Academic Publications
Relano, V., et al. (soon 2026)
Marine conservation lost in submission as EU protected areas pledge delivery stalls.
Blythe, J., Claudet, J., Gill, D., Ban, N.C., ... Relano, V., et al. (2026)
The Ocean Equity Index.
Villasante, S., Sumaila, U.R., Relano, V., et al. (2026)
Next steps for WTO fisheries agreement.
Relano, V., Christodoulou, S., et al. (2025)
Community cohesion in the absence of MPA co-design: Transforming a paper park in the San Antonio Bay, Argentina.
Kinds, A., Relano, V. & Villasante, S. (2025)
Beyond the flag state paradigm: Reconstructing the world’s large scale fishing fleet through corporate ownership analysis.
Bennett, N., Relano, V., et al. (2025)
Ocean Equity: from assessment to action to improve social equity in ocean governance.
Muller-Karger, F.E., Tan, A.S.H., ..., Relano, V., et al. (2025)
Capacity sharing to protect and restore ecosystems and biodiversity
Muller-Karger, F.E., ..., Relano, V., et al. (2024)
White Papers – Challenge 2: Protect and Restore Ecosystems and Biodiversity.
Relano, V. & Pauly, D. (2023)
The ‘Paper Park Index’: Evaluating Marine Protected Area effectiveness through a global study of stakeholder perceptions.
Relano, V. (2022)
The de facto protection of Marine Protected Areas
Relano, V., Mak, T., Ortiz, S. & Pauly, D. (2022)
Stakeholder perceptions can distinguish ‘Paper Parks’ from Marine Protected Areas.
Relano, V. & Pauly, D. (2022)
Philopatry as a tool to define tentative closed migration cycles and conservation areas for large pelagic fishes in the Pacific.
Sumaila, R., … Relano, V. et al. (2021)
WTO must ban harmful fisheries subsidies.
Relano, V., Palomares, M.L.D. & Pauly, D. (2021)
Comparing the performance of four very large Marine Protected Areas with different levels of protection.
Hildebrand, T., Fischer, C., Relano, V., Gorman, R. & Stevens, C. (2021)
Cost-benefit analysis of a hybrid biophysical approach to wave energy extraction: Bio-Oscillator.
Derrick, B., Khalfallah, M., Relano, V., Zeller, D. & Pauly, D. (2020)
Updating to 2018 the 1950-2010 marine catch reconstructions of the Sea Around Us: Part I: Africa, Antarctica, Europe and the North Atlantic.
Derrick, B., Khalfallah, M., Relano, V., Zeller, D. & Pauly, D. (2020)
Updating to 2018 the 1950-2010 marine catch reconstructions of the Sea Around Us. Part II: The Americas and Asia-Pacific.
Other Publications & Outputs
Article (2025) | Onewater | A festival designed to help transform a paper park in Argentina. | [View]
Photostory (2025) | Onewater | Building Climate Resilience and Empowering Rural Communities in Mongolia. | [View]
Explainer (2025) | Development Asia | How Climate Risk Assessments Drive Adaptation Strategies in Rural Mongolia. | [View]
Article (2025) | Onewater | Monaco and France sign reinforced charter for sustainable cruising in the Mediterranean. | [View]
Video Interview (2025) | Onewater | "Ignorance, Finance, and Opportunities" – Gunter Pauli during the Blue Economy Finance Forum. | [Watch]
Video Interview (2025) | Onewater | "The Kelp Forest Gospel" – Xu Ben Zhang at the Blue Economy Finance Forum. | [Watch]
Video Interview (2025) | Onewater | "Business as usual is a lose-lose to everyone" – Louise Heaps at the Blue Economy Finance Forum. | [Watch]
Video Interview (2025) | Onewater | "Find the courage" – H.E. Ilana Seid at the Blue Economy Finance Forum. | [Watch]
Video Interview (2025) | Onewater | "The model we have is not working" – Angelique Brathwaite at the Blue Economy Finance Forum. | [Watch]
Video Interview (2023) | Onewater | Episode 3 - Rafay Alam on Climate Change, Pakistan and Floods. | [Watch]
Video Interview (2023) | Onewater | Episode 4 - Richard Thompson tells his climate change stories at COP 27. | [Watch]
Video Interview (2023) | Onewater | Episode 5 - Sonia Thimmiah tells her climate change stories at COP 27. | [Watch]
Video Interview (2023) | Onewater | Episode 6 - Monica Altamirana and Lesley Pories tell their climate change stories at COP 27. | [Watch]
Article (2023) | Onewater | The Paper-Park-Index: A game-changer in evaluating marine protected areas. | [View]
Article (2021) | Water Science Policy | Marine conservation: The power of exclusive economic zones. | [View]
Article (2019) | Water Science Policy | What Have We Learned from the False Heroes of Chemistry? | [View]
Media Appearances & Interviews
TV Interview (2024) | Sample News Channel | Discussing the impact of marine conservation on local communities. | [Watch]
Newspaper Feature (2023) | The Daily Gazette | "Herders of Change": Documenting resilience in the Gobi Desert. | [Read]
Podcast Guest (2022) | Ocean Voices Podcast | Episode 12: Connecting Science and Storytelling. | [Listen]
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