Marine Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Governance of the Oceans by Robin Kundis Craig

“…Coastal nations could vastly improve their fragmented approaches to ocean governance in order to increase the protections for marine biodiversity in the climate change era. …”
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The Limits of Sectoral and Regional Efforts to Designate High Seas Marine Protected Areas by David Freestone

“…Some have argued for the establishment of a centralized Ocean Governance Authority, whose decisions would be universally binding; others have argued that existing regional and sectoral bodies can be relied on to protect biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction. …”
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Integrating Asafo Companies for Sustainable Ocean and Coastal Heritage Management in Ghana by John Windie Ansah, Georgina Yaa Oduro, Rosabelle Boswell

“…This article reveals their contribution and argues that, while Asafo groups desire greater inclusion in heritage management, the national government of Ghana seeks to decentralize ocean governance processes. But, Asafo companies are complex groupings in which identity and “place,” matter. …”
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Revision of China’s marine environmental protection law: history, background and improvement by Ruiqiang Liu

“…The revision of the Marine Environmental Protection Law in 2023 was based on the 2018 supervision and inspection of the enforcement inspection team of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the implementation of the construction of a strong maritime country, and the adaptation to the reform of the ocean governance system. Compared with the previous Marine Environmental Protection Law, the improvements of the newly revised law are mainly reflected in the following: optimizing the institutional mechanism, reflecting the Land and Sea Coordination, strengthening supervision and management, strengthening marine litter pollution prevention and control, enhancing the protection of marine biodiversity, strengthening the regulation of estuaries, and strict liability.…”
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Marine Spatial Planning by Alexandre Violante, Eurico de Lima Figueiredo

“…Conclusions are drawn about the international maritime community's understanding of Marine Spatial Planning, specifically its role in enhancing ocean governance and restructuring state marine territories, as well as the intricate connections between these aspects. …”
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The Sea Unites Us but It Is Governed to Keep Us Apart: Restoring the Creole Afro-Indigenous Sea Mobilities in the Southwestern Caribbean. by Maria Catalina Garcia Ch.

“…The paper finally considers Creole Afro-Indigenous maritime activism's prominent role in decolonizing marine governance in the Greater Caribbean region, suggesting the relevance of laws, norms, structures and ocean governance institutions to acknowledge and incorporate these alternative legalities.…”
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Architecture and agency for equity in areas beyond national jurisdiction by Lisa M. Campbell, Robin Fail, Rebecca Horan, Leslie Acton, Jeffrey E. Blackwatters, Alejandro Garcia Lozano, David Gill, Noella Gray, Rebecca Gruby, Emily Melvin, Grant Murray, Emilie Wiehe

“…Motivated by the general attention to equity in UN initiatives like the SDGs and the Ocean Decade, we describe current UN architecture for ocean governance, including principles that might support equity. …”
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Marine Spatial Planning by Alexandre Violante, Eurico de Lima Figueiredo

“…Conclusions are drawn about the international maritime community's understanding of Marine Spatial Planning, specifically its role in enhancing ocean governance and restructuring state marine territories, as well as the intricate connections between these aspects. …”
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Marine Spatial Planning by Alexandre Violante, Eurico de Lima Figueiredo

“…Conclusions are drawn about the international maritime community's understanding of Marine Spatial Planning, specifically its role in enhancing ocean governance and restructuring state marine territories, as well as the intricate connections between these aspects. …”
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Conference report: towards a brighter future of China–Norway marine and polar cooperation by Shaoqing Li, Nan Yang

“…The discussions highlighted the synergies between scientific and policy domains, emphasizing the need for collaboration in areas, such as low-carbon transitions, sustainable ocean governance, and green energy. This conference, the first to be held in person since the COVID-19 pandemic, marked a significant milestone in advancing China–Norway relations, fostering mutual trust, and promoting collaborative initiatives in marine science and Arctic governance—critical for addressing global challenges.…”
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Reflections on the past, present, and potential futures of knowledge hierarchies in ocean biodiversity governance research by Holly J. Niner, David Wilson, Kelly Hoareau, Kelly Hoareau, Mia Strand, Jennifer Whittingham, Dylan McGarry, Bolanle Erinosho, Bolanle Erinosho, Sulley Ibrahim, Sulley Ibrahim, Sirkka Tshiningayamwe, Senia Febrica, Alana Malinde S. N. Lancaster, Milica Prokic

“…The evolution of marine science has been subject to similar influences, and we (the authors) consider these factors to create, embed and reinforce knowledge hierarchies in ocean governance processes and associated research that set societal patterns of prioritisation and exclusion. …”
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Marine Spatial Planning – Prospects for the Arctic by Sigrid Eskeland Schütz

“…Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is defined as an integrated and comprehensive approach to ocean governance. Planning has the potential to ensure ecosystem and biodiversity conservation and establish rational use of marine space, combining activities relating to extraction industries, maritime transport, fisheries and related services and infrastructure. …”
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Developing best environmental practice for polymetallic nodule mining - a review of scientific recommendations by Sabine Christiansen, Stefan Bräger

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Constructing Ocean and Polar Governance by Dorothea Wehrmann, Hubert Zimmermann

“…In a second step, we present the eight contributions that make up the thematic issue by clustering them around three themes: (a) challenges to norm-creation in ocean governance, (b) the impact of territorialisation on governance and the construction of authority, and (c) the effectiveness of regimes of ocean and polar governance.…”
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Bycatch levies could reconcile trade-offs between blue growth and biodiversity conservation by Booth, H, Arlidge, W, Squires, D, Milner-Gulland, E

“…We outline the theory and practice of bycatch levies, to demonstrate how they could incentivise bycatch prevention and raise revenue for compensatory conservation, provided they are well-designed, as part of a policy mix for sustainable and equitable ocean governance. We then explore ways forward for mainstreaming bycatch levies in to the blue economy. …”

Legal pathways for China’s blue carbon conservation: a perspective of synergizing ocean and climate rule of law by Haitang Li, Yu Liu

“…This study first elucidates the importance of blue carbon conservation and its basis in international law, and then analyzes the progress and shortcomings of China’s efforts in blue carbon protection in the areas of legislation, enforcement, and judicial practices related to ocean governance and climate change mitigation. Finally, from the perspective of coordinating ocean and climate governance, this paper proposes legal pathways to improve blue carbon conservation. …”
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A framework for assessing the blue equity of social-ocean systems in marine governance transformation by Mingbao Chen, Mingbao Chen, Mingbao Chen, Yuhao Wang, Zhibin Xu

“…The findings aim to enhance societal understanding of blue equity issues, thereby guiding policymakers in the prioritization of blue equity in the development and utilization of marine resources and in the transformation of global ocean governance.…”
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China's belt and road initiative (BRI) under the vision of 'maritime community with a shared future' and its impacts on global fisheries governance by Shijun Zhang, M Jahanzeb Butt, Ali. M.A. Iqatish, Khadija Zulfiqar

“…Through this research, the influential role of China in ‘global fisheries governance' has been put through an 'ocean governance mechanism at various levels (national, regional, and international). …”
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The path of transboundary marine plastic waste management in China, Japan, and South Korea from the perspective of the blue economy by Huijuan Hao, Chenfan Jiang

“…Marine plastic waste is one of the most difficult global ocean governance issues at present, and is also the focus of marine waste governance in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea region surrounded by China, Japan, and Republic of Korea (ROK). …”
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Beyond equilibrium thinking: dynamic area-based management tools in a changing ocean by Bastiaan E. Klerk, Katharina Heinrich, Katharina Heinrich, Raul Primicerio

“…Following a comprehensive conceptualization of dynamic ABMTs, the article addresses the question whether the legal frameworks governing the ocean can sustain such a dynamic mode of ocean governance.…”
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