Search Results - "Marine policy"

Blue growth and blue justice: Ten risks and solutions for the ocean economy by Bennett, Nathan James, Blythe, Jessica, White, Carole Sandrine, Campero, Cecilia

“…The oceans are increasingly viewed as a new frontier for economic development. Yet, as companies and governments race to capitalize on marine resources,…”
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Mapping the global value and distribution of coral reef tourism by Spalding, Mark, Burke, Lauretta, Wood, Spencer A., Ashpole, Joscelyne, Hutchison, James, zu Ermgassen, Philine

“…Global coral reef related tourism is one of the most significant examples of nature-based tourism from a single ecosystem. Coral reefs attract foreign and…”
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Marine plastic pollution as a planetary boundary threat – The drifting piece in the sustainability puzzle by Villarrubia-Gómez, Patricia, Cornell, Sarah E., Fabres, Joan

“…The exponential increase in the use of plastic in modern society and the inadequate management of the resulting waste have led to its accumulation in the…”
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Human footprint in the abyss: 30 year records of deep-sea plastic debris by Chiba, Sanae, Saito, Hideaki, Fletcher, Ruth, Yogi, Takayuki, Kayo, Makino, Miyagi, Shin, Ogido, Moritaka, Fujikura, Katsunori

“…This study reports plastic debris pollution in the deep-sea based on the information from a recently developed database. The Global Oceanographic Data Center…”
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Oil spill in South Atlantic (Brazil): Environmental and governmental disaster by Soares, Marcelo de Oliveira, Teixeira, Carlos Eduardo Peres, Bezerra, Luís Ernesto Arruda, Paiva, Sandra Vieira, Tavares, Tallita Cruz Lopes, Garcia, Tatiane Martins, de Araújo, Jorge Thé, Campos, Carolina Coelho, Ferreira, Sarah Maria Cavalcante, Matthews-Cascon, Helena, Frota, Alice, Mont’Alverne, Tarin Cristino Frota, Silva, Solange Teles, Rabelo, Emanuelle Fontenele, Barroso, Cristiane Xerez, Freitas, João Eduardo Pereira de, Melo Júnior, Mauro de, Campelo, Renata Polyana de Santana, Santana, Claudeilton Severino de, Carneiro, Pedro Bastos de Macedo, Meirelles, Antônio Jeovah, Santos, Bráulio Almeida, Oliveira, André Henrique Barbosa de, Horta, Paulo, Cavalcante, Rivelino Martins

“…In early September 2019, dense crude oil began to wash the beaches of Brazil's tropical coast. Four months after the first report, the oil has already been…”
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A review of global oyster aquaculture production and consumption by Botta, Robert, Asche, Frank, Borsum, J. Scott, Camp, Edward V.

“…Oyster farming is one of the oldest forms of aquaculture and oysters are farmed around the globe. As with aquaculture in general, oyster aquaculture production…”
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Assessment of scientific gaps related to the effective environmental management of deep-seabed mining by Amon, Diva J., Gollner, Sabine, Morato, Telmo, Smith, Craig R., Chen, Chong, Christiansen, Sabine, Currie, Bronwen, Drazen, Jeffrey C., Fukushima, Tomohiko, Gianni, Matthew, Gjerde, Kristina M., Gooday, Andrew J., Grillo, Georgina Guillen, Haeckel, Matthias, Joyini, Thembile, Ju, Se-Jong, Levin, Lisa A., Metaxas, Anna, Mianowicz, Kamila, Molodtsova, Tina N., Narberhaus, Ingo, Orcutt, Beth N., Swaddling, Alison, Tuhumwire, Joshua, Palacio, Patricio Urueña, Walker, Michelle, Weaver, Phil, Xu, Xue-Wei, Mulalap, Clement Yow, Edwards, Peter E.T., Pickens, Chris

“…A comprehensive understanding of the deep-sea environment and mining’s likely impacts is necessary to assess whether and under what conditions deep-seabed…”
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Challenges and emerging solutions to the land-based plastic waste issue in Africa by Jambeck, Jenna, Hardesty, Britta Denise, Brooks, Amy L., Friend, Tessa, Teleki, Kristian, Fabres, Joan, Beaudoin, Yannick, Bamba, Abou, Francis, Julius, Ribbink, Anthony J., Baleta, Tatjana, Bouwman, Hindrik, Knox, Jonathan, Wilcox, Chris

“…In recent years, there has been a tremendous increase in work that focuses on the amount and types of waste entering the marine environment from multiple…”
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Updated estimates and analysis of global fisheries subsidies by Sumaila, U. Rashid, Ebrahim, Naazia, Schuhbauer, Anna, Skerritt, Daniel, Li, Yang, Kim, Hong Sik, Mallory, Tabitha Grace, Lam, Vicky W.L., Pauly, Daniel

“…The period from 2019 to 2020 is critical in determining whether the World Trade Organization (WTO), tasked with eliminating capacity-enhancing fisheries…”
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Status and rebuilding of European fisheries by Froese, Rainer, Winker, Henning, Coro, Gianpaolo, Demirel, Nazli, Tsikliras, Athanassios C., Dimarchopoulou, Donna, Scarcella, Giuseppe, Quaas, Martin, Matz-Lück, Nele

“…Since January 2014, the reformed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) of the European Union is legally binding for all Member States. It prescribes the end of…”
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Policies to reduce single-use plastic marine pollution in West Africa by Adam, Issahaku, Walker, Tony R., Bezerra, Joana Carlos, Clayton, Andrea

“…Countries in Africa are increasingly adopting policies to reduce single-use plastic (SUP) pollution, yet there has been limited analysis of policies adopted by…”
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On the future navigability of Arctic sea routes: High-resolution projections of the Arctic Ocean and sea ice by Aksenov, Yevgeny, Popova, Ekaterina E., Yool, Andrew, Nurser, A.J. George, Williams, Timothy D., Bertino, Laurent, Bergh, Jon

“…The rapid Arctic summer sea ice reduction in the last decade has lead to debates in the maritime industries on the possibility of an increase in cargo…”
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Why local people do not support conservation: Community perceptions of marine protected area livelihood impacts, governance and management in Thailand by Bennett, Nathan James, Dearden, Philip

“…Conservation success is often predicated on local support for conservation which is strongly influenced by perceptions of the impacts that are experienced by…”
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Key principles of marine ecosystem-based management by Long, Rachel D., Charles, Anthony, Stephenson, Robert L.

“…Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) has gained international popularity in recent years, but the lack of consensus on its definition has precluded the use of a…”
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Navigating a just and inclusive path towards sustainable oceans by Bennett, Nathan J.

“…The ocean is the next frontier for many conservation and development activities. Growth in marine protected areas, fisheries management, the blue economy, and…”
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Dynamic ocean management: Defining and conceptualizing real-time management of the ocean by Maxwell, Sara M., Hazen, Elliott L., Lewison, Rebecca L., Dunn, Daniel C., Bailey, Helen, Bograd, Steven J., Briscoe, Dana K., Fossette, Sabrina, Hobday, Alistair J., Bennett, Meredith, Benson, Scott, Caldwell, Margaret R., Costa, Daniel P., Dewar, Heidi, Eguchi, Tomo, Hazen, Lucie, Kohin, Suzanne, Sippel, Tim, Crowder, Larry B.

“…Most spatial marine management techniques (e.g., marine protected areas) draw stationary boundaries around often mobile marine features, animals, or resource…”
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Defining “serious harm” to the marine environment in the context of deep-seabed mining by Levin, Lisa A., Mengerink, Kathryn, Gjerde, Kristina M., Rowden, Ashley A., Van Dover, Cindy Lee, Clark, Malcolm R., Ramirez-Llodra, Eva, Currie, Bronwen, Smith, Craig R., Sato, Kirk N., Gallo, Natalya, Sweetman, Andrew K., Lily, Hannah, Armstrong, Claire W., Brider, Joseph

“…Increasing interest in deep-seabed mining has raised many questions surrounding its potential environmental impacts and how to assess the impacts’…”
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News from the seabed – Geological characteristics and resource potential of deep-sea mineral resources by Petersen, S., Krätschell, A., Augustin, N., Jamieson, J., Hein, J.R., Hannington, M.D.

“…Marine minerals such as manganese nodules, Co-rich ferromanganese crusts, and seafloor massive sulfides are commonly seen as possible future resources that…”
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The rise of aquaculture by-products: Increasing food production, value, and sustainability through strategic utilisation by Stevens, Julien R., Newton, Richard W., Tlusty, Michael, Little, David C.

“…Since 2000, the use of wild fish inputs in the production of farm raised fish outputs, also known as the Fish In: Fish Out (FI:FO) ratio, has been a primary…”
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Exclusion and non-participation in Marine Spatial Planning by Flannery, Wesley, Healy, Noel, Luna, Marcos

“…Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) offers the possibility of democratising management of the seas. MSP is, however, increasingly implemented as a form of…”
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