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Marine Restoration and Blue Economy in the European Union After the Approval of the Nature Restoration Regulation

This paper reviews marine restoration initiatives and blue economy policies in the European Union following the adoption of new legislative frameworks. It evaluates how EU policies balance marine conservation with sustainable economic use of ocean resources.

2024 Revista de Ordenación del Sector Marítimo
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The Future of Fisheries Co-Management in The Context of Sustainable Blue Economy and Green Deal: There Is No Green Without Blue !

This study assessed how fisheries co-management schemes in European coastal communities are contributing to sustainability goals, finding that local governance structures play a critical role in promoting energy efficiency, climate adaptation, and sustainable blue economy practices.

2023 Preprints.org 8 citations
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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.

2019 Frontiers in Marine Science 221 citations
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Sustainable blue economy: Opportunities and challenges.

This review assessed the concept of a sustainable blue economy, covering the economic potential of ocean resources alongside challenges including climate change, ocean acidification, plastic pollution, and governance gaps that threaten to undermine sustainable ocean use.

2024 Journal of biosciences
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How Does the Blue Economy Align with Sustainability? A Bibliometric Analysis of Trends and Themes

Despite its title referencing the blue economy and sustainability, this paper conducts a bibliometric analysis of academic literature on ocean-based economic activities — not microplastic pollution specifically. It examines publication trends, key research themes, and leading institutions in blue economy research and is not directly relevant to microplastics or human health.

2025 International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy 1 citations
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Pathways and Policies of Blue Economy in Supporting Carbon-Neutrality Target

This policy paper examines how ocean-based economies can grow sustainably while protecting marine ecosystems, proposing an integrated ocean management framework that balances economic goals with biodiversity conservation and carbon neutrality targets.

2025
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The Future of Fisheries Co-Management in the Context of the Sustainable Blue Economy and the Green Deal: There Is No Green without Blue

Not relevant to microplastics — this paper examines how fisheries co-management governance structures can support the EU Green Deal and sustainable blue economy goals for fishing communities.

2023 Sustainability 14 citations
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The Future of Fisheries Co-Management in The Context of Sustainable Blue Economy and Green Deal: There Is No Green Without Blue !

This paper assessed the extent to which fisheries co-management schemes in Europe are supporting sustainable blue economy principles and climate adaptation in fishing communities. Sustainable fisheries governance also addresses plastic pollution from fishing gear, which is a major source of ocean microplastics.

2023 Preprints.org 2 citations
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Setting the course: aligning European Union marine pollution policy ambitions with environmental realities

This systematic review assesses EU marine pollution policies against the actual state of ocean contamination from pollutants including microplastics. The findings suggest that current policy goals may not align with environmental realities, and more integrated approaches linking land-based pollution sources to marine impacts are needed. Effective regulation matters because ocean health directly affects the safety of seafood and coastal communities.

2025 Frontiers in Marine Science 4 citations
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Blue Economy in Malaysia: An Endeavour of Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This review examined Malaysia's progress toward sustainable blue economy development and achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals related to ocean health. It identified gaps in policy implementation and research coverage, including limited data on marine plastic pollution in Malaysian waters. The paper calls for stronger institutional frameworks to protect coastal and marine environments while supporting economic growth.

2022 International Journal of Academic Research in Economics and Management Sciences 5 citations
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Current Status and Trends of Blue Economy Development in Indonesia: Policy Direction, Practice-driven Approaches, and Regional Collaboration

This review examines Indonesia's blue economy development trajectory, analyzing policy directions, practice-driven approaches, and regional collaboration strategies, while identifying sustainability challenges including overexploitation of marine resources and the integration of digital transformation into ocean-based economic activities.

2025 Advances in Economics and Management Research
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From Ocean Science to Sustainable Blue Economy

This overview examined the concept of sustainable blue economy for India, covering fishery resource management, seabed mineral potential, and coastal ecosystem services as components of ocean-dependent economic development. The paper argued that advancing blue economy objectives requires integrating ocean science knowledge with inclusive social development and environmental security.

2024 Current Science 1 citations
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Bibliometrics and visualization analysis of research in the field of sustainable development of the blue economy (2006–2021)

This bibliometric analysis of blue economy sustainable development research from 2006-2021 identified four major research themes and found that most research is conducted independently with limited inter-institutional collaboration.

2022 Frontiers in Marine Science 32 citations
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A Road Map for Scaling Private Sector Financing for the Blue Economy in Thailand

This report examines ways to increase private sector investment in Thailand's blue economy, covering aquaculture and marine renewable energy. The report briefly touches on marine pollution, including plastic waste, as a challenge to sustainable ocean development.

2023
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Opportunities, Challenges, and Solutions in Expanding The Blue Economy in Sri Lanka: Special Reference to The Fisheries Sector

Researchers analyzed the opportunities, challenges, and solutions for expanding the blue economy in Sri Lanka with a focus on the fisheries sector. The study emphasizes the importance of sustainable marine resource utilization while addressing environmental threats including plastic pollution that affect ocean ecosystem health.

2024 Asian Journal of Marketing Management 3 citations
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Fish to finance: unraveling the economic threads of Bangladesh's Blue Economy

This review traced the evolution of Bangladesh's blue economy from its historical maritime heritage to its current opportunities in fisheries, shipping, and ocean resource development, examining economic threads linking these sectors. The paper assessed strategies for Bangladesh to sustainably develop its extensive coastal and maritime assets.

2024 Asian Journal of Medical and Biological Research 6 citations
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Blue Entrepreneurship: a New Agenda for Sustainability of Seas and Oceans

This paper introduces blue entrepreneurship as a framework for sustainable ocean-based business models, arguing that economic activity in marine environments must be guided by environmental stewardship to protect seas and coastlines from pollution.

2022 Yönetim ve Ekonomi Araştırmaları Dergisi 4 citations
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Okyanus Kirliliğine Karşı Yeni Bir Finansal Yöntem: Mavi Tahviller

This Turkish study examined blue bonds as a financial mechanism for protecting ocean environments from pollution including plastic waste. The authors argue that traditional international agreements often fail due to economic self-interest, and that market-based instruments like blue bonds offer a complementary approach. The study contributes to policy discussion on innovative financing for marine conservation.

2023 Abant Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 1 citations
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Contribution of the European Bioeconomy Strategy to the Green Deal Policy: Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing These Policies

This study examined the European Bioeconomy Strategy's contribution to the Green Deal, identifying challenges in policy coherence and implementation while highlighting opportunities for sustainable resource management and carbon neutrality goals.

2023 Sustainability 31 citations
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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.

2016 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 143 citations
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Capitalizing on the global financial interest in blue carbon

This study characterized the rapid rise in financial interest in blue carbon ecosystems like mangroves and seagrasses, analyzing the investment landscape and identifying key challenges that must be addressed to scale carbon credit markets for coastal ecosystem conservation.

2022 PLOS Climate 105 citations
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European Circular Economy Policy-Making in Sustainability and Resource Management Development

This study analyzed the development of circular economy policy across EU countries using circularity indicators, finding that high circularity scores do not necessarily correlate with lower environmental impact. The EU as a whole consumes the majority of global materials and generates 43% of emissions, highlighting gaps between circularity metrics and actual sustainability.

2024 International Journal of Mathematical Engineering and Management Sciences 4 citations
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The Sources of EU’s International Influence on Nanotechnology Risk Regulation and Governance

This paper examines factors that influence the European Union's ability to shape international nanotechnology risk regulation, finding that EU internal policy coherence, economic leverage, and diplomatic engagement determine its success in promoting its regulatory standards globally.

2025 European Journal of Risk Regulation
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Microplastics: The imperative influencer in blueprint of blue economy

This review examines how microplastic pollution threatens the blue economy, which includes industries that depend on healthy oceans such as fishing, tourism, and shipping. Microplastics reduce seafood quality, damage coastal environments that attract tourists, and increase costs for marine industries through equipment fouling and contamination. The authors call for coordinated global action among governments, businesses, and researchers to address microplastic pollution before it causes further economic and health damage.

2024 Journal of Environmental Management 12 citations