Qingpeng Han , Xiujuan Shan , Xianshi Jin , Harry Gorfine , Yongqiang Shi
{"title":"Identifying biological interaction effects in the spatiotemporal dynamics of multiple fish species","authors":"Qingpeng Han , Xiujuan Shan , Xianshi Jin , Harry Gorfine , Yongqiang Shi","doi":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107739","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107739","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Determining how different fish species respond to biologically driven changes is one of the key prerequisites for understanding fish population dynamics and designing effective fisheries management strategies. This study developed a joint dynamic species distribution model for 10 important fish species in the Bohai Sea summer ecosystem from 2010 to 2019. The model was used to explore the biological drivers in the spatio-temporal dynamics of four economically important fish species: <em>Engraulis japonicus</em>, <em>Larimichthys polyactis</em>, <em>Setipinna taty</em>, and <em>Pampus argenteu</em>s. The results showed that the low-economic-value predators <em>Liparis tanakae</em> and <em>Lophius litulon</em> appeared more frequently in <em>E</em>. <em>japonicus</em> hotspots, which is consistent with the idea that <em>E</em>. <em>japonicus</em> is an important food source of these two fish species. The biomass of <em>L</em>. <em>tanakae</em> and <em>L</em>. <em>litulon</em> was supported by key prey species such as <em>E</em>. <em>japonicus</em>, whilst exerting negative interaction effects on other fish stocks, including those of <em>L</em>. <em>polyactis</em>, <em>S</em>. <em>taty</em> and <em>P</em>. <em>argenteus</em> (predation and competitive interactions were reflected by negative covariation in spatiotemporal densities). Because of the \"food-predation risk trade-off\", <em>L</em>. <em>polyactis</em> and <em>E</em>. <em>japonicus</em> (often accompanied by top predators) exhibited greater differentiation in density hotspots. The model revealed the four species assemblages with their own clear spatio-temporal patterns, providing support for decoupling fisheries for species caught together and regulating the abundance of low-economic-value predatory fish to minimize adverse biologically driven effects on the recovery of economically valuable fish stocks. Our study can serve as a management decision-making framework for multispecies fisheries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54698,"journal":{"name":"Ocean & Coastal Management","volume":"267 ","pages":"Article 107739"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143931761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rut Romero-Martín, Alvar Garola, Herminia I. Valdemoro, José A. Jiménez
{"title":"Adapting beaches to sea level rise: A sediment-based strategy for protecting coastal tourism in Catalonia (NW Mediterranean)","authors":"Rut Romero-Martín, Alvar Garola, Herminia I. Valdemoro, José A. Jiménez","doi":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107729","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107729","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Coastal tourism is a vital economic sector in Mediterranean regions; however it is increasingly threatened by the loss of beaches. Ensuring the economic sustainability of these tourist destinations requires maintaining beaches as functional recreational spaces. This study examines the maintenance of the beach carrying capacity (BCC) as a long-term adaptation strategy for managing beaches along the Catalan coast (NW Mediterranean) under the impact of sea level rise (SLR) throughout the 21st century. It presents a methodological framework that integrates beach surface changes, BCC evolution, regional economic impacts, and adaptation costs by applying updated coastal evolution data and IPCC AR6 SLR scenarios. The results reveal significant vulnerability in Catalonia's tourism sector, particularly under high-emission scenarios (SSP5-8.5), with BCC levels potentially declining by 70 % and regional gross domestic product (GDP) dropping by 6.1 %. This study analyzes three beach nourishment-based adaptation strategies to maintain the BCC, assessing the required sediment resources and costs for each. Adaptation priorities can be determined based on the avoided GDP losses relative to nourishment costs, with the strategy being the most economically viable in areas with intensive sun-and-beach tourism. This study highlights the importance of economically informed adaptation strategies to mitigate the long-term effects of SLR on Catalonia's beach tourism and economy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54698,"journal":{"name":"Ocean & Coastal Management","volume":"267 ","pages":"Article 107729"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143916417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparing ecosystem functioning with environmental cost: Life cycle assessments (LCA) of eco-engineered seawall enhancement units","authors":"Li Peng Yen, Peter A. Todd","doi":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107721","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107721","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The ongoing replacement of natural coastlines with ‘hard engineered’ coastal defenses has led to a decline in biodiversity and essential ecosystem services. As efforts to restore ecological health in urban coasts grow, strategies that retrofit habitat enhancement units, or ‘eco-units', onto existing seawalls have gained attention due to their ability to enhance biodiversity after installation. However, key functional measurements of the ecological communities that grow on eco-units remain limited, and concerns are emerging regarding the environmental costs of eco-unit production relative to their functional benefits. In this study, we compare the functional performance of eco-units deployed in Singapore with the environmental costs of their production and installation. Life cycle assessment (LCA) revealed that the carbon and nutrient removal capabilities of eco-unit communities were small compared to the climate change impact and marine eutrophication potential of their fabrication. Substituting Ordinary Portland Cement with Supplementary Cementitious Materials could substantially reduce the environmental impact of eco-units and offers a more effective means of reducing net emissions than relying solely on biological processes. Our findings highlight the importance of considering production-related environmental costs when evaluating the sustainability of eco-engineered strategies and indicate the critical role of material selection in the overall impact of eco-unit projects. Eco-units also provide other ecosystem services that are not part of LCA models and these need to be assessed using frameworks that consider a wider range of eco-unit benefits.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54698,"journal":{"name":"Ocean & Coastal Management","volume":"267 ","pages":"Article 107721"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143916418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spatial response and optimisation partitioning of the impact of marine industry development on ecological vulnerability—A case study of Jiangsu coastal counties","authors":"Hui Guo , Sen Wang , Wei Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107727","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107727","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>On the basis of the theory of human–ocean regional systems, a marine industry classification system is established from a natural resource management perspective, the spatial response mechanism of the impact of marine industry development on ecological vulnerability is investigated, and space-optimised partitioning of the industrial layout is proposed. The case study results reveal the following: (1) Marine industries with different resource exploitation and utilisation characteristics exhibit distinct spatial layout patterns, and the change characteristics of ecological vulnerability are highly correlated with the spatial layout characteristics of different types of marine industries. (2) Changes in the organisation and structure of human–ocean regional system elements are subject to exogenous drivers, such as marine industry development, which induce responsive changes in the internal ecological environment of the system and exert differential impacts on the ecological vulnerability of regions dominated by different marine industries. (3) On the basis of the comprehensive index of the marine industry development level and the ecological vulnerability index of different grid cells, grid cells with marine industries are divided into industrial-scale control zones, eco-development coordination zones and ecological conservation priority zones, and differentiated spatial layout optimisation paths for marine industries are proposed on the basis of the characteristics of each functional division. This case study can provide insights into high-quality marine industry development and offer reference data for practice development in the study area.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54698,"journal":{"name":"Ocean & Coastal Management","volume":"267 ","pages":"Article 107727"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143911515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A quantitative ergonomic risk assessment model of maritime port operations: An integrated spherical fuzzy-FUCOM-ARTASI approach","authors":"Veysel Tatar , Berk Ayvaz , Dragan Pamucar","doi":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107710","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107710","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The objective of this study is to enhance a novel ergonomics risk assessment tool for workers in maritime port operations by implementing and validating two innovative methodologies, namely, the FUCOM and ARTASI methods. The integration of the Fine-Kinney method and spherical fuzzy sets into these methods provides a detailed understanding of the risks of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) in various port operations. The primary findings demonstrate the efficacy of FUCOM and ARTASI in evaluating risk magnitudes for diverse health factors, offering valuable insights for risk classification and proposing effective control measures. The study's findings indicate that the top five most significant hazards are <span><math><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>E</mi><mi>R</mi><mi>G</mi></mrow><mn>6</mn></msub></mrow></math></span> (Heavy lifting, pulling, pushing, stacking), <span><math><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>E</mi><mi>R</mi><mi>G</mi></mrow><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow></math></span> (Lashing and unlashing operations), <span><math><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>E</mi><mi>R</mi><mi>G</mi></mrow><mn>12</mn></msub></mrow></math></span> (Working long hours or on shifts), <span><math><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>E</mi><mi>R</mi><mi>G</mi></mrow><mn>1</mn></msub></mrow></math></span> (Poor posture/awkward postures), and <span><math><mrow><msub><mrow><mi>E</mi><mi>R</mi><mi>G</mi></mrow><mn>10</mn></msub></mrow></math></span> (Work-related stress). The study underscores the necessity for future research to enhance knowledge in this domain, thereby facilitating a more profound comprehension of occupational risk areas and the strategies implemented by occupational health and safety (OHS) management systems in the port environment in an integrated manner.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54698,"journal":{"name":"Ocean & Coastal Management","volume":"267 ","pages":"Article 107710"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143903599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mingzheng Liu , Yuanzhe Liu , Christina W.Y. Wong , Kee-hung Lai , Enmei Tu
{"title":"The impacts of geopolitics on global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) shipping network: Evidence from two geopolitical events","authors":"Mingzheng Liu , Yuanzhe Liu , Christina W.Y. Wong , Kee-hung Lai , Enmei Tu","doi":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107706","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107706","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The global energy landscape is evolving rapidly, with Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) playing an increasingly important role due to its clean combustion characteristics and flexible transportation modes. However, the structural changes and vulnerabilities of LNG shipping network during major geopolitical events, such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the Red Sea crisis, remain understudied. This research constructs and analyses the evolution of the LNG shipping network using Automatic Identification System (AIS) data from January 2020 to June 2024, focusing on changes before and after these two geopolitical events. By tracking key network metrics, we find that the network steadily expanded during this period, with almost all metrics reaching their peak performance in the second half of 2022 following the Russia-Ukraine conflict outbreak. However, the Red Sea crisis, which erupted in late 2023, did not significantly impact network performance. Community detection using the Infomap algorithm reveals the emergence of a large port community after the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which later fragmented into smaller communities during the Red Sea crisis. Adaptive intentional attack simulations indicate that the network vulnerability varied over time, and unexpectedly, the network became less vulnerable following the Red Sea crisis. Port criticality rankings differed across periods, reflecting shifts in global LNG trade dynamics. These findings provide valuable insights into the structural dynamics and the vulnerability of LNG shipping network in a changing global context, offering guidance for stakeholders in managing vulnerabilities and enhancing LNG supply chain reliability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54698,"journal":{"name":"Ocean & Coastal Management","volume":"267 ","pages":"Article 107706"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143898793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas W. Horton , Robert Enever , Brendan J. Godley , Pete Kibel , Donald Malone , Duncan McAndrew , Philip D. Doherty
{"title":"Effects of illumination and pot design on catch and bycatch when targeting northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) using white LED PotLights","authors":"Thomas W. Horton , Robert Enever , Brendan J. Godley , Pete Kibel , Donald Malone , Duncan McAndrew , Philip D. Doherty","doi":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107663","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107663","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Bottom towed gears can have severe and long-lasting effects on sensitive marine habitats and species. Diversification of gear types in fisheries using bottom towed gears to encompass low environmental impact methods, such as static gear, is one way to reduce dependency on damaging fishing methods. Here we report on trials investigating how the use of white Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs; Fishtek Marine PotLights) affect catch rates of northern shrimp (<em>Pandalus borealis;</em> normally caught using trawls) across three different pot designs off the west coast of Scotland. We also caught the valuable Norway lobster (<em>Nephrops norvegicus</em>) and valueless poor cod (<em>Trisopterus minutus</em>) and considered occurrences and catch rates of these species. Illuminated pots resulted in significant increases in catch per unit effort (CPUE; ind. pot<sup>−1</sup> 24 h<sup>−1</sup>) of northern shrimp for all pot types up to maximum mean of 4.6 ± 4.5 shrimp pot<sup>−1</sup> 24 h<sup>−1</sup> (illuminated shrimp tubes specifically designed to catch shrimp; range = <0.1–11.1). However, despite the substantial increase in CPUE of northern shrimp due to illumination, these quantities do not constitute commercially viable catch volumes. Furthermore, illuminated pots resulted in high juvenile poor cod bycatch (88 % increase in catch rates across all pot types) and reduced catches of Norway lobster (48 % reduction in catch rates across all pots). The high presence of poor cod in catches in response to illumination mirrors the response observed for the closely related cod (<em>Gadus morhua</em>) using the same methods elsewhere, adding evidence on how fishing with light propagates in ecosystems. Finally, to explain our results we propose an ”Attraction Cascade” hypothesis, as there is no documented evidence of phototactic behaviour. Taken together, these results suggest that, when pot type and fishing area are configured for specific target species, illumination may offer promise of increased CPUE and even baitless fishing in pot fisheries and an alternative to trawl fisheries for northern shrimp.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54698,"journal":{"name":"Ocean & Coastal Management","volume":"267 ","pages":"Article 107663"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143902011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synergistic management mechanism of water pollution in near-shore waters under the background of land-sea integration: A quadrilateral evolutionary game model","authors":"Runping Zhang , Qiang Gao , Kun Gao , Zixin Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107667","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107667","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The impact of land-based sources of pollution on near-shore seawater pollution has intensified. However, current governance pressure is concentrated in coastal areas, lacking a scientific governance model for upstream inland watersheds and near-shore seas to collaborate in managing transboundary water pollution. This study used a quadrilateral evolutionary game model to discuss the evolutionary mechanism of collaborative transboundary water pollution management among higher-level governments, inland and coastal governments, and scientific institutions in China and explore the key influencing factors affecting decision making. The combination of stabilization strategies and conditions for land-sea synergistic management of offshore water pollution are also clarified through case-based numerical simulations. The results show that the cost of effective governance is the key influencing factor for decision-making in coastal and inland areas, with incentive payments significantly influencing higher-level government decision making. Monitoring cost is the key influencing factor for decision-making of scientific institution. Meanwhile, the bidirectional compensation payments and government incentives and penalties have a driving effect on effective governance in inland and coastal areas, respectively. In contrast, monitoring by scientific institution only has a binding effect in coastal areas. For the optimal strategy, the ecological benefits of inland and coastal areas must make up for the excess governance costs. This study enriches the theoretical system of water pollution synergistic management model in near-shore waters and proposes implementable policy recommendations for policy formulation and synergistic management.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54698,"journal":{"name":"Ocean & Coastal Management","volume":"267 ","pages":"Article 107667"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143895484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Far away or close, marine fisheries spatial coagglomeration and fisheries' economic benefits in coastal cities of China—Based on machine learning algorithm and fsQCA method","authors":"Man Qin , Jing Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107708","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107708","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As the traditional cornerstone of the ocean's primary industries, the rationality of the spatial layout of marine fisheries holds immense significance for the construction of a modern marine industry system and the advancement of the fisheries' economic benefits. Based on this, the paper focuses on marine fisheries, with marine engineering equipment manufacturing and marine shipbuilding serving as auxiliary sectors. By leveraging an enhanced Sinkhorn algorithm to optimize the Wasserstein distance, it calculates coagglomeration indices through hypothesis testing and Monte Carlo simulations. FsQCA is then employed to assess whether coagglomeration enhances fisheries' economic benefits. Key findings include: (1) Marine fisheries exhibit lower coagglomeration with marine engineering equipment manufacturing and marine shipbuilding than between the latter two due to differing development models and needs. (2) Urban coagglomeration indices vary by region, influenced by policies, resources, and competition, with northern cities having lower indices in 2015 but higher in 2022 compared to the south. (3) Coagglomeration is not pivotal for high fisheries' economic benefits; instead, non-coagglomeration emerged as a key factor in 2022. Therefore, this study puts forward the following suggestions: Optimize the allocation of resources, promote regional coordinated development; Strengthen policy support to alleviate the current situation of industry competition; Optimize the spatial layout and promote high-quality coagglomeration of industry. The study aims to provide decision-making support for optimizing marine fisheries layout, promoting high-quality fisheries' economic development, and building a modern marine industry system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54698,"journal":{"name":"Ocean & Coastal Management","volume":"267 ","pages":"Article 107708"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143895567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Estefani Larios-Castro, Enrique Morales-Bojórquez, Sergio Scarry González-Peláez, Marlene Anaid Luquin-Covarrubias, Juan Carlos Pérez-Rodríguez
{"title":"Management actions associated with multiple reference points approach for geoduck clam fishery","authors":"Estefani Larios-Castro, Enrique Morales-Bojórquez, Sergio Scarry González-Peláez, Marlene Anaid Luquin-Covarrubias, Juan Carlos Pérez-Rodríguez","doi":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107709","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107709","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As a fishery resource, the geoduck clam (<em>Panopea</em> spp.) is susceptible to overharvesting, mainly because of spatial serial depletion. For the Mexican geoduck clam <em>P. globosa</em>, there are several serious challenges to achieving its sustainability, mostly because the current legal guidelines have not identified the decrease in the stock's abundance, and the decision-makers have omitted to take action. This study evaluates control rules assuming uncertainty in the design of a precautionary strategy, so that a novel multistep process can improve the Mexican legal guidelines for the geoduck clam fishery. Based on an age-structured population decay model, four biological reference points were defined as i) management threshold point, ii) target reference point, iii) limit reference point, and iv) depleted. Each reference point (RP) was associated with different management tactics and actions because there are differences between effectively managing a geoduck clam fishery and recovering a geoduck clam population. The rationale for this analysis was to develop a novel fishery management proposal and provide updated guidelines for the Mexican geoduck clam fishery. All of them were based on international guidelines recommended by the ONU-FAO through the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, the Reference Points for Fisheries Management, and the adaptive management framework. The results showed the need to change the paradigm of legal guidelines for the geoduck clam fishery. In this situation, the fishing authorities (stakeholders) could use the reference points proposed here as a general scheme for Fisheries Management. Otherwise, if the multiple reference point approach and associated management actions are not adopted, fishing communities in the Northwest Mexican Pacific are at high risk of potential loss of economic and social benefits.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54698,"journal":{"name":"Ocean & Coastal Management","volume":"267 ","pages":"Article 107709"},"PeriodicalIF":4.8,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143895568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}