The paradigm that is developed for the coastal ecosystem is a phenomenon that reveals dynamic interactions at the local scale using the socio-economic and ecological aspects of cities. Interactions between humans and the ecological process of the region in coastal ecosystems shaped under human control are substantially important and contain puzzles that need to be addressed. This article presents the

Development of science-based coastal policies and strategies that effectively cope with coastal change and risk requires transfer of scientific knowledge beyond the scientific community, and its integration in management processes. However, scientists frequently convey their message to non-specialized audiences resourcing to their own empirical experience, often leading to a high effort - low efficiency

Coastal management involves multiple possible actions at various spatial scales. Yet, what determines in practice the scale and scope of coastal management? To address this question we investigate two possible explanations for the scale and scope of coastal management regimes: an economic explanation, focusing on the costs and benefits of widening the scale and scope of such management regimes, and

This paper presents a forensic analysis of the coastal erosion and structural damage associated with four consecutive-year, Atlantic-basin major hurricanes. The investigation focuses on Hurricanes Matthew (2016), Irma (2017), Michael (2018) and Dorian (2019) and their impact on the sandy shorelines and coastal construction of Florida, located in the southeastern United States. The study identifies

Understanding the effects of environmental drivers on fish distribution is of primary importance for designing effective conservation measures to protect endangered species. In this study, we investigated which habitat and spatial predictors enhance the abundance and biomass of the parrotfish Sparisoma frondosum in tropical rocky reefs from a Southwest Atlantic insular complex. Besides more than 170

The move towards broader management of marine ecosystems has received significant momentum in recent years. Fundamental to Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) and Ecosystem-Based Fisheries management (EBFM) is the need to engage relevant stakeholder groups. Here we present a Bayesian network (BN) tool developed to describe the snapper population in the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand, and investigate possible

Recent decades have witnessed a steady increase in efforts from a range of actors to facilitate and support meaningful and effective engagement with coastal communities and stakeholders. Indeed, this move towards improved participatory approaches are increasingly framed as being integral to successful and sustainable management of coastal resources and spaces, including in the context of climate adaptation

Areas with controlled access, as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and Territorial Use Rights for Fisheries (TURF), are conceived as tools to contribute to the ecosystem conservation and fisheries sustainability. Management and Exploitation Areas for Benthic Resources (MEABR), a TURF system implemented in Chile, offers the opportunity to test this hypothesis. The management in these areas is based mainly

Fishing is an essential activity in many countries' economies and food security, and Mexico is no exception. In the state of Veracruz, fishing creates employment and provides food for over forty thousand fishers and their families. Several of the ecosystems that support this activity are located in the Reef Corridor of the Southwest Gulf of Mexico. This study aimed at quantifying the value of exploited

This paper describes the methodology followed to implement social distancing recommendations in the COVID-19 context along the beaches of the coast of Gipuzkoa (Basque Country, Northern Spain) by means of automated coastal videometry. The coastal videometry network of Gipuzkoa, based on the KostaSystem technology, covers 14 beaches, with 12 stations, along 50 km of coastline. A beach user detection

A number of commentators have argued that up until now marine/maritime spatial planning (MSP) research and practice have been dominated by blue economy and environmental concerns and have tended to neglect what might be regarded as social sustainability concerns. To gain more insight into the character and extent of such a gap, as well as how to address it, this article examines how social sustainability

Plastic use and production have dramatically increased globally over the past 65 years with the improvement of life quality by the daily use of plastic products. Still, around 50% of the plastic produced is disposable products that generate substantial waste. Several reports pointed out the adverse effects of plastic litter in coastal environments in recent years, emphasizing single-use plastics (SUP)

Kappaphycus alvarezii, a red seaweed cultured in tropical waters for extraction of carrageenan, is widely considered a bioinvader of coral reefs. In India, this seaweed is cultivated in Palk Bay, South India by the coastal community amidst the concern of its invasion in the sub-tidal reef regions of adjoining Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park (GoMMNP). The current study was undertaken to assess the

The current COVID-19 pandemic is causing health and economic crises worldwide, but consequences are worse for those emerging countries with poor sanitary conditions struggling against economic recessions. Small-scale artisanal fishers (SSAF) should be considered among the “essential workers” since they provide food services; however, the COVID-19 might have altered the normal livelihood and reduced

Fisheries in Atlantic Canada are going through a period of transition due to environmental, economic, and policy changes that are impacting resource sustainability and community viability. One change is the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which came into effect in December 2017, offering increased market access for fishery-reliant provinces such as Newfoundland

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an evident decrease in economic activity, especially in the tourism sector. On the southwest coast of the Buenos Aires Province (Argentina), coastal cities base their economy on 3S tourism. In this context, the analysis of social views is crucial for participatory coastal management. As well as the forecast of beach use areas in semi-diurnal mesotidal

Worldwide, small-scale fisheries (SSF) are an important source of food and livelihoods for rural communities and contribute substantially to national economies. Women play crucial roles in these fisheries, yet their contributions are largely invisible, often ignored and unrecognized. We conducted household and focus group surveys to examine the role of indigenous Fijian (iTaukei) women in SSF, documenting

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly altered personal and group behaviors that may directly or indirectly affect other public health issues. This paper examines if and how COVID-19 indirectly influenced beach safety and drownings within the Great Lakes region using daily drowning data from 2020 in comparison to historical trends in drownings pre-COVID. Results suggest that the number of beach drownings