obligation on the Spanish fishery in the Celtic Sea17
Analysis of marine incidents and policy implications: Case study of the South Korea17
Socio-economic analysis of the trawl fleet targeting Deep-water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) and European hake (Merluccius merluccius) in North Tunisia (2015–2017)17
Seismic surveys and the role of scientific advice in Norway17
China and Indonesia's responses to maritime disputes in the South China Sea: forming a tacit understanding on security17
Coral reefs and climate change: Examining two institutional approaches to managing a novel marine ecosystem17
Australia’s jurisdiction and law enforcement in combating IUU fishing in the Southern Ocean17
Embracing a new era of deep-sea mining: Research progress and prospects17
Direction, not detail: Progress towards consensus at the fourth intergovernmental conference on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction17
Commercial whale-watching reduces vessel incidents in the vicinity of killer whales in Washington State17
Marine spatial planning and ocean accounting: Synergistic tools enhancing integration in ocean governance17
Resilience and adaptation: Galician canning fish industry evolution17
Cost and environmental impact assessment of mandatory speed reduction of maritime fleets17
Editorial Board17
Fishery knowledge spillover effects on tourism economic growth in China – Spatiotemporal effects and regional heterogeneity17
Open science for the ocean. Recommendations from the perspective of marine carbon observations in Germany, Brazil, and beyond17
Compulsory insurance for cruise vessels as a preparation for the next pandemic: Law of the sea perspective17
Editorial Board17
Extraterritorial application of China’s Marine Environmental Protection Law: Towards effective marine environmental protection enforcement17
Exploring the contribution of climate change policies to integrated coastal zone management in Brazil17
Assessing the effectiveness of 18 years of Israel’s “Clean Coast” program17
Socio-economic development of marine ornamental reef fish fishers in eastern Sri Lanka through the lenses of Human Development Index17
Everything comes at a price: The impact of eliminating harmful subsidies in the Spanish marine resources industry17
Towards an international legal definition of the notion of fisheries crime17
Sustainability of tunas and swordfish exploitation in the equatorial tropical Atlantic Ocean17
Comparing multi-criteria decision analysis to group negotiations in fisheries co-management17
Unveiling the hidden hands: Analysis of corporate ownership of industrial tuna fishing vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean17
An assessment for marine economic resilience and exploration of enhancement strategies: A case study of China16
Where is ocean literacy in oceanic islands’ schools? The Azores case16
Errors and bias in marine conservation and fisheries literature: Their impact on policies and perceptions16
Croakers in three coastal areas of Lagos state, Nigeria: Sustainability levels and stakeholders’ perceptions on the use of ecosystem-based fisheries management16
The status of Blue Economy development in Africa16
Uncovering unmet demand and key insights for the invasive blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) market before and after the Italian outbreak: Implications for policymakers and industry stakeholders16
The social licence of salmon aquaculture in Tasmania: Fulfilling the social bargain16
Geospatial identification of stakeholders to support dynamic ocean management in transboundary areas16
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