Marine Policy

Papers
(The TQCC of Marine Policy is 11. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
The French procurement transformations: A historical perspective over sovereignty and innovation148
Assessing the blue economy's impact on carbon mitigation growth levels: Evidence from North and Latin America85
An evaluation of coastal resilience policies in Anglophone West Africa through a regional comparative analysis82
Who is likely to have illegal eel products after the market regulations? A best-worst scaling approach78
Policy impacts of intellectual property and academic research trends in marine-derived collagen and chitin/chitosan value chains71
Understanding the link between climate change adaptation and household food security among shrimp farmers in Indonesia70
The implications of the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) in the South China Sea: A Chinese perspective65
Digital transformation of Egyptian marine fisheries: A pathway to sustainable fisheries management64
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on fish trade and the coping strategies: An initial assessment from China’s perspective62
Potential determinants affecting the growth of China’s ocean economy: An input-output structural decomposition analysis62
International law-making process of combating plastic pollution: Status Quo, debates and prospects61
Improved traceability in seafood supply chains is achievable by minimising vulnerable nodes in processing and distribution networks59
Towards non-entangling and biodegradable drifting fish aggregating devices – Baselines and transition in the world’s largest tuna purse seine fishery55
Biodegradable drifting fish aggregating devices: Current status and future prospects55
How blue financing can sustain ocean conservation and development: A proposed conceptual framework for blue financing mechanism53
Port competitiveness: Do container terminal operators and liner shipping companies see eye to eye?53
Seafarers in fishing: A year into the COVID-19 pandemic53
The necessity of justice for a fair, legitimate, and effective treaty on plastic pollution52
Regulation of the Caribbean red snapper fishery on the Amazon continental shelf: 60 years of conflict between conservation and exploitation51
Internationalization of EIA rules in the BBNJ Agreement: Impediments and possible solutions50
Marine reserves and resilience in the era of COVID-1949
Small-scale low-tropic ocean farming and coastal rural landscapes: Why the logistics of seaweed matter? Insights from Ireland for collaborative planning49
Roles for advisory science in the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)49
On the provisions of the BBNJ Agreement addressing the impacts of climate change49
Japan’s law enforcement issues to combat illegal fisheries48
Financing decarbonization through wind-powered vessels48
Be careful what you wish (fish) for: Actioning distributive equity principles when determining catch limits in transboundary fisheries48
Pescatourism’s contribution to the management effectiveness of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) of “Taza” (Algeria, Southwestern Mediterranean)47
Equitable pathways for sustainable tuna fisheries management in the Indian Ocean47
Legal assessment of BIMCO’s infectious or contagious diseases (IOCD) clauses for voyage and time charter parties46
UNCLOS and its contributions to the development of international law: An editorial note46
Operational oceanography as a distinct activity from marine scientific research under UNCLOS? – An analysis of WMO Resolution 45 (Cg-18)46
Mapping fisheries value chains to facilitate their sustainability assessment: Case studies in The Gambia and Mali45
Irregular migration and its impact on the marine environment: Legal aspects45
Faroe Islands Fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic: Brexit, Russia, and economic incoherence45
Is Maritime Spatial Planning a tool to mitigate the impacts of underwater noise? A review of adopted and upcoming maritime spatial plans in Europe44
Passive acoustic monitoring for assessing marine mammals population in European waters: Workshop conclusions and perspectives43
A review of migrant labour rights protection in distant water fishing in Taiwan: From laissez-faire to regulation and challenges behind42
Human rights at sea: The limits of inter-state cooperation in addressing forced labour on fishing vessels42
Hazard and catch composition of ghost fishing gear revealed by a citizen science clean-up initiative42
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 Area42
Mapping the nautical carrying capacity of anchoring areas of the Balearic Islands’ coast41
Harvest strategies and allocation – A chicken and egg scenario?41
Scalar politics in transboundary fisheries management: The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission as an eco-scalar fix for South Pacific albacore tuna management41
Management of spatial data integrity including stakeholder feedback in Maritime Spatial Planning41
Conflicting governance realities: Aligning historical and cultural practices with formal marine protected area co-management in Senegal40
Short and long-term solutions for mitigating black carbon emissions in Arctic shipping: Implications for stakeholders40
Understanding vulnerability and sustainable livelihood factors from coastal residents in Taiwan39
Evolution of support policies for the development of distant-water fishing bases in China: Review, performance, challenges and prospects39
The current developments and impact of land reclamation control in China39
Beyond bluewashing: A critical examination of labeling blue bonds38
Breaking Blue: Establishing comprehensive policy for a just and inclusive transition for the Blue Economy38
Over 30 years of monitoring and implementing the Bern Convention's recommendations for the protection of Mediterranean sea turtles37
A social cost-benefit analysis of shellfish beds on the Dutch coast as a nature-based measure against climate change37
Illegal fishing threatens the sustainability of future tuna commodities in Indonesia37
Encouraging proactive governance of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction through Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)37
Towards a combined human-natural system approach in the Northern Red Sea Region: Ecological challenges, sustainable development, and community engagement37
Fisheries in flux: Bridging science and policy for climate-resilient management of US fisheries under distributional change36
The ecological and socioeconomic implications of future total allowable catch decisions and illegal fishing scenarios for South Africa’s West Coast rock lobster fishery36
Understanding core determinants in LNG bunkering port selection: Policy implications for the maritime industry36
Advancing fisheries sustainability and access through community fisheries trusts35
Transversal policy between the protection of marine fishery resources and fisheries subsidies to address overfishing in Indonesia35
A new cold war at sea: Fishing rights vs. the proliferation of military activities in the EEZ35
Limited support for Global North-Global South inequality in regulating international trade in scalloped hammerhead sharks35
SDG attributes: A sustainability assessment framework for Brazilian ports35
Historical changes in conservation measurements on target, predictable bycatch and bycatch species caught by pelagic longline fisheries in Southwest Atlantic Ocean35
Impact and optimization of marine ecological protection compensation mechanisms on fishermen's income35
Reflections on the settlement of fisheries disputes between the EU-UK in the post-Brexit era: Lessons for China’s fishery enforcement disputes settlement34
Effects of fuel prices, subsidies and taxes on CO2 emissions and management: An application to the EU Northeast Atlantic fisheries34
A critical appraisal of the BBNJ agreement not to recognise the high seas decline as a common concern of humankind34
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”33
Local knowledge and official landing data point to decades of fishery stock decline in West Africa33
Policy making for sharks and the role and contribution of non-governmental organisations in the fulfilment of international legal obligations33
The complementary relationship between illegal fishing and maritime piracy: A case study of the Gulf of Guinea32
Advantages and disadvantages of introducing strong user rights in fisheries. A literature review31
Promoting gender equity in marine protected areas: A self-assessment tool31
Impacts of COVID-19 on the value chain of a small-scale fishery system in a tropical metropolitan city31
The BBNJ agreement and liability31
Spatial assessment of benthic habitats vulnerability to bottom fishing in a Mediterranean seamount31
A national assessment of the economic and wellbeing impacts of recreational surfing in Australia31
Amendment process and comments of the provisions of underwater cultural heritage in the Draft Exploitation Regulations in the Area30
Lobster reserves as a management tool in coastal waters: Two decades of experience in Norway30
Valuing habitat quality for managing mangrove ecosystem services in coastal Tangerang District, Indonesia30
Assessing the need for the designation of the Yellow Sea Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA)30
Saving two fish with one wreck: Maximizing synergies in marine biodiversity conservation and underwater cultural heritage protection30
Sustainable use of ocean resources30
Research on the cooperative network game model of marine plastic waste management29
Halophytes as novel marine products – A consumers’ perspective in Portugal and policy implications29
Reconsidering the longline ban in the Galapagos Marine Reserve29
Documenting fisheries co-management in action: Case of the Grand Cape Mount County Co-Management Association, Liberia29
Shoreline master programs: A hindrance or a help to kelp conservation in Puget Sound?29
Oceans justice: Trade-offs between Sustainable Development Goals in the Seychelles29
Participatory scenario planning as a useful method for transforming ocean conflicts: Insights from a small-scale fishing conflict in São Paulo coast, Brazil28
A global review of MSC certification: Why fisheries withdraw?28
Catch-rate triggers as a fisheries management tool for short lived species: Can they achieve MEY?28
Worker-less social responsibility: How the proliferation of voluntary labour governance tools in seafood marginalise the workers they claim to protect28
Jellyfish fisheries along the Gujarat coast, India: Status and challenges28
Global marine conservation priorities for sustaining marine productivity, preserving biodiversity and addressing climate change27
Building a maritime community with a shared future: Scholarly reflections on China’s new ocean vision27
Brazil and regional fisheries management organizations - What is at stake?27
Gilt Dragons, porcelain and plundered doubloons: A comparative analysis of Taiwan and Australian underwater cultural heritage protection laws27
Fishery improvement projects: A voluntary, corporate “tool” not fit for the purpose of mitigating labour abuses and guaranteeing labour rights for workers27
Managing abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear (Derelict Gear) in Eastern Caribbean small-scale fisheries: An assessment of legislative, regulatory and policy gaps27
Seeking clarity on transparency in fisheries governance and management26
Effects of stock collapse and management on price dynamics of blackspot seabream26
Preparing for climate related impacts: Knowledge assessment of the life history of key exploited fish species managed in a climate hotspot26
Differences in deficiency types causing ship detentions at the Black Sea Region during the Covid-19 pandemic and pre-pandemic26
Assessing plume impacts caused by polymetallic nodule mining vehicles26
Illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing impacts: A systematic review of evidence and proposed future agenda26
IMO 2023 strategy-Where are we and what’s next?26
A comprehensive analysis of strategies for reducing GHG emissions in maritime ports26
The emergence of artisanal fishing as a strategic response in the Chilean fishing field25
Smokescreen or groundwork? The paradox of ecological monitoring in the management of Marine Protected Areas25
Knowledge drives conservation: Tackling the shark consumption issue in Italy – A case study25
Contributing to sustainable development pathways in the South Pacific through transdisciplinary research: Conference report25
The influence of public sentiment on the price of aquatic products under the influence of nuclear wastewater discharge in Japan25
Who asked you? A systematic review exploring the origin of primary research into attitudes to marine protected areas in Australia25
“Akili zetu ziwe moja / Let our minds be one”: Emergent strategy for adapting to seafood insecurity in coastal Kenyan fishing communities25
Veiled costs, concealed incentives: Rethinking market approaches to address institutional marginalization and reduce vulnerability of artisanal fishers to power abuses in the Peruvian dolphinfish fish25
Developing an integrated framework for Marine Cultural Heritage (MCH) and Marine Protected Areas (MPA) across Africa and the Middle East24
Conceptualizing maritime constabulary effectiveness (MCE)24
Editorial Board24
Poor online information on European marine protected areas impairs public participation under the Aarhus Convention24
Impact evaluation of cooperative membership on welfare: Evidence from captured fishery households in Indonesia24
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Climate Change Resolution: A quiet interaction of ocean and climate change legal regimes24
Multiple paths towards Eco islands and blue development: Conference report24
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 a24
Sale price flexibilities of Mediterranean hake and red shrimp24
Spatial patterns of fishing activity inside the Gorringe bank MPA based on VMS, AIS and e-logbooks data24
Sowing potential transformative changes in the fishing and agrifood systems – Conference report24
Protection of the global ocean rights23
Disaster risk in Caribbean fisheries: How vulnerability is shaped and how it can be reduced in Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda23
Disentangling politics in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission23
Trade regulations drive improved global shark and ray management23
Enhancing the livelihood of small-scale fishers in the context of vulnerability23
Evaluating factors influencing compliance with vessel regulations to minimize disturbances to endangered killer whales (Orcinus orca)23
International transparency obligations in fisheries conservation and management: Inter-state and intra-state dimensions23
Unravelling the deep: Assessing the bycatch of deep-sea elasmobranchs in crustacean bottom trawl fisheries in Portugal23
Voluntary commitments for ocean sustainability: Comparing the UN Ocean Conference and Our Ocean Conference platforms23
Negotiating fair and equitable sharing of benefits in the BBNJ agreement: Role of the Group of 77 and China23
Caught in a vicious cycle: Connecting forced labour and environmental exploitation through a case study of Asia–Pacific23
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
Fact or fiction? Unpacking the terminologies used in fisheries allocation discussions23
Maritime cybersecurity and the IMO legal instruments: Sluggish response to an escalating threat?23
Blue Nature-Based Solutions in marine and coastal EU policies: Challenges, recommendations and policy opportunities throughout the policy cycle23
Towards smart government for sustainable fisheries and marine development: An intelligent web-based support system approach in small islands23
Stakeholders’ perception on consumption, fishing, and conservation of Red grouper, Epinephelus morio, off the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico22
Guidance on marine protected area protection level assignments when faced with unknown regulatory information22
Understanding the spatio-temporal variability of fisheries data for better bottom trawling management practices in the Catalan margin (NW Mediterranean Sea)22
Humanizing marine spatial planning: A salutogenic approach22
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
Trends in a European coastal fishery with a special focus on small-scale fishers – Implications for fisheries policies and management22
Based on stakeholder questionnaires of ship-derived waste, waste management re-planning in Ports and determining the need for inspection22
Derelict gear from an illegal fishery: Lessons from gear retrieval efforts in the Upper Gulf of California22
Community attitudes towards marine parks in South Australia22
From design to implementation: Lessons from planning the first marine protected area network in Canada21
Co-building a new landscape of global shipping based on openness, cooperation, and innovation: Conference report21
Oceans sing, are you listening? Sounding out potentials for artistic audio engagements with science through the Polar Sounds project21
Conceptualizing maritime spatial planning – A pilot study on viewpoints across Northern European Seas21
Aquaculture policy: Designing licenses for environmental regulation21
Charting sustainable waters: Governance challenges and opportunities for fisheries and coastal beach resources in a West African country21
Global habitat predictions to inform spatiotemporal fisheries management: Initial steps within the framework21
One well-planned and executed exchange is better than two: Lessons learned from a reciprocal fisheries learning exchange between Madagascar and Mexico21
Wealth of Peruvian fishery21
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]21
The impact of climate change and economic development on the catches of small pelagic fisheries21
Realising the potential of interoperable data products to improve the outlook for marine biodiversity: Lessons from the European marine observation and data network21
Distinction between law enforcement activity and military activity in article 298(1)(b) of UNCLOS: Commentary on recent international decisions21
No logo? The failure of ASC salmon labeling in Norway and the UK21
The prosecution of fisheries crime in Spanish criminal law: The impact of European Union regulations20
Tracking shifts in the vulnerability and resiliency of commercial fishing vessel crew and hired captains in New England and the Mid-Atlantic20
Prospects of fish supply-demand and its implications for food and nutrition security in Egypt20
Editorial Board20
Book review20
Corrigendum to “An evaluation of Regional Fisheries Management Organization at-sea compliance monitoring and observer programs” [Mar. Policy 115 (2020) 103842]20
Seafood consumption and the management of shellfish aquaculture20
A comparative study of residents and tourists' valuation for a heterogeneous environmental good: The case of coastal erosion20
Getting our sea back: Indigenous governance and biocultural conservation of coastal and marine commons20
Policy evolution and analysis of characteristics and values of China’s marine seed industry development under the food security strategy20
Stakeholders' perspective on current status and preferred approaches to mariculture development in coastal areas of Southwest Nigeria20
Corrigendum to ‘Fishery harvest control rules from bioeconomic optimization’ [Mar. Policy Vol. 115, May 2020, 103865]20
State led social security and inclusion of marine fisherfolk: Analyzing the case of Kerala, India20
Coastal disaster protection and hazard perceptions of the residents of Orchid Island, Taiwan20
International cooperation and coordination in the Global Legislation of High Seas ABMTs including MPAs: Taking OSPAR practice as reference20
Mariculture high-quality development process and spatial differences: A case study of China20
Abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear in coastal fisheries: A case study in the Baltic Sea coastal waters of Latvia20
Controversial opening of a limited fishery for Atlantic Goliath Grouper in the United States: Implications for population recovery20
Science advice for international governance – An evidence-based perspective on the role of SCAR in the Antarctic Treaty System19
The potential interactions between the BBNJ Agreement and RFMOs in the establishment of ABMTs: Implications for RFMOs19
Interstate hostility and maritime crime: Evidence from South East Asia19
Understanding transformations in the marine coastal realm: The explanatory potential of theories of institutional change19
Ecosystem-based sustainable management of chum salmon in Japan’s warming climate19
Women lead small-scale fisheries to sustainability in Surigao del Sur, Philippines19
Persistence of fisheries production: a disaggregated analysis in 31 OECD Countries19
Marine zoning for the Marine Plan Partnership (MaPP) in British Columbia, Canada19
Recreational harvesting of the wedge clam (Donax trunculus) in southern Portugal: Characterization of the activity based on harvesters’ perception and local ecological knowledge19
The ‘Paper Park Index’: Evaluating Marine Protected Area effectiveness through a global study of stakeholder perceptions19
Offshore energy structures in the North Sea: Past, present and future19
Maritime laws and sustainable development of Blue Economy: Conference report19
Aquaculture PPP development in China-case study from Hani Terrace19
Diversity, challenges, and opportunities of Fishery Improvement Projects in the Latin America and the Caribbean region19
Mangrove ecosystem services: Contribution to the well-being of the coastal communities in Klang Islands19
Combatting illegal fishing through transparency initiatives : Lessons learned from comparative analysis of transparency initiatives in seafood, apparel, extractive, and timber supply chains19
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
Blue carbon: A new paradigm of mangrove conservation and management in Indonesia19
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
Coral reefs and climate change: Examining two institutional approaches to managing a novel marine ecosystem18
Editorial Board18
China's gray zone actions in the East China Sea, Taiwan Strait, and South China Sea: A comparative study and impact on fisheries18
Australia’s jurisdiction and law enforcement in combating IUU fishing in the Southern Ocean18
Linking small-scale fisheries performance to governance attributes: A quantitative assessment from stakeholders' perceptions in the Americas and Europe18
Overcoming policy gaps for effective plastic waste management: A case study of Dikkowita Fishery Harbour, Sri Lanka18
Integrated coastal zone management in Colombia: 25 years of implementing an environmental planning policy18
Where is ocean literacy in oceanic islands’ schools? The Azores case18
Measuring the international ocean economy trade: Method and application18
The impacts of COVID-19 on the cruise industry based on an empirical study in China18
Comparing multi-criteria decision analysis to group negotiations in fisheries co-management18
A conceptual framework for risk management in aquaculture18
Provisions for nullification of conservation and management measures in RFMO objection procedures18
Extraterritorial application of China’s Marine Environmental Protection Law: Towards effective marine environmental protection enforcement18
Open science for the ocean. Recommendations from the perspective of marine carbon observations in Germany, Brazil, and beyond18
The fishery for Antarctic krill – Conflicts between industrial production, protection of biodiversity, and legal governance18
Vulnerability drivers for small pelagics and milkfish aquaculture value chain determined through online participatory approach18
Sustainability of tunas and swordfish exploitation in the equatorial tropical Atlantic Ocean17
Monitoring benthic habitats in English Marine Protected Areas: Lessons learned, challenges and future directions17
Interactions between small-scale fisheries and marine mammals from the perspective of fishers in the Mexican tropical pacific coast17
Socio-economic development of marine ornamental reef fish fishers in eastern Sri Lanka through the lenses of Human Development Index17
China and Indonesia's responses to maritime disputes in the South China Sea: forming a tacit understanding on security17
Analysis of marine incidents and policy implications: Case study of the South Korea17
The social licence of salmon aquaculture in Tasmania: Fulfilling the social bargain17
Compulsory insurance for cruise vessels as a preparation for the next pandemic: Law of the sea perspective17
Direction, not detail: Progress towards consensus at the fourth intergovernmental conference on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction17
Fishery knowledge spillover effects on tourism economic growth in China – Spatiotemporal effects and regional heterogeneity17
Resilience and adaptation: Galician canning fish industry evolution17
Commercial whale-watching reduces vessel incidents in the vicinity of killer whales in Washington State17
Unveiling the hidden hands: Analysis of corporate ownership of industrial tuna fishing vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean17
Editorial Board17
Navigating the waves of change—Assessing the evolving landscape of China’s revised marine environmental protection law17
Towards an international legal definition of the notion of fisheries crime17
Everything comes at a price: The impact of eliminating harmful subsidies in the Spanish marine resources industry17
The role of marine aquaculture in contributing to the diversity and stability of U.S. seafood production17
Assessing the economic effects of the European landing obligation on the Spanish fishery in the Celtic Sea17
Editorial Board17
Editorial Board17
Assessing the effectiveness of 18 years of Israel’s “Clean Coast” program17
A balanced approach to the potential of octopus aquaculture17
The structure of Norwegian seafood trade16
Croakers in three coastal areas of Lagos state, Nigeria: Sustainability levels and stakeholders’ perceptions on the use of ecosystem-based fisheries management16
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