The incorporation of international law rules in regulating safety of navigation and marine pollution prevention in straits used for international navigation: a study of Malaysia’s... by Mohd Rusli, Mohd Hazmi

“…Ever since the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (LOSC) entered into force in 16 November 1994, it has always been regarded as the Constitution that governs matters pertaining to ocean governance. As a result, the LOSC has ended the multiplicity of practices of various nations of the world in empowering their sovereignty, exercising their sovereign rights and duties towards their maritime space. …”
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Spatiotemporal distribution of microplastic debris in the surface beach sediment of the southeastern coast of Bangladesh by Jarin Tasnim, Md Kawser Ahmed, Kazi Belayet Hossain, Muhammad Saiful Islam

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Putting coastal communities at the center of a sustainable blue economy: A review of risks, opportunities, and strategies by Louisa S. Evans, Pamela M. Buchan, Matt Fortnam, Maria Honig, Louise Heaps

“…New approaches to ocean governance for coastal communities are needed. With few exceptions, the status quo does not meet the diverse development aspirations of coastal communities or ensure healthy oceans for current and future generations. …”
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Deepening Path of Marine Management System Reform in Fujian Province from the Perspective of Holistic Governance by Ziqing YAN, Lili CHEN, Wanglai CUI

“…Since China's reform and opening up, provincial oceanic management system of Fujian Province has experienced the reforming process from decentralized management to comprehensive marine management, ocean to ocean management diversification for many years, which have made the upgradation of ocean governance system and the ability to get a promotion. …”
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Kotahi te moana, only one ocean: Pacific environmentalism, 1970–1995 by de Jong, MH

“…Advocacy on the issues of nuclear waste dumping and climate change turned self-determination into sovereignty, using United Nations forums to challenge neo-colonialism and dependency, establishing Pacific regimes of ocean governance and interregional associations of like-minded island regions. …”

Incorporating protected areas into global fish biomass projections under climate change by Juliano Palacios-Abrantes, Sarah M. Roberts, Talya ten Brink, Tim Cashion, William W.L. Cheung, Anne Mook, Tu Nguyen

“…We rely on computer modeling to simulate an utopian world where all marine reserves thrive and ocean governance is effective. Results suggest that climate change will affect fish biomass in most marine reserves and their surrounding waters throughout the 21st century. …”
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Survey data on socioeconomic demographics of drug-free families living in high-risk drug environments in East Coast States of Peninsular Malaysia by Abdul Rahman Abdul Latip, Siti Salina Abdullah, Nor Hayati Sa'at, Nurul Nabila Syaqira Hanizam, Khuzaimah Mustapa, Nur Ameera Rushdi, Engku Nurnajihah Che Ku Muda, Suzaily Wahab

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Technology advancement and international law in marine policy, challenges, solutions and future prospective by Muhammad Bilawal Khaskheli, Shumin Wang, Xin Zhang, Imran Haider Shamsi, Chenghuan Shen, Chenghuan Shen, Sanober Rasheed, Zakir Ibrahim, Zakir Ibrahim, Dost Muhammad Baloch

“…International law, ocean governance ensuring marine environment represented by the frameworks such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), plays a crucial role in governing the use of technology and establishing guidelines for the sustainable management of marine resources. …”
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Improvement of Maritime Management as a Key Aspect of Sustainable Development and Blue Growth in the Russian Federation by Nikolay Plink, Vera Semeoshenkova, Tatyana Eremina, Alexandra Ershova, Ivan Mushket

“…An Integrated Management Model for sustainable marine and coastal use is proposed as a tool for ensuring blue growth, including four interrelated elements (specific management functions), namely “Integrated Coastal Zone Management”, “Marine Spatial Planning”, “Management of Marine Macroregion” and “Ocean Governance”. Their functional content and interaction mechanisms are discussed in order to implement an integral approach to marine use. …”
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Green and Hawksbill Sea turtles of Eastern Atlantic: New insights into a globally important rookery in the Gulf of Guinea by Betânia Ferreira‐Airaud, Sara Vieira, Maria Branco, Antunes Pina, Venceslau Soares, Manjula Tiwari, Matthew Witt, Rita Castilho, Alexandra Teodósio, Lucy A. Hawkes

“…Abstract Sea turtles are critical components of marine ecosystems, and their conservation is important for Ocean Governance and Global Planet Health. However, there is limited knowledge of their ecology in the Gulf of Guinea. …”
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MALAYSIA A MARITIME NATION AGENDA : CHARTING THE PASSAGE / by Andrew, Ivan Mario, editor 647605, Wan Izatul Asma Wan Talaat editor 549049, Royal Malaysian Navy. Sea Power Centre 647606

Comparison of linear and nonlinear modeling approaches to develop an abundance index based on voyage and market data for a data-limited fishery by Tzu-Lun Yuan, Haikun Xu, Bing-Jing Lu, Shui-Kai Chang, Shui-Kai Chang

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Perception of Citizens Regarding Marine Litter Impacts: Collaborative Methodologies in Island Fishing Communities of Cape Verde by José C. Ferreira, Renato Monteiro, Lia Vasconcelos, Cláudio M. Duarte, Filipa Ferreira, Euclides Santos

“…These findings reinforce previous research on the importance of public engagement and environmental education to contribute to the conservation of marine ecosystems and to build a strong collaborative ocean governance.…”
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The Diversity of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Marine Pollution: A Systematic Literature Review by Jia Ning, Shufen Pang, Zainal Arifin, Yining Zhang, U. P. K. Epa, Miaomiao Qu, Jufen Zhao, Feiyang Zhen, Abhiroop Chowdhury, Ran Guo, Yuncheng Deng, Haiwen Zhang

“…Multidimensional and sustainable ocean governance have become increasingly focused on managing, reducing, and eliminating marine pollution. …”
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Policy gaps in the East African Blue economy: Perspectives of small-scale fishers on port development in Kenya and Tanzania by Pascal Thoya, Pascal Thoya, Pascal Thoya, Vera Horigue, Vera Horigue, Christian Möllmann, Joseph Maina, Kerstin S. Schiele

“…Recently, the rights of small-scale fishers have increasingly been acknowledged in ocean governance because coastal development and various maritime activities have reduced traditional fishing grounds. …”
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Towards a reflexive, policy-relevant and engaged ocean science for the UN decade: A social science research agenda by Alice B.M. Vadrot, Silvia C. Ruiz Rodríguez, Emmanuelle Brogat, Paul Dunshirn, Arne Langlet, Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki, Krystel Wanneau

“…Finally, the comprehensive study of ocean science's reflexive, political, and societal dimensions is an emerging field within ocean governance scholarship and deserves to receive increased attention from scholars interested in the conditions of transformative change.…”
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Hydrodynamic exposure – on the quest to deriving quantitative metrics for mariculture sites by Oliver Lojek, Nils Goseberg, Nils Goseberg, Heidi Moe Føre, Tobias Dewhurst, Thea Bölker, Kevin Gerald Heasman, Bela H. Buck, Bela H. Buck, David W. Fredriksson, Samuel Rickerich

“…Understanding environmental conditions driving open-ocean mariculture siting is crucial in establishing consistent ocean governance, minimizing adverse environmental impacts, and facilitating economically sustainable farm operations. …”
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Environmental DNA metabarcoding shows potential for monitoring meiofauna and marine nematodes diversity in mangrove ecosystems in China by Mingcheng Hu, Yuqing Guo, Fenfen Ji, Yijia Shih, Kai Liu, Xiangxiang Yi, Yuanxin Fan

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Applying the China’s marine resource-environment carrying capacity and spatial development suitability approach to the Bay of Biscay (North-East Atlantic) by Angel Borja, Angel Borja, Sarai Pouso, Ibon Galparsoro, Eleonora Manca, Mickaël Vasquez, Wenhai Lu, Lu Yang, Ainhize Uriarte

“…The EMOD-PACE project, funded by the European Commission, aimed to promote international ocean governance between EU and China. One of the objectives of EMOD-PACE is to compare European and Chinese modelling approaches for ecosystem vulnerability assessment. …”
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Effects of microplastic and heavy metals on coral reefs: A new window for analytical research by Md Saiful Islam, Abu Reza Md Towfiqul Islam, Zulhilmi Ismail, Md Kawser Ahmed, Mir Mohammad Ali, Md Humayun Kabir, Khalid A. Ibrahim, Rahmah N. Al-Qthanin, Abubakr M. Idris

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