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Original Research

Published on 17 Nov 2025

Charting a course for marine sustainability: legal and policy coordination in developing countries amidst trade and shipping turbulence

in Marine Pollution

Qi Niu
Wang Xing

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1683372

1,697 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Nov 2025

Bio-monitoring heavy metal pollution: insights from benthic foraminiferal assemblages and shell morphology

in Marine Pollution

Zishang Liu
Minghang He
Peilin Han
Shuaishuai Dong
Xiutao Chen

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1716252

1,078 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Nov 2025

Ecological risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in Xiaohai Lagoon, Hainan island, China

in Marine Pollution

Eunice Mutethya
Qi Liu
Edwine Yongo
Zhiqiang Guo
Hui Yu
Yunyu Zhang
Zhiyuan Lu
Changqing Ye

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1675540

1,247 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2025

Assessment of marine litter interaction in cetaceans stranded along the Italian coastline and the Adriatic Sea

in Marine Pollution

Guido Pietroluongo
Cinzia Centelleghe
Matteo Baini
Cristiano Cocumelli
Cristina Casalone
Giorgia Corazzola
Gabriella Di Francesco
Fabio Di Nocera
Ludovica Di Renzo
Martina Đuras

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1713820

1,636 views

Review

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Microplastic surface biofilms: a review of structural assembly, influencing factors, and ecotoxicity

in Marine Pollution

Hao Chen
Xuewei Wang
Haiyang Yin
Le Sun
Xinyan Yang
Wenyue Zhong
Lin Kong
Ling Liu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1701766

3,390 views
1 citation

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Regulatory overload or incentive deficit? Forty years of structural imbalances in China’s marine environmental policy instruments

in Marine Pollution

Meng Ye
Rui Guo

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1674863

1,153 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 31 Oct 2025

From marine pollutant characterization to regional practice: implications of ITLOS Advisory Opinion No. 31 for the maritime sectors and Hainan FTP’s governance adaptation

in Marine Pollution

Tingting Wang
Yue Sun

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1683617

1,249 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Oct 2025

Chronological evidence of microplastic accumulation and contamination onset in Central Baltic Sea sediments

in Marine Pollution

Cheng Chang
Anna Augustsson
Sina Shahabi-Ghahfarokhi
Mahboubeh Rahmati-Abkenar
Sarah Josefsson
Lihui An
Marcelo Ketzer

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1630780

1,329 views

Original Research

Published on 30 Oct 2025

Government coordination mechanism in marine governance: a study on China’s 2023 marine environmental protection law

in Marine Pollution

Xiaoping Li
Yu Ning

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1699439

1,385 views

Editorial

Published on 27 Oct 2025

Editorial: Environmental behavior processes and mechanisms of organic pollutants in global coastal waters

in Marine Pollution

Kai Zhang
Omowunmi H. Fred-Ahmadu
Yuxin Sun
Hong-Hai Zhang
Zeming Zhang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1713696

1,199 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 23 Oct 2025

Multi-level governance of Arctic marine plastic pollution: effectiveness and enhancement approaches

in Marine Pollution

Jiajia Zhang
Xinqi Yan

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1665873

1,667 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 22 Oct 2025

The “blue community” of the Indian Ocean: cooperation, challenges and prospects for marine environmental protection among South Asian countries

in Marine Pollution

Hanrui Zhang
Jia Wan

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1683236

1,847 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Oct 2025

China’s accession to the port state measures agreement: contributions to conservation of marine biological resources, potential challenges and practical solutions

in Marine Pollution

Zhang Qiyue

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1683612

1,932 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Oct 2025

Entangled ecosystems: the impact of macroplastic litter on Mytilus galloprovincialis communities in northwestern Spain

in Marine Pollution

Jacob Houvener
Ignacio Moreu
Eva Cacabelos
Ignacio Gestoso
Jose M. F. Babarro
Mark Lenz

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1677044

1,720 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Oct 2025

Advancing mussel-based monitoring: integrating litter and harmful algal bloom data into a multi-stressor assessment of England and Wales

in Marine Pollution

Alexandra R. McGoran
Shamina Page
Adam Lewis
Adil Bakir
Jon Barry
Karl Dean
Josie Russell

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1673482

1,921 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Oct 2025

The fishing moratorium regime under the framework of global marine governance: insights from China

in Marine Pollution

Wei Yuan
Xuejiao Pan

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1679193

2,075 views

Perspective

Published on 17 Oct 2025

Unlocking the potential of ocean carbon sinks: opportunities and challenges for China’s development

in Marine Pollution

Yuhui Wang
Yang Bai

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1683087

2,772 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 16 Oct 2025

Experimental exposure of blue mussel beds to soft and rigid macroplastics in the winter reveals litter entrapment but no physiological effects

in Marine Pollution

Luisa Kumpitsch
Annika Schindel
Mark Lenz

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1676966

1,703 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Oct 2025

Non-selective feeding on microplastics in the acorn barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite: the implications in assessing barnacles as global microplastics bioindicators

in Marine Pollution

Yixuan Wang
Alex Chun Yuen Wong
Jill Man Ying Chiu
Siu Gin Cheung

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1646294

1,711 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 15 Oct 2025

Reflections on the ocean economy development of Guangdong Province from the legal perspective: pathways, challenges and solutions

in Marine Pollution

Peirui Wang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1683163

1,688 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 15 Oct 2025

A maritime community with a shared future: bridging fragmented legal regulations for marine plastic pollution

in Marine Pollution

Zhao Liu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1680110

1,697 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2025

Comparative analysis of immunomodulatory biomarker responses in clams Meretrix meretrix and Mactra veneriformis to waterborne cadmium exposure

in Marine Pollution

Jiayun Ren
Zaiwang Zhang
Bingshen Liu
Qiong Zhang
Jiqiang Zhang
Shuai Shang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1674599

1,113 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2025

Campaign-style vs. collaborative governance: explaining coastal pollution policy implementation in China’s Bohai Sea and Japan’s Seto Inland Sea

in Marine Pollution

Meng Ye
Rui Guo

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1683800

1,657 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2025

The trapping of microplastics in the Posidonia oceanica aegagropiles in Tunisian coastal areas—Southern Mediterranean

in Marine Pollution

Dhouha Belhaj Sghaier
Ines Chniti
Thouraya Barhoumi-Slimi
Noureddine Zaaboub
Monia EL Bour

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1663783

2,037 views
1 citation

804 articles

articles

Charting a course for marine sustainability: legal and policy coordination in developing countries amidst trade and shipping turbulence

Bio-monitoring heavy metal pollution: insights from benthic foraminiferal assemblages and shell morphology

Ecological risk assessment of heavy metal contamination in Xiaohai Lagoon, Hainan island, China

Assessment of marine litter interaction in cetaceans stranded along the Italian coastline and the Adriatic Sea

Microplastic surface biofilms: a review of structural assembly, influencing factors, and ecotoxicity

Regulatory overload or incentive deficit? Forty years of structural imbalances in China’s marine environmental policy instruments

From marine pollutant characterization to regional practice: implications of ITLOS Advisory Opinion No. 31 for the maritime sectors and Hainan FTP’s governance adaptation

Chronological evidence of microplastic accumulation and contamination onset in Central Baltic Sea sediments

Government coordination mechanism in marine governance: a study on China’s 2023 marine environmental protection law

Editorial: Environmental behavior processes and mechanisms of organic pollutants in global coastal waters

Multi-level governance of Arctic marine plastic pollution: effectiveness and enhancement approaches

The “blue community” of the Indian Ocean: cooperation, challenges and prospects for marine environmental protection among South Asian countries

China’s accession to the port state measures agreement: contributions to conservation of marine biological resources, potential challenges and practical solutions

Entangled ecosystems: the impact of macroplastic litter on Mytilus galloprovincialis communities in northwestern Spain

Advancing mussel-based monitoring: integrating litter and harmful algal bloom data into a multi-stressor assessment of England and Wales

The fishing moratorium regime under the framework of global marine governance: insights from China

Unlocking the potential of ocean carbon sinks: opportunities and challenges for China’s development

Experimental exposure of blue mussel beds to soft and rigid macroplastics in the winter reveals litter entrapment but no physiological effects

Non-selective feeding on microplastics in the acorn barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite: the implications in assessing barnacles as global microplastics bioindicators

Reflections on the ocean economy development of Guangdong Province from the legal perspective: pathways, challenges and solutions

A maritime community with a shared future: bridging fragmented legal regulations for marine plastic pollution

Comparative analysis of immunomodulatory biomarker responses in clams Meretrix meretrix and Mactra veneriformis to waterborne cadmium exposure

Campaign-style vs. collaborative governance: explaining coastal pollution policy implementation in China’s Bohai Sea and Japan’s Seto Inland Sea

The trapping of microplastics in the Posidonia oceanica aegagropiles in Tunisian coastal areas—Southern Mediterranean