There is reason for concern, given the history of technology in the seas. Too often, the
extinction and contamination of marine species have been exacerbated by technical …

According to the research on fisheries, there are two main trade‐offs between these
sustainability pillars. First, a fisheries industry's developing ecological health diminishes …

If unauthorized resource use is prevented, managing marine resources by allocating
property rights may match economic and environmental conservation incentives. However …

Intense use of coastal resources and construction of new marinas to expand the tourist
industry might result in developing water and marine environmental quality due to pollution …

The ocean, and the life that dwells in it, is the largest carbon sink of our planet, absorbing
more than 25 percent of all CO2 emissions, and over 90 percent of the excess heat …

This paper addresses a principle originally known as the Common Heritage of Mankind,
which has been central to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and in the …

Oceans are endowed with myriad biotic and abiotic resources that sustain the global
economy and livelihoods. Creating and operationalizing sustainable ocean governance …

To address climate change and global biodiversity loss, the world must hit three important
international conservation targets by 2030: protect 30% of terrestrial and marine areas, halt …

The twenty-first century is seeing multiple and accelerating anthropogenic threats to the
Ocean which jeopardize the planetary system and human well-being. Given the urgency of …

The ecological decline of the fisheries industry diminishes economic returns for fishers,
while the pursuit of economic profitability by individual fishers conflicts with the social goals …