Marine Policy最新文献

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Marine Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106923

Etheldreda Emilie Suban Raya Riantoby , Nurul Dwi Isnawati , Nia Karunia , Yanti Sulistyana

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Updated and expanded analysis of fuel tax concessions for the commercial fishing fleet of the United Kingdom 对联合王国商业捕鱼船队燃油税优惠的最新和扩大分析

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Marine Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106924

Daniel J. Skerritt , U. Rashid Sumaila

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Bluefin tuna TAC Case: Lessons for Japanese fishery resources management 蓝鳍金枪鱼TAC案例：日本渔业资源管理的教训

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Marine Policy Pub Date : 2025-09-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106921

Takeshi Shimamura , Isao Sakaguchi

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The Core Latin American Members (CLAM) in BBNJ negotiations: A case of rule-making influence from the South on the ocean regime BBNJ谈判中的拉丁美洲核心成员：南方对海洋制度规则制定影响的一个案例

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Marine Policy Pub Date : 2025-09-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106920

Parthenay Kevin , Carina C. de Oliveira , Ana Flávia Barros-Platiau

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Seismic surveys and the role of scientific advice in Norway 挪威的地震调查和科学建议的作用

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Marine Policy Pub Date : 2025-09-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106918

Lise D. Sivle, Tonje N. Forland, Karen de Jong, Geir Pedersen, Kate McQueen, Marte Louise Strømme, Henning Wehde

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Going regional: COMPESCA’s 20-year experience as a model for small-scale fisheries co-management in the central coast of Brazil 走向区域：COMPESCA作为巴西中部海岸小规模渔业共同管理典范的20年经验

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Marine Policy Pub Date : 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106917

Nilamon de Oliveira Leite Júnior, Agnaldo Silva Martins

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Impacts of invasive algae from the perspective of fishers in the Lagoon of Venice, Northern Italy 从渔民的角度看入侵藻类对意大利北部威尼斯泻湖的影响

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Marine Policy Pub Date : 2025-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106903

Jimlea Nadezhda Mendoza , Baiba Prūse , Giulia Mattalia , Sophia Kochalski , Julia Prakofjewa , Alessandro Buosi , Aimee Ciriaco , Francesco Primavera , Agnese Martini , Maria Viktoria Bittner , Renata Sõukand , Adriano Sfriso

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Enhancing cost-effectiveness in marine recreational fishing assessment: Flexible model-based estimation of participation rates and effort 提高海洋休闲捕鱼评估的成本效益：基于灵活模型的参与率和工作量估算

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Marine Policy Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106901

Fabio Cevenini , Alice Bartolini , Carlo Fezzi , Silvia Ferrini , Roberta Raffaelli , Martina Scanu , Luca Bolognini , Sasa Raicevich , Fabio Grati

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Advancing justice in marine biodiversity conservation 推进海洋生物多样性保护正义

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Marine Policy Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106906

Chris Armstrong

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Waves of innovation: The role of sustainability in driving impact in the blue economy – A PLS-SEM approach 创新浪潮：可持续发展在推动蓝色经济影响中的作用- PLS-SEM方法

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Marine Policy Pub Date : 2025-09-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106902

Jennifer Nicole Elston , Hugo Emanuel dos Reis Sales da Cruz Pinto , Carla Filipa Sequeira Valente Nogueira

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