Showing papers in "Ocean & Coastal Management in 2018"

TL;DR: In this article, the status of mangrove forests and efforts to protect them are explored, and case studies from disparate regions of the world, showing that the integration of human livelihood needs in a manner that balances conservation goals can present solutions that could lead to long-term sustainability of MANGO forests throughout the world.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared available surveys of public perceptions of marine threats and protection involving >32,000 respondents across 21 countries and found that 70% of respondents believe the marine environment is under threat from human activities, and 45% believe the threat is high or very high.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a new Physical Coastal Vulnerability Index (PCVI) and applied it to eleven UK sites, seven in England, three in Wales and one in Scotland.

TL;DR: The sediment compartments approach was first used in the 1960s in the United States to define sections of the Australian coast, but had not been uniformly adopted around the nation in the way that has underpinned management, as in other countries.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present findings of recent research on the social dimensions of MPAs in five marine protected areas (MPAs) in South Africa and examine key social impacts respondents attribute to MPAs and their establishment and ongoing management.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors used a generalized linear model (GLM) to test the news popularity by publisher type, title tone, picture counts, and word counts to determine the performance of media news releases in strengthening public awareness.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a management framework for enhancing Blue Growth in Bangladesh, a strategic planning is required which should focus on potential sectors related to Blue Economy, research and ocean governance, and argued that enhancing Blue growth and achieving sustainable development goals must go together to ensure that balance does not swing too far towards Blue Growth at the expense of environmental sustainability.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the variety of self-mitigations and the patterns of local migrations of communities in the northern part of Semarang City, Indonesia.

TL;DR: It is illustrated how the AIS data processing and analysis can produce adequate information for MSP: maritime traffic density, shipping lanes and navigation flows, hierarchical network of maritime routes, alleged fishing zones, spatio-temporal interactions between activities (potential conflicting uses or synergies).

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a chronosequence of mangrove forests in mangroves in Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve (MMFR) in Malaysia, a region with one of the most C dense forests in the world.

TL;DR: More than one hundred and sixty studies on artificial reefs have been carried out over the past three decades as discussed by the authors, with a focus on variations in the community structure or composition of ARs, suggesting the purpose of AR research has shifted from improving fisheries as a resource to rehabilitation of marine ecosystems.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the past 30-year Landsat satellite images to investigate the dynamic nature and management aspects of land in the coastal areas of Bangladesh and found that land erosion and accretion with different rates remain a constant phenomenon.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors established the state of the art of the sea cucumber fisheries in this geographical area, analyzed the negative effects of over-exploitation on five species (Holothuria polii, Holothuria tubulosa, holothuria mammata, Holthuria arguinensis and Parastichopus regalis) through three study cases well documented in Turkey, Spain and Portugal, and finally suggest some management measures to improve, and/or develop a right regulation for the exploitation of these new resources.

TL;DR: Zhang et al. as discussed by the authors comparatively evaluated changes in the positive and negative ecological elements of Shenzhen's coastal zone in the rapid urbanization process to understand impacts of human activities.

TL;DR: In this article, a set of built-in geospatial web tools to support maritime spatial planning and environmental management objectives implemented into the Tools4MSP interoperable GeoPlatform is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze public comments made on planning applications for new finfish farms in Scotland, and use SLO theory to explore local scale social interactions and the drivers of public perception of the aquaculture industry.

TL;DR: In this article, the results from a Willingness to pay (WTP) study using data from 425 respondents at three beaches in the Colombian Caribbean Region were presented, showing that over 70% expressed a positive WTP to maintain beach ecosystem services (BES) beyond tourism purposes.

TL;DR: A literature review was conducted to collect data on microplastic pollution in Brazilian aquatic ecosystems, analyzing this pollutant in samples of sandy sediments, plankton and other invertebrates and vertebrates as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, an integrated coastal zone management decision support system (DSS) was developed to address the problem of pollution and unbalanced development in the offshore island of Cijin, which is the largest port city in Taiwan.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the level of artificial lighting and orientation patterns of sea turtles hatchling, in Zakynthos Island, Greece, one of the main nesting rookeries of the loggerheads ( Caretta caretta ) in the Mediterranean Sea.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used the Individual Travel Cost Method (ITC) to estimate the economic value of the VBNRA by using two conditions: high frequency visitor's rate and visitors must be heterogeneous.

TL;DR: In this paper, intervention concerning the erosion causes (ICEC) is proposed to solve or at least minimize coastal erosion, which not only involves specific local actions, but also involves the restoration of natural protective habitats, and removal of anthropogenic structures that block sediment production and its flow to and through coastal systems.

TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of a dual-purpose wave farm off Xago, a beach-dune system in Asturias (N Spain) subject to severe erosion, was presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the results of scenic evaluation of 96 sites along the Valparaiso region of Chile, which assesses values from a checklist of 18 physical and 8 human parameters, and permits calculation of a scenic evaluation index, which classifies coastal sites into five classes: Class I, usually natural areas of top scenic characteristics, to Class V, poor scenic natural areas with a higher impact of human interventions.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors identify crucial criteria for assessing sustainability of the ports in South Korea using the importance-performance analysis (IPA) technique and conduct a survey with the port managers to evaluate the importance of the identified assessment measures and their perceived performances.

TL;DR: In this paper, a low-altitude quad-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), equipped with a non-metric camera, was used to acquire the two periods of UAV images in a complex beach of Wujiao Bay where the significant geomorphic changes occurred mainly due to the strong scouring of the drainage gullies.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore ship traffic variability using ship tracking data from automatic identification system (AIS) technology and evaluate the role of vessel emission regulations and economic events on vessel routes and speeds.

TL;DR: The authors investigated the potential impacts of tourism operations, including construction, sewage, pollution and sand pumping, on reef condition around seven islands exclusively leased for resorts in the Maldives, and reported variable environmental sustainability of resort practices, with some in particular being damaging.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess, organize, and analyze fisheries of three snappers (Lutjanus jocu, L. synagris and Ocyurus chrysurus), and three groupers (Cephalopholis fulva, Epinephelus morio and Mycteroperca bonaci) along the Abrolhos Bank, with the ultimate goal of proposing useful management units.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors deal with the first comprehensive spatial distribution and area estimate of seagrass patches of India with a standardized methodology, which is mainly located in Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar (Tamil Nadu), Gulf of Kachchh (Gujarat), Chilika Lake (Odisha), and Islands of Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep.