Showing papers in "Marine Policy in 2014"

TL;DR: In this paper, a mixed-methods study of communities on the Andaman Coast of Thailand explores perceptions of MPA impacts on community livelihood resources (assets) and outcomes as well as MPA governance and management.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a novel inputs framework that incorporates indicators for governance, management and development to be used in the design and analysis of marine protected areas (MPAs), and discuss the potential ecological and socio-economic outcomes of MPAs.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that illegal and unreported catches represented 20-32% by weight of wild-caught seafood imported to the USA in 2011, as determined from robust estimates, including uncertainty, of illegal and underwater fishing activities in the source countries.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the potential relationships between the ecosystem services provided by the coastal and marine environment and the designation of marine protected areas and provided a comparative analysis of the jurisdictional marine protected area policies proposed by the English, Welsh and Scottish Governments.

TL;DR: In the past 30 years, the Department of Fishery Administration has formulated and organized a series of conservation and management regimes and measures, including minimum mesh size regulation, seasonal closures and attempts to control fishing capacity through licensing and limiting total engine power.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide guidance for the application of non-indigenous species (NIS) related management in the European Union Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), including NIS identification, standardization of sampling and data, indicators, propagule pressure and management issues.

TL;DR: In this article, a case study of ten fishery cooperatives of the Pacific coast of Mexico was studied to examine reasons for successful community-based management of the fishery commons.

TL;DR: The International Seabed Authority (ISA) developed an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone CCZ in the Eastern Central Pacific.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors develop the discourse on deep-sea restoration and offer guidance on planning and implementing ecological restoration projects for deep sea ecosystems that are already, or are at threat of becoming, degraded, damaged or destroyed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarized information on the distribution and movement patterns of the three ice-associated cetacean species that reside year-round in the Arctic, the narwhal (Monodon monoceros ), beluga (white whale, Delphinapterus leucas ), and bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus ).

TL;DR: This article used a survey (n=1047) to investigate UK public perceptions of subtidal species and marine health to assess whether it is possible to build more positive connections between society and the sea.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify and characterise limits and barriers to adaptation of fishing activities to cyclones and examine interactions between them in two fishing communities in Bangladesh, using household questionnaires, oral history interviews, vulnerability matrices and focus group discussions.

TL;DR: In this article, the use of ecosystem service valuation for marine planning is examined and lessons from the development and use of environmental valuation and cost-benefit analysis for policy-making in the US and the UK.

TL;DR: The EBSA process has reached a critical juncture, whereby a large percentage of the global ocean has been considered by the regional workshops, but the procedure by which these areas can be incorporated into formal management structures has not yet been fully developed as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated knowledge of and attitudes towards sharks of a group of individuals with a clear interest in the marine environment, as well as possible factors that might influence their perceptions of sharks, to make recommendations on how to foster engagement in shark conservation.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a set of ocean sustainability targets and effective indicators developed within a global Future Ocean Spatial Planning (FOSP) process, which would help in assessing the current status of marine systems, diagnosing ongoing trends, and providing information for inclusive, forward-looking, and sustainable ocean governance.

TL;DR: The use of drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) has become the dominant practice in tropical tuna purse seine fishing, and moves are being made to manage the use of FADs as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: A systematic review of studies addressing marine renewable energy structures and related artificial structures in coastal waters found positive effects were recorded on the abundance of commercially important crustacean species, suggesting potential for incorporation of OWFs as no fishing, or restricted activity zones within a wider MPA to aid fisheries augmentation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report on the final policy (promulgated in June 2012) that emanated from a five-year policy development process largely driven by civil society, NGOs and researchers.

TL;DR: In this article, a policy to ban discards in European fisheries has been proposed to reduce the uncertainty in catch data and the socially unacceptable waste of resources that results from the disposal of catch at sea.

TL;DR: In this article, the distribution of the UK fleet of large (>15 m length) fishing vessels was analyzed and clear gear-specific temporal and spatial differences in activity were found, indicating that mobile demersal gear fleets would be little affected if they were excluded from these proposed closures, but if the static gear fleets were excluded this would likely result in displacement of certain vessels, increasing fishing pressure on other rocky grounds and other fishers.

TL;DR: This article assessed the vulnerability of 12 coastal communities in the Northern Gulf of California to disruptions in fishing activities from anthropogenic stressors, including climate change, and found that vulnerability was higher in communities with higher fishing dependence and lower socioeconomic diversification.

TL;DR: In this paper, the history of Atlantic bluefin tuna overfishing is described and the major uncertainties that undermine the current scientific advice are summarized and the importance of reducing their impacts by improving knowledge and developing robust scientific framework is considered.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a concise overview of the current regulation affecting co-location of key marine activities within wind farm zones and provide suggestions on how colocation projects can be adopted and taken forward, using the UK as a case study.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the benefits generated in the Peruvian marine fisheries sector through a comprehensive value chain analysis, based on a newly-developed combined ecosystem-economic modeling approach, which was integrated in the widely-used Ecopath with Ecosim approach and software.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the more recent entry of seafood into consumer social movements, and offer suggestions on how fisheries management could better govern for sustainable food systems, and provide further ideas about food, sustainability and governance.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the contextual factors contributing to the success of the West Hawaii fish replenishment areas (FRAs) in order to combat the degradation of yellow tang populations on the west coast of Hawaii Island.

TL;DR: In this article, a 10-step framework is proposed for the identification and protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) from significant adverse impacts of bottom fishing, based upon an expert review of existing practices.

TL;DR: A methodology is outlined that provides a robust quantification of the marine sector over time and finds that in 2010 the major ocean industries in China contributed $239.09 billion to the national economy and employed over 9 million individuals.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the role of local actors in the implementation of MIMCA in Zanzibar, Tanzania, by applying Pretty's typology of participation in addressing procedural justice, which is according to Paavola linked to distributive justice.