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{"title":"Knowledge drives conservation: Tackling the shark consumption issue in Italy – A case study","authors":"A. Carabelli,&nbsp;M. Dal Maso,&nbsp;M.V. Carola,&nbsp;V. Ba,&nbsp;M. Carraturo,&nbsp;I. Milani,&nbsp;R. Bettinetti,&nbsp;G. Boldrocchi","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106806","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106806","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Shark populations are sharply declining, highlighting the need to address knowledge gaps that may hinder conservation efforts, especially in Italy, a major EU shark meat importer. Through a questionnaire shared via social media, this study showed that 64 % of participants do not believe shark meat is legally sold in Italy, and 7.3 % reported to have never consumed it. However, when presented with a list of shark species identified by their common names, 28 % acknowledged having eaten them, indicating widespread unawareness of Italy’s role in the shark meat trade and that most consumers unknowingly consume shark products. While most participants recognize that fish can accumulate contaminants, their understanding does not extend to sharks. After providing key information about shark conservation and possible health risks, interviewees were unwilling to consume sharks further and supported clearer labelling to identify shark products. This suggests that informed consumer choices can significantly contribute to shark conservation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 106806"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144322566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Navigating the discourse: A bibliometric overview of research on fisherwomen in traditional marine fisheries","authors":"Kabita Baral ,&nbsp;Ramakrushna Baral ,&nbsp;Bagmi Priyadarshani","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106797","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106797","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recent increases in the focus on the gender dimension of small-scale fisheries have challenged the conventional conceptualisation of what constitutes fishing. Growing acknowledgement of the women’s contribution to the sector and the disproportionate hardship women of fishing communities face can be seen in policy documents. In this context, this particular article does a bibliometric analysis to explore how far academic discourses on marine fisheries have explored the role gender plays in the sector. The study analysed scientific papers published in Web of Science (WoS) indexed journals published during the period from 2005 to 2024. The study used R Studio and VoS Viewer for bibliometric analysis. The paper highlights the nature of trends, evolution, and maturity of scientific publications in the field, as well as productivity analysis for the author publishing on MFW, distribution of scientific publications across the countries of the globe, and research journals. The study also did a keyword occurrence analysis and thematic analysis on what aspect of women's engagement in marine fishery researchers have cast light on. The result shows that academicians are increasingly attaining the gendered aspect of marine fisheries. However, developed countries disproportionately contribute to the authors and the number of research works. Concerning sources, we also found that only a few journals contributed to most of the publications. The insight gained from this paper would guide scholars interested in MFW in finding patterns and trends of research on the topic. The research paper reinforces the idea of rethinking the gender dimension and the need to further explore different aspects of gender in the marine fishing sector.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 106797"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144270422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mismatches between the current marine Natura 2000 network and seabird distributions call for enhanced protected areas off metropolitan France","authors":"Timothée Poupart ,&nbsp;Thibaut de Bettignies ,&nbsp;Matthieu Authier ,&nbsp;Nicola Baccetti ,&nbsp;Luca Börger ,&nbsp;Iker Castège ,&nbsp;Jacopo G. Cecere ,&nbsp;Nicolas Courbin ,&nbsp;Jamie Darby ,&nbsp;Karine Delord ,&nbsp;Ghislain Doremus ,&nbsp;Hayley A. Douglas ,&nbsp;Gilles Faggio ,&nbsp;Giorgia Gaibani ,&nbsp;Fabrice Gallien ,&nbsp;Cécile Gicquel ,&nbsp;Jacob González-Solís ,&nbsp;David Grémillet ,&nbsp;Simona Imperio ,&nbsp;Jude V. Lane ,&nbsp;Lorenzo Serra","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106779","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106779","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Seabirds are among the most threatened vertebrates, under pressure from fisheries bycatch, climate change, overfishing, and human disturbance. In France, demographic studies have highlighted adult survival as a key factor in population trends, which calls for large-scale marine conservation efforts. In this context, the Natura 2000 policy requires the designation of Special Protection Areas (SPAs) to protect seabirds under the Birds Directive. To assess the completeness of the French marine SPA network, data from aerial, boat, and coastal surveys, as well as tracking devices and distribution models, were collected for 57 seabird taxa. This data collection allowed the EU minimum criteria for a coherent SPA network to be spatially implemented, and the most ecologically valuable areas for seabirds around metropolitan France to be identified and prioritised, and overlaid with the current French SPA network and Marine Important Bird Areas (mIBAs) to identify potential inconsistencies. This analysis revealed seabird hotspots outside the existing ecological network, confirming some insufficiencies for coherent seabird conservation. Although data dependent, this analysis highlighted the limitations of using global proportion coverage to assess network coherence when coverage of biodiversity and abundance hotspots was not achieved. Furthermore, these results summarised the main target areas for policy makers to effectively improve seabird conservation around metropolitan France. In a context of increasing demands for marine spatial planning, improvements in this knowledge, the SPA network and conservation actions are required.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"180 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144239617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Overcoming challenges and identifying opportunities for marine protected area planning: Lessons from Brazil","authors":"Rafael A. Magris ,&nbsp;Leandra R. Gonçalves","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106798","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106798","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The establishment of marine protected areas (MPAs) is a central strategy for achieving sustainability goals, but their planning is deeply shaped by local context. As such, the development of new MPAs is often contingent upon the presence of clear legal frameworks, institutional coordination, and the lack of political conflicts. When designed through an inclusive approach, the MPA planning process can foster greater legitimacy and compliance, but these participatory approaches might face challenges related to funding or power imbalances among actors. Here we conducted a content analysis of archival records related to 60 MPA proposals spanning nearly three decades along the Brazilian coast to examine the context in which challenges and opportunities to MPA establishment arise. We found that the challenges and opportunities faced by proposed MPAs depend on their intended management category and stage of development. MPAs proposed for strict protection tend to face more challenges than those for sustainable use. In particular, limited institutional capacity was a common issue, especially for MPA proposals in the early stages of planning. Social actors also frequently perceived the spatial configuration – such as the size or location of the proposed MPAs – as inadequate. Conversely, MPAs proposed for sustainable use exhibited a greater number of opportunities - such as heightened local perception of MPA benefits and increased political support - which became particularly important during the later stages of designation. Together, these results provide quantitative evidence of concurrent challenges and opportunities associated with proposed MPAs, highlighting improved ways of performing MPA planning globally.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 106798"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144242715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"","authors":"Muti'ah Dewi Sornia ,&nbsp;Sebastianus Kia Suban ,&nbsp;Amelia Fransiska Siregar ,&nbsp;Meitin Lolon","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106771","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106771","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 106771"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144242716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Use or non-use? A deep dive into the amenity and ecological benefits of the Great Barrier Reef","authors":"Jeremy De Valck ,&nbsp;John Rolfe","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106804","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106804","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Valuing nature often involves reconciling the antagonism between ecological and amenity benefits of environmental assets. Amenity benefits, such as those derived from recreation and tourism, sometimes conflict with the ecological benefits people assign to nature conservation, which are typically assessed as non-use values. While the Total Economic Value (TEV) framework is commonly applied to aggregate values from different groups of users and non-users, it remains unclear whether this approach adequately captures the interplay between use and non-use dimensions, how these patterns vary across population samples, and what drives differences in these values. This study explores these questions through an experiment evaluating Queensland populations’ preferences for both ecological and amenity improvements in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), the largest reef system globally. A discrete choice experiment assesses preferences for expanding coral and seagrass ecosystems against developing recreational and tourism facilities. The sample contains 923 respondents, selected from both Brisbane (distant urban area) and from local areas along the GBR. We find that respondents are primarily supportive of environmental policies expanding coral and seagrass cover. Respondents also support further recreation and tourism opportunities. However, providing further recreational opportunities tend to be perceived more negatively by local GBR users (i.e. visited the GBR previously). For distant users, moral duty and insurance (non-use option) drivers significantly increase preferences for the proposed policy scenarios. Conversely, direct use and option use drivers do not appear to be significant influences when tested as TEV components. This underscores non-use motives as primary influences in valuing complex environmental assets.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 106804"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144230195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing the blue economy's impact on carbon mitigation growth levels: Evidence from North and Latin America","authors":"Ayesha Afzal ,&nbsp;Saba Fazal Firdousi ,&nbsp;Myra Imran Rafiq","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106803","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106803","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study examines the impact of the blue economy on dynamic relationships between the economic, trade, and carbon emissions indicators for 14 countries from 1990 – 2021 across North and Latin America. The blue sector is measured through aquaculture production, capture fisheries production, renewable energy consumption, and container port traffic. The study analyzes the long-run relationship between maritime and economic variables by constructing the Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) model and then comparing it with the Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares (DOLS) framework to assess the robustness of the estimates. The results of the empirical analysis reveal that in the long run, carbon emissions tend to decrease in both North, and Latin America as the blue economy expands. In contrast, economic growth, and trade depict a statistically positive relationship with the blue sector. These findings have instituted key policy implications: the blue sector is a viable option to promote carbon mitigation strategies vis-à-vis a stable growth and trade rate. However, for regional trade to increase over the long-run trajectory, there needs to be a collaborative effort for the improvement of existing trade initiatives such as NAFTA, and MERCOSUR along with effective policy mechanisms to integrate blue sector reforms. Specifically, the paper advocates for investment in carbon capture technologies, the deployment of clean energy resources, and legislation enforcement to promote responsible allocation of the ocean’s resources while bolstering economic growth and trade prospects.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 106803"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144222030","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Bringing contextual reality to IUU fishing","authors":"Brittany Bartlett ,&nbsp;Rodrigo Oyanedel ,&nbsp;Hollie Booth ,&nbsp;E.J. Milner-Gulland","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106784","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106784","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing terminology, as presented in the International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate IUU Fishing (IPOA-IUU), is often scrutinised for its vague and conflated nature. As a result, although internationally recognised and widely used, it is often difficult to conceptualise and operationalise across scales. Through key informant semi-structured interviews, this study aimed to gain expert insights into the current usage of the term IUU fishing and the potential issues this may present. We found the interpretation and application of the term to vary, depending upon the context in which it is used. Moreover, four inherent misconceptions regarding IUU fishing emerged, which may hinder effective and equitable management towards ocean sustainability: 1) only large-scale industrial fishing fleets partake in illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing activity; 2) the drivers and consequences of IUU fishing are restricted to stealing fish; 3) the applicability of IUU fishing as a clear-cut illegal activity is universal across scales; and 4) IUU fishing is the sole driver of unsustainable fisheries. Consequently, IUU fishing responses may become hampered by a high-level catch-all view that disregards intrinsic complexities and context-specificities. To move away from this reductionist perspective, we recommend that IUU be used sparingly, with a move towards focusing on its three discrete components - illegal fishing, unreported fishing, and unregulated fishing. By applying a problem-oriented approach, we may then be able to gain a contextualised understanding of nuanced problems, which can inform practical and tailored management across relevant spatiotemporal scales.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 106784"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144222135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Navigating a transformative policy route for High Seas conservation","authors":"Lea-Anne Henry ,&nbsp;Jason Cleland ,&nbsp;Anna Gebruk ,&nbsp;Richard Emmerson ,&nbsp;Janos Hennicke ,&nbsp;Tammy Davies ,&nbsp;J. Murray Roberts","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106785","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106785","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Progress in establishing marine protected areas (MPAs) in areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ), commonly referred to as the “High Seas”, remains delayed by three high level challenges: (1) gaps in scientific data and knowledge, (2) lack of international and regional capacity, and (3) institutional barriers. In the present study, we created a new comparative framework based on 11 previous lessons learned that we grouped across these three challenges. We used the framework to compare the policy routes that the regional seas OSPAR Commission took pre- and post-2012 to establish MPAs in ABNJ in order to document uptake of previous lessons and identify any transformative improvements in the policy process. We evidence strong uptake of all 11 lessons and many transformations taking place to overcome challenges in scientific data and knowledge and capacity. Examples of uptake included: using multidisciplinary scientific approaches that overturned the concept of ABNJ being data-poor; multiple concurrent policy drivers that created significant momentum and political will; and OSPAR’s Collective Arrangement with the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission. Many lessons were interdependent, particularly the need for a clear and transparent science to policy process. Transforming future routes to establishing MPAs in ABNJ needs to recognise these interdependencies and recurrent challenges such as climate change and capacity, and build on transformations including the use of big data and artificial intelligence and the role of regional seas commissions as enablers of cooperation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 106785"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144222134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perceived need for management interventions in the Great Barrier Reef","authors":"Aditi Mankad ,&nbsp;Elizabeth V. Hobman ,&nbsp;Matt Curnock ,&nbsp;Michelle Dyer ,&nbsp;Petina Pert","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106796","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106796","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The health of coral reef ecosystems is critically threatened by global warming, a fact well-recognized by reef managers and conservation specialists. However, this awareness does not necessarily extend to the broader public, potentially creating an epistemological disparity between expert understanding of necessary environmental management interventions and public perceptions of the need to intervene. This study examines the Great Barrier Reef (GBR; the Reef) as a case example to explore predictors of the perceived need for environmental management interventions in the Reef. Drawing on risk perception literature and public attitudes towards novel environmental solutions, it was hypothesised that the perceived need for intervention would be associated with: (a) perception of the problem (e.g., threats to the Reef); and (b) personal benefits derived from, and emotional responses to, the GBR environment (e.g., wellbeing, economic benefits, positive and negative emotions). A quantitative survey of 2048 GBR residents was conducted to measure public attitudes. The results revealed a robust multivariate regression model (R² = 0.67), identifying emotional reactions to reef damage, perceived threat of climate change to the GBR, and personal pride in the GBR as a World Heritage Area as the most influential predictors of perceived need for intervention. This study underscores key individual factors that are likely to be significant for residents when considering the necessity of future interventions in the GBR, providing valuable insights for reef managers and decision-makers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":"180 ","pages":"Article 106796"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144221975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}