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ClearAdoption of a multi-criteria approach for the selection of operational measures in a maritime environment
This study applies a multi-criteria decision-making framework to help the maritime shipping industry choose operational measures that balance productivity with environmental sustainability. Reducing plastic waste and pollution from shipping vessels is one factor considered in this analysis.
Ocean Solutions That Benefit People, Nature and the Economy
This report examines ocean-based solutions that can simultaneously benefit people, nature, and the economy. The study balances hope and concern while presenting concrete examples of sustainable approaches to ocean management and conservation.
Cumulative impact assessment for ecosystem-based marine spatial planning
This review examines how cumulative human impact assessments — which combine pressures from fishing, pollution, shipping, and other sources — can be integrated into marine spatial planning to better balance human uses against ecosystem health.
Integrated Analytical Approach: An Added Value in Environmental Diagnostics
Researchers demonstrated the value of an integrated multi-technique analytical approach for environmental diagnostics, showing through three marine case studies that combining multiple survey methods yields a more complete and accurate picture of anthropogenic environmental impacts than any single method alone.
Industrial ecology for the oceans
This review examines the principles of industrial ecology as applied to ocean resource management, discussing historical and contemporary challenges of human interaction with marine environments. The paper addresses how industrial ecology frameworks can inform more sustainable approaches to fisheries, shipping, and marine resource use while contending with pollution challenges including microplastics and oil spills.
Assessment of environmental pressures and state in relation to three Danish offshore wind farms
This report catalogs the ecological conditions and environmental pressures in and around three planned Danish offshore wind farm sites, intended to inform nature-inclusive design approaches. The assessment of baseline ecological conditions at proposed offshore sites helps ensure that wind energy development is designed to minimize and potentially enhance local marine biodiversity.
Valuing biodiversity and ecosystem services: a useful way to manage and conserve marine resources?
This review examines whether assigning monetary values to marine biodiversity and ecosystem services effectively supports ocean conservation and management. The authors find that while ecosystem valuation is an established approach on land, its use in marine environments lags behind due to the practical challenges of ocean research and complex governance structures.
The right incentives enable ocean sustainability successes and provide hope for the future
This paper examined cases where ocean management and conservation efforts have succeeded, arguing that the right incentive structures and governance frameworks can drive meaningful improvements in ocean sustainability.
Decision-science navigates trade-offs between environmental and socio-economic objectives for marine debris mitigation
Researchers applied decision-science methods to evaluate marine debris management strategies across Southeast Asia, balancing environmental protection with socio-economic impacts. They found that structured decision-making helped identify the best sites and approaches for reducing plastic exposure to marine ecosystems and coastal communities. The study demonstrates how systematic frameworks can navigate the complex trade-offs involved in tackling ocean plastic pollution.
The impacts of dumping sites on the marine environment: a system dynamics approach
Researchers used system dynamics modeling to map how marine dumping sites damage interconnected ocean ecosystems — harming coral reefs, food chains, fish populations, and coastal communities. The study argues that holistic, systems-based thinking is essential for designing effective policies to address the growing crisis of ocean dumping.
A global spatial analysis reveals where marine aquaculture can benefit nature and people
A global spatial analysis identified marine ecoregions with the greatest potential for shellfish and seaweed aquaculture to simultaneously restore coastal ecosystems and provide food benefits to humanity, with highest opportunity regions in Oceania, North America, and parts of Asia. The study proposes a strategic framework for expanding sustainable marine aquaculture in alignment with ecosystem recovery goals.
ECOMAR: A data-driven framework for ecosystem-based Maritime Spatial Planning in Danish marine waters. Results and conclusions from a development and demonstration project
This synthesis report presents results from the ECOMAR project, which mapped human pressures — including microplastic pollution — and ecosystem components across Danish marine waters to support maritime spatial planning. The project developed data-driven frameworks for managing cumulative human impacts on marine ecosystems.
Successful Blue Economy Examples With an Emphasis on International Perspectives
This study examines successful international examples of Blue Economy development - sustainable ocean-based economic activities - drawing lessons for policy and practice from marine aquaculture, renewable energy, and ocean tourism initiatives. The examples illustrate how well-governed ocean industries can deliver economic benefits while protecting the marine environment from pollution threats including microplastics.
Multi-Criteria Relationship Analysis of Knowledge, Perception, and Attitude of Stakeholders for Engagement towards Maritime Pollution at Sea, Beach, and Coastal Environments
Researchers used multi-criteria analysis to assess the knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes of stakeholders toward marine pollution governance, finding persistent gaps between awareness and action, and identifying barriers to mobilizing the level of engagement needed for effective protection of vulnerable coastal ecosystems.
Advances and development in sampling techniques for marine water resources: a comprehensive review
This review compared advanced sampling techniques for monitoring marine water resources, evaluating passive samplers, autonomous underwater vehicles, and conventional grab sampling across deployment contexts. The authors found that no single method suits all monitoring objectives and recommend integrating passive and active sampling approaches for comprehensive marine water quality assessment.
Leveraging Multi-target Strategies to Address Plastic Pollution in the Context of an Already Stressed Ocean
This review examines how plastic pollution interacts with other stressors affecting ocean health, using the Ocean Health Index as a framework. Researchers argue that addressing plastic pollution requires multi-target strategies that account for the already degraded state of marine ecosystems. The study highlights how plastics compound existing environmental pressures on the ocean, from habitat destruction to biodiversity loss.
A literature study of human activities and pressures as well as ecosystem component layers available for Marine Spatial Planning and mapping of cumulative impacts in Swedish marine waters
A Swedish literature review assessed what data layers are available for marine spatial planning and mapping cumulative human impacts in Swedish waters, covering activities like shipping, fishing, and pollution. The study is a policy and governance review, not primarily focused on microplastics.
Applying the China’s marine resource-environment carrying capacity and spatial development suitability approach to the Bay of Biscay (North-East Atlantic)
Researchers applied China's marine resource-environment carrying capacity evaluation framework to the Bay of Biscay to test its cross-regional applicability in marine spatial planning. The comparison revealed both practical commonalities and methodological challenges when transferring Chinese ocean governance models to a European context.
A review of remote sensing in coastal aquaculture: data, geographic hotspots, methods, and challenges
This review examines remote sensing applications in coastal aquaculture, synthesising data sources, geographic hotspots, and methodological advances that allow satellite and aerial imagery to monitor aquaculture facility extent, water quality, and environmental impacts including plastic debris from aquaculture infrastructure.
Extended Bibliometric Review of Technical Challenges in Mariculture Production and Research Hotspot Analysis
This paper is not about microplastics; it is a bibliometric analysis of technical challenges in mariculture production, covering cage design, biofouling, feeding, and waste management.
Contemporary Oyster Reef Restoration: Responding to a Changing World
This review of oyster reef restoration design identified key considerations for site selection, substrate choice, and oyster genotype selection that maximize reef success under current and future environmental conditions, arguing that restoration projects must account for urbanization, ocean warming, and acidification trajectories to achieve long-term biological and socio-economic goals.
Strengthening Capacity in Ocean Governance
This paper is not about microplastics; it examines challenges in international ocean governance, discussing capacity-building initiatives in the Asia-Pacific under frameworks like UNCLOS and multilateral maritime institutions.
Bridging Knowledge Gaps towards 2030: The Use of Foresight for the Strategic Management of a Sustainable Blue Economy
This paper reviewed how foresight methods can be integrated into strategic management of marine and coastal environments, demonstrating how scenario planning and expert consultation complement conventional decision support tools for addressing long-term sustainability challenges.
Application of a Weight of Evidence Approach for Monitoring Complex Environmental Scenarios: the Case-Study of Off-Shore Platforms
A weight of evidence approach integrating chemical measurements and biological effect assessments was applied to monitor the environmental impact of offshore oil and gas platforms, providing a more complete picture of contamination than either approach alone. The framework is applicable to evaluating microplastic and chemical pollution from other industrial marine activities.