This study was designed to develop and implement a conservation program aimed at promoting the responsible disposal and management of litter derived from recreational fisheries at a coastal reserve in Argentina. Three interconnected actions were conducted: (1) non-participant observation and semi-structured interviews to analyze the perceptions in key players, (2) a territorial intervention consisting

Overfishing is taking place all over the world threatening marine ecosystems’ health and associated livelihoods. Correctly identifying the drivers of overexploitation are crucial to guide effective fishery measures. In the present study the distinct contribution to overfishing of large-scale fisheries (LSF) and small-scale fisheries (SSF) in the Gulf of California and in the Mediterranean Sea has been

Rio de Janeiro State (RJ) is a densely urbanized area in southern Brazil of great economic importance. It has developed and consolidated mariculture in the last three decades as a successful commercial activity of high local and regional relevance. We present here an overview of the mariculture sector in RJ, examine its trends and changes, provide insights, and discuss the implementation of local public

Many countries, including China, have increased new areas of mangrove plantations to reverse the decline in mangrove ecosystem functions. However, this has led to the intrusion of mangroves into many tidal flat areas, which are important habitats for shorebirds. A reduction in the available tidal flat areas will reduce the diversity of shorebirds, therefore bringing mangrove conservation into conflict

Rapid development of maritime transportation networks meets international trade demands while rendering them in high risk and disruption concerns particularly at ports being the bottlenecks of the whole flows. Port operations calls for an effective approach to assess ports vulnerability and to ensure the resilience of their associated maritime supply chains (MSC). However, traditional quantitative

Exiting the EU allows the UK to unilaterally change the frameworks that govern its environment and natural resources. This opportunity is timely given the urgent need to address the biodiversity and climate emergencies, and deliver the necessary policy changes to meet associated international agreements. The UK's divergence from EU environmental policy has already begun. The new Agriculture Act uses

The Shandong Peninsula is affected by a large number of extratropical storm surges and tropical storm surges. In this study, the Advanced Circulation model-Simulating Waves Nearshore (ADCIRC-SWAN) coupled model was used to simulate the storm surges and waves in the sea near Shandong Peninsula from 1980 to 2019. The extreme surges obtained by subtracting the astronomical tidal elevation from the simulated

Resource managers are increasingly concerned regarding the sustainability of the small-scale fishery of the venus clam Anomalocardia flexuosa, a key livelihood resource extracted by Brazilian traditional coastal communities in the intertidal or shallow subtidal of mangrove estuaries. To inform the co-management process in an Extractive Reserve in North Eastern Brazil, a twelve month participant observation

In this study, our objective was to assess coastal vulnerability to inundation due to global mean sea level rise in response to climate change to help prepare for future scenarios and typhoon-induced surges. To accomplish this, the coastal vulnerability index (CVI) was defined as a function of indicators representing elements of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. Using these indicators,

Terminal layout design is an important strategic decision to obtain efficient automated container terminals. Recently, several types of layout design are being implemented to realize side-loading operations, such as U-type and parallel layout design for bilateral-cantilever automated rail-mounted gantry cranes. However, it is lack of a comprehensive comparation with perpendicular layout design for

The research study empirically investigates ferry passenger's perception and behaviours towards general waste management and recycling. Structural equation modelling and confirmatory factor analysis were used on survey data gathering from 400 ferry passengers in Hong Kong. The exploratory factor analysis recognized four key dimensions of general waste management and five main dimensions of recycling

Artificial reefs have been deployed in multiple regions of the world for different purposes including habitat restoration and protection, biodiversity and fish stock enhancement, fisheries management and recreation. Artificial reefs can be a valuable tool for ecosystem protection and rehabilitation, helping mitigate the effects of anthropogenic impacts that we face today. However, knowledge on artificial

A new method is proposed to assess the susceptibility of coastal roads to structural deterioration from shoreline erosion caused by natural processes such as waves, tides, and the effects of climate change, including sea level rise. The approach is based on a new susceptibility index method called the Coastal Road Erosion Susceptibility Index (CRESI) that incorporates key parameters that control road

The research on the changes of the spatial and temporal characteristics of land-use landscape patterns can deeply insight the movement of the Earth's surface by human activities, natural factors, and biological factors in time and space. This paper uses Landsat data for eight periods from 1984 to 2020 to explore the spatial and temporal characteristics of the land-use landscape pattern. First, the

A bioeconomic model was built to assess the contribution of more selective trawl nets to the objectives of the European Multi-Annual Plan for demersal fisheries in the Western Mediterranean (WM MAP). The biological submodel was parameterized with age-structured population parameters for the five target stocks in the WM MAP (European hake, red mullet, deep-water rose shrimp, Nephrops and red shrimp)

As a common phenomenon along the global coastline, beach wrack, which is part of the blue carbon ecosystems (BCEs), has significant ecological values. However, the excessive accumulation of beach wrack can be a nuisance for local residents and tourism. Meanwhile, beach wrack can become a source of greenhouse gas due to the decomposition. Hence, effective monitoring of beach wrack has become a priority

The international dry bulk shipping market is a complex and changeable shipping market, which is affected by the world's external economic and trade environment. It is difficult for the operation and decision-making of dry bulk transportation companies and other market practitioners. Based on the freight indexes of shipping sub-markets including the Panamax and the handy-size carrier, this paper uses

The Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) comprising the coasts of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Ecuador, represents an area of high marine biodiversity that supports productive fisheries and acts as an important migratory corridor for many marine species. Despite its biological importance, the ETP is understudied and lacks sufficient data for science-based fisheries management and conservation decision-making

Shipping has become an essential mode of cargo transportation in the world and the number of global ships is also on the rise, along with the increasing marine environment pollution caused by ship waste. Various countries and regions have attached increasing importance to the pollution caused by ship waste in recent years. How to address ship waste management from international shipping has been brought

Coastal zones are historically rich with unique land/seascapes, tangible artifacts, and intangible cultural heritage. Coastal and maritime cultural heritage (CMCH) contends with various constraining conditions of the sea and shore—both geophysical and socially constructed—which we delineate to identify risks and threats to its sustainable management. In response to calls for the greater incorporation

The Kimberley marine environment in Western Australia is widely recognised for its outstanding natural features, vast and remote sea and landscapes, and Indigenous cultural significance. To ensure that adequate baseline information is available to understand, monitor and manage this remote and relatively understudied region, scientific exploration was undertaken between 2012 and 2018 as part of the

Kelp forests are highly productive habitats which support important marine species and ecosystem services including coastal protection and carbon storage. Demand is increasing for commercial products from wild and cultivated kelp, however questions remain on how harvesting of wild kelp can be managed and governed in a sustainable and adaptive way. This paper analyses and contrasts the institutional

The ability of a coastal settlement to adapt to climate change is largely dependent upon access to a range of resources, which many coastal towns and small cities lack. Coastal small towns of less than 10,000 are therefore at a significant disadvantage compared to larger settlements when it comes to adaptation. One way to begin to overcome this disadvantage is to compare coastal small towns in order

This chapter focuses on mainland coastal towns that have populations of between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants. Through six case studies, the chapter develops an understanding of the characteristics that shape each of the communities. By exploring the climate change hazards each of the case studies are experiencing now and forecast into the future, the physical and ecological profile and the human development

This article summarizes and reflects upon the work presented in ‘The Unusual Suspects in Climate Change Adaptation – Small Coastal Cities and Towns’ special issue. Across the special issue the challenge of adapting coastal towns and small cities to the impacts of climate change was clearly evident. In order to address some of the challenges, an initial way forward is outlined here to act as a pathway

The impacts of climate change will manifest differently in urban areas depending upon the individual characteristics and contexts of each settlement. The study of climate adaptation planning for towns and small cities is a relatively under-researched field, there has thus far not been a standard typology for characterising towns and cities located at the coast. A typology can inform stakeholders about

Like other risk management strategies, effective sea level rise response must suit local socio-ecological contexts. These include particular civic discourses, perceptions of agency, and analytic deliberation, the latter integrating scientific information with local knowledge and social values. We describe three cases in eastern North Carolina, in the southeastern United States, with differing conceptions