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Integrated Coastal Zone Management II

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Coastal Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 November 2022) | Viewed by 9503

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Dr. Alexis Conides

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Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Athens, Greece
Interests: integrated coastal zone management; socioeconomic analysis of the coastal fisheries sector; coastal oceanography/pollution/ecology; fisheries dynamics and biology; lagoon management; coastal development technical projects
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Dear Colleagues,

The concept of integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) is a relatively new one, emerging less than four decades ago from the need to tackle an array of interconnected problems associated with population growth and development along our nation’s coasts. ICZM refers to a special type of governmental program established for the purpose of conserving coastal resources or environments through the control of development. Use of the term implies that the governmental unit administering the program has distinguished a special coastal zone as a geographic area combining both ocean and terrestrial domains. If our coastal resource system is to remain productive, its management requires a holistic and comprehensive approach. It may be necessary to define a broad management zone—one extending from the coastal hinterlands and lowlands (the “dry side”) to coastal waters and the deep sea (the “wet side”), and a multisector management program must be devised so that all stakeholders and all affected government agencies are involved. Within this management process, broad public support is imperative in the form of social acceptability of coastal zone management projects, followed by corporate responsibility plans in the case of public or private coastal projects. A coastal program includes several types of resources and environments as well as interest from various economic sectors that are stakeholders in coastal resources. This latter aspect—the involvement of all parties of interest—is what distinguishes “integrated coastal zone management”. The sectors may include shipping, urbanization, manufacturing and industry, fisheries, agriculture and livestock, aquaculture, recreation, energy production, mining, shipping and transport, nature conservation, public works (ports etc.), and tourism. The benefits of ICZM can be:

1) The minimization of costly delays in project implementation;

2) The minimization of damages to the marine environment and its resources;

3) The minimization of losses to the various users (from resource depletion, access limitations, conflicts between human economic activities etc.); and

4) The ability to make the most efficient use of infrastructure, information, and technology available to marine development sectors.

This Special Issue attempts to collect papers that will broaden the scope of the previous Special Issue (found at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jmse/special_issues/integrated_coastal_zone_management) and focuses on:

  1. Social acceptability and corporate responsibility for specific sectors related to the coastal zone (aquaculture, energy, tourism etc.);
  2. Identification and valuation of coastal ecosystem services;
  3. Management of coastal formations such as lagoons, bays and gulfs, marshes, dunes, coastal lakes, deltas, and estuaries;
  4. Socioecological system studies;
  5. Ecosystem modeling of coastal formations such as lagoons, gulfs, and bays;
  6. Watershed studies which focus on the processes that affect the coastal zone;
  7. Effects of climate change on the coast and coastal vulnerability, including social and socioeconomic effects;
  8. Harmful algal blooms;
  9. Environmental effects of human activities on the environment (water and seabed quality, ecosystem, nutrients;
  10. Case studies on the above;
  11. Reviews of the above.

Dr. Alexis Conides
Guest Editor

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • Coastal zone management
  • Coastal development
  • Ecosystem services
  • Management plans
  • Ecosystem modeling
  • Watershed
  • Climate change
  • Harmful algal blooms
  • Coastal water quality

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Regional Differences and Dynamic Changes in Sea Use Efficiency in China
by Qian Zhang and Xuan Yu
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(12), 1848; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10121848 - 1 Dec 2022
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This study aims to identify the overall level of China’s sea use efficiency (SUE) from 2006 to 2018 as well as regional differences and dynamic changes The super-efficiency weighted slacks-based measure (Super-WSBM) model and the global Malmquist–Luenberger (GML) index are employed. Results indicate [...] Read more.
This study aims to identify the overall level of China’s sea use efficiency (SUE) from 2006 to 2018 as well as regional differences and dynamic changes The super-efficiency weighted slacks-based measure (Super-WSBM) model and the global Malmquist–Luenberger (GML) index are employed. Results indicate that the SUE is at a medium-efficiency level. The inspection period revealed a decline period (2006–2008), a steady increase period (2008–2013), and a rapid increase period (2013–2018), exhibiting a “checkmark” type of growth. SUE has significant regional differences, and the degree of polarization has increased. Shanghai, Guangdong, and Shandong are high-efficiency regions, but unlike Shandong, which has experienced a rapid growth, the SUE of Shanghai and Guangdong has declined to varying degree, in Shanghai being particularly significant; Jiangsu and Tianjin are medium-efficiency regions, and SUE has experienced a rapid growth; Fujian, Hebei, and Zhejiang are inferior-efficiency regions, and SUE has slightly increased; Liaoning, Hainan, and Guangxi are low-efficiency regions. Except for a slight decline in Hainan, Liaoning and Guangxi experienced small increases. Thus, a sea use policy must be formulated on the basis of local conditions to promote the coordinated development of the marine economy. Moreover, the negative external impact of sea use on the marine environment must be observed, and marine resources within the range of the sea must be utilized. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Integrated Coastal Zone Management II)
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Addressing the Governance of Harmful Algal Bloom Impacts: A Case Study of the Scallop Fishery in the Eastern French Coasts of the English Channel
by José Antonio Pérez Agúndez, Sarra Chenouf and Pascal Raux
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(7), 948; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10070948 - 11 Jul 2022
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Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) are phenomena that result from alterations to ecosystems. Due to their potential toxicity, the level of danger depends on the species concerned, their frequency and intensity. They can cause impacts on biodiversity and on the anthropic activities that take [...] Read more.
Harmful Algal Blooms (HAB) are phenomena that result from alterations to ecosystems. Due to their potential toxicity, the level of danger depends on the species concerned, their frequency and intensity. They can cause impacts on biodiversity and on the anthropic activities that take place in maritime and coastal areas. Primary industries such as shellfish fisheries are mainly affected. To deal with this issue, the French administration has built a governance system based on two pillars. The first relies on a water quality monitoring system that assesses the risks of HAB contamination of coastal waters. The second is a regulatory system of production and commercial bans of seafood products from the impacted areas. This public action has two objectives. The first is human health-related and aims to protect consumers of seafood. The second is economic-based and aims to minimize the economic impacts associated with the commercial bans suffered by the businesses concerned. These two objectives may appear to be antagonistic. Using the case study of the French scallop fishery in the eastern Channel and based on an analysis of the commercial bans associated with HAB and associated potential economic impacts, this paper analyses the governance scheme dealing with HAB events in France. The authors highlight that this governance is not only a matter of applying administrative closures when toxicity thresholds are exceeded, but is a dynamic decision-making process involving experts and the Administration that attempts to balance acceptable health risks and economic impacts. Full article
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A Bayesian Approach to Carrying Capacity Estimate: The Case of Greek Coastal Cage Aquaculture
by Alexis Conides, Theodoros Zoulias, Alexandra Pavlidou, Panagiota Zachioti, Afroditi Androni, Georgia Kabouri, Eleni Rouselaki, Aggeliki Konstantinopoulou, Kaliopi Pagou and Dimitris Klaoudatos
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(7), 940; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10070940 - 8 Jul 2022
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The estimation of the carrying capacity (CC) is a fundamental process in integrated environmental management, policy making, and decision making. Aquaculture carrying capacity has been studied since the 1960s to allow estimation of the production limits of aquaculture projects and, hence, their maximum [...] Read more.
The estimation of the carrying capacity (CC) is a fundamental process in integrated environmental management, policy making, and decision making. Aquaculture carrying capacity has been studied since the 1960s to allow estimation of the production limits of aquaculture projects and, hence, their maximum economic performance within sustainable limits for the local environment. One major drawback of these approaches is that they can provide CC estimates after a fish farm is installed and operates in a certain location (ex post approaches). This paper approaches the estimation of CC using a Bayesian/CHAID model of profiling information on the environmental quality, geomorphology, and human activities on the adjacent coastal area (land side) using as an indicator the trophic state of the marine area in terms of chlorophyll-a concentration (upper mesotrophic). This way, having the above information for a certain site, it is possible to calculate the maximum annual production of a cage fish farm so that the trophic state of the area will not exceed the environmental goal of the upper mesotrophic level. We examined the effects of 27 different physical, chemical, social and geomorphological parameters on CC (in fish biomass terms). CC was found to be correlated by particulate nitrogen (PN), silicates (Si-SiO4), salinity, and suspended particulate matter (SPM). The overall relationship found is: Biomassat CC level = +473.762[Chl-a] − 6856.64[PN] + 9.302[Salinity] − 473.5[Si-SiO4] + 341.864[SPM] − 207.046. The analysis performed allowed us to estimate the maximum levels for each factor to maintain a eutrophication status up to the upper mesotrophic level: particulate nitrogen < 0.018 mg/L, silicates < 0.137 mg/L, salinity > 38 PSU and SPM > 0.815 mg/L. Finally, the current fish farm licensing legislation in Greece concerning the CC estimation algorithm is discussed. Full article
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Population Characteristics of the Upper Infralittoral Sea Urchin Arbacia lixula (Linnaeus, 1758) in Eastern Mediterranean (Central Greece): An Indicator Species for Coastal Water Quality
by Dimitris Klaoudatos, Labrini Tziantziou, Alexios Lolas, Nikos Neofitou and Dimitris Vafidis
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10(3), 395; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10030395 - 9 Mar 2022
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The black sea urchin (Arbacia lixula, Linnaeus, 1758) is a non-edible marine echinoderm of high ecological importance with the potential to affect marine ecological communities. A. lixula were sampled monthly for one year from the supralittoral fringe at two locations in [...] Read more.
The black sea urchin (Arbacia lixula, Linnaeus, 1758) is a non-edible marine echinoderm of high ecological importance with the potential to affect marine ecological communities. A. lixula were sampled monthly for one year from the supralittoral fringe at two locations in the Pagasitikos Gulf, in the north-western Aegean Sea. Morphometric characteristics exhibited significant spatiotemporal variation. The population in closer proximity to treated sewage effluent outflow exhibited significantly higher biometric relationships resulting in possible improved physiological conditions. Spatial distribution exhibited a clumped pattern of dispersion, consisting of predominantly six age classes. The dominant cohort was the four-year age class, comprising 31.2% of the total population. Significant negative allometric relationships were exhibited between all morphometric characteristics. The maximum approximate age of the total A. lixula population was estimated at 15.27 years. The von Bertalanffy growth equation for the entire population was estimated as: test diameter = 62.881×1−e−0.196×Age+1.147. The gonadosomatic index indicated a seasonal cycle with a peak in late spring. The approximate age of sexual maturity was estimated at 4.45 years. We observed a significantly higher number of females than expected at the site in closer proximity to the treated sewage effluents (32% of total female number). Full article
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