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202528 Oct 2025
China’s ratification of the agreement on port state measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing: driving factors, challenges and possible pathways
Xidi Chen, Lei Wang · Frontiers in Marine Science
The article examines China’s motivations for joining the PSMA and barriers to implementation. Its authors highlight legal gaps, limited port oversight capacity, fragmented international coordination, and tensions between industry expansion and sustainability, recommending institutional reform and capacity development.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Switzerland · State-affiliatedOpen access
202527 Oct 2025
Approaches to legal governance in constructing Nanhai National Marine Park
Yuwen Huang, Minyou Yu · Frontiers in Marine Science
The article examines legal governance for a proposed South China Sea marine park through comparative and policy analysis. Its authors identify fragmented rules, weak enforcement, and limited domestic–international integration, recommending specialized legislation, improved oversight, and regional conservation agreements.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Switzerland · AcademicOpen access
202512 Oct 2025
Potential Impacts of Climate Change on South China Sea Wind Energy Resources Under CMIP6 Future Climate Projections
Yue Zhuo, Bo Hong · Energies
The study applies a CMIP6 ensemble under three socioeconomic pathways to assess wind resources. Projections indicate broadly increasing wind-power density, with differences across locations, seasons and emissions scenarios.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Switzerland · AcademicOpen access
20259 Oct 2025
Establishing a national marine park in the South China Sea: legal framework necessity, feasibility assessment, and governance solutions for marine environmental protection
Yuwen Huang · Frontiers in Marine Science
The study assesses a proposed South China Sea marine park through conservation, economic, and governance considerations. Its authors identify jurisdictional and regulatory obstacles and propose pilots in uncontested waters, specialized legislation, stronger enforcement, and dedicated dispute-handling arrangements.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Switzerland · AcademicOpen access
20256 Oct 2025
Characteristics and primary controls of coral reef carbonate karstification in the South China Sea since the Miocene
Yang Yang, Kefu Yu et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
The study analyzes a Paracel Islands core to investigate carbonate dissolution and recrystallization. The authors relate karst signatures to meteoric waters, prolonged exposure and sea-level changes across geological periods.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Switzerland · AcademicOpen access
20251 Oct 2025
Institutions for Marine Natural Resources in the South China Sea
Christian Schultheiss · Ocean Governance and Conflict in the East and South China Sea
The chapter explains uneven outcomes in negotiations over joint hydrocarbons and fisheries arrangements. Perceived vulnerabilities and bargaining disadvantages are identified as barriers, while combining resource agreements with boundary settlements can offer safeguards.
Book chapterPublished in United Kingdom · AcademicOpen access
2025Oct 2025
Centennial-scale evolution, source apportionment, and ecological risks of heavy metals in Daya Bay, South China sea
Xiangtian Man, Jian Sun et al. · Environmental Pollution
The article examines long-term trends, sources and ecological risks of heavy metals in Daya Bay on the South China Sea coast.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Netherlands · Academic
202530 Sep 2025
Evaluation of wind energy potential over offshore areas in Vietnam
Mai Van Khiem, Nguyen Ba Thuy et al. · Vietnam Journal of Marine Science and Technology
The study estimates offshore wind resources using high-resolution data covering 1991–2020. Its authors report winter maxima and spring minima, attributing differences from earlier estimates to spatial coverage and wind conditions used in the calculations.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Vietnam · State-affiliatedOpen access
202510 Sep 2025
Pearls, power, and predation: an ecological perspective on marine resource governance in ancient China
Ce Shi, Yonglian Liu · Frontiers in Marine Science
The article examines historical pearl harvesting and governance in the Gulf of Tonkin. The authors link oyster decline to power struggles and weak enforcement of restrictions.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Switzerland · AcademicOpen access
202531 Aug 2025
ASEAN Cooperation in Developing the Blue Economy in Viet Nam (2018–2024)
Hợp tác ASEAN trong việc phát triển kinh tế biển xanh tại Việt Nam (2018 – 2024)
Lương Ánh Linh, Phạm Lan Anh · Tạp chí Khoa học và Công nghệ Đại học Đà Nẵng
The article examines ASEAN cooperation on Viet Nam's blue economy. The authors identify resource and management barriers and proposes stronger regional cooperation.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Vietnam · AcademicOpen access
202517 Aug 2025
SCSFish2025: a large dataset from South China sea for coral reef fish identification
Meng Wang, Wei Xiao et al. · Scientific Reports
The article introduces annotated reef-fish imagery from the Spratly Islands for deep learning and automated monitoring. The authors describe expert species labels and image-condition categories supporting detection and identification tasks.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in United States · AcademicOpen access
2025Aug 2025
Shoreline movements around small reef islands of the Kalayaan Island Group, West Philippine Sea
Jeffrey Munar, Anne Drew Carrillo et al. · Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
The document concerns shoreline changes around small reef islands within the Kalayaan group in the Spratly Islands.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Netherlands · Academic
202529 Jul 2025
Impact of multiple disturbances on coral communities at a remote shallow reef in the South China Sea
Syed Muhammed Sumayed, Chun Hong Tan et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
The study tracks Pulau Bidong before and after storm damage and bleaching. The authors report substantial coral-cover loss and a shift toward algae-covered dead coral, with differing impacts among coral groups.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Switzerland · AcademicOpen access
202516 Jul 2025
Mapping the research framework and key trends of coral reefs in the South China Sea
Junhui Chen, Fei Tang et al. · Frontiers in Marine Science
The study maps South China Sea coral research using bibliometric records and collaboration analysis. Its authors identify five thematic clusters spanning ecological interactions, biodiversity, climate responses, conservation, and reef-monitoring technologies.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Switzerland · State-affiliatedOpen access
20259 Jul 2025
Joint Communiqué of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Association of Southeast Asian Nations · ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
The communiqué reports the outcomes of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, held in Kuala Lumpur on 9 July 2025, including a section on the situation in the South China Sea.
Official documentIntergovernmental/international · IntergovernmentalOpen access
2025Jul 2025
Spatial distribution of typical persistent organic pollutants in South China Sea by economical solid phase microextraction with hierarchical porous biochar
Jinglin Chen, Yixin Kuang et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials
The article studies persistent organic pollutant distribution in the South China Sea using biochar-based solid-phase microextraction.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Netherlands · Academic
2025Jul 2025
Shallow gas accumulation mechanism in the Qiongdongnan Basin, South China Sea
Junfeng Zhang, Detian Yan et al. · Marine and Petroleum Geology
The study uses three-dimensional seismic data to investigate gas migration into shallow formations. The authors identify multiple transport systems and examine their relationship with reservoirs and sealing rocks.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Netherlands · Academic
202530 Jun 2025
Exploring the Role of Key Actors in Influencing ASEAN’s Policy Shift in the South China Sea
Xinxin JIA, Zichang WANG · International Journal of China Studies
The article examines Indonesian and U.S. influence on ASEAN's South China Sea positions. The authors argue that key actors' diplomacy can shape the organization's institutional choices.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Malaysia · AcademicOpen access
202519 Jun 2025
Spatial Patterns and Functional Diversity of Nearshore and Offshore Coral-Reef Fish Communities in the South China Sea
Chen Zhang, Simin Hu et al. · Diversity
The study compares coastal and offshore reef fishes, reporting greater functional diversity in the Spratly Islands. The authors argue that coral cover alone is insufficient and propose trait-based conservation priorities.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Switzerland · AcademicOpen access
202518 Jun 2025
Research Findings on Early Fish Developmental Stages in Southeastern Vietnamese Waters
Kết quả nghiên cứu về giai đoạn phát triển sớm của cá ở vùng biển Đông Nam Bộ, Việt Nam
Phạm Quốc Huy · Tạp chí Khoa học - Công nghệ Thủy Sản, Trường Đại học Nha Trang
The study surveys fish eggs and young stages to characterize diversity, density and distribution in southeastern Vietnamese waters. The authors identify 61 families and shallow-water concentrations, providing evidence for resource conservation.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Vietnam · Academic
20256 Jun 2025
Different Strokes: Indonesian Statecraft in the North Natuna Sea
Halimah Dewi Irawan, Paul J. Carnegie · Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
The article examines Indonesia's response to maritime pressure in the North Natuna Sea under Joko Widodo. The authors emphasize domestic politics and institutional competition in shaping policy.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in United States · Academic
2025Jun 2025
Coral Reef Habitat and Associated Reef Fishes in the Kalayaan Island Group, West Philippine Sea
Renalyne P. Acosta, Rene Zaldy Porlaje et al. · The Philippine Journal of Fisheries
A 2022 survey examines reef habitats and fish at nine locations within the Kalayaan group of the Spratly Islands, including deeper habitat at Sabina. The authors record 155 fish species from 28 families, moderate to high richness, and especially high coral cover at Sabina.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in Philippines · GovernmentOpen access
202529 May 2025
Advancing collaborative marine conservation: reflecting on past initiatives and addressing future hurdles in the South China sea
Michael P. Atrigenio · Marine Biology
The article concerns collaborative conservation through reflection on earlier initiatives and future obstacles in the South China Sea.
Peer-reviewed articlePublished in United States · Academic
202515 May 2025
The Wicked Problem of the West Philippine Sea and Marine Science Research: Science Advice, Policy, and National Environmental Security
Benjamin M. Vallejo Jr. · UP CIDS Discussion Paper Series 2025-15
The document concerns connections between marine research, scientific advice, public policy, and national environmental security in the South China Sea area termed the West Philippine Sea by its authors.
Working paperPublished in Philippines · AcademicOpen access