Ocean Planning
- Designing Marine Spatial Planning Legislation for Implementation: A Guide for Legal Drafters (2020)
- Streamlining the Implementation of Marine Spatial Planning: Key Elements for Legal Reform (2017)
- Policy Options for a Bermuda Nearshore Marine Spatial Planning Process (2016)
- Legal Context for Nearshore Marine Spatial Planning in Bermuda (2016)
- Report: Sustainable Fisheries & Coastal Zoning in Montserrat (2015)
- Sustainable Fisheries & Coastal Zoning in Barbuda: Legal & Institutional Assessment of Authorities & Approaches (2014)
- Geospatial NEPA: An Idea Whose Time Has Come (2012)
- Linking Regional Governance to Impact Assessment: A Cumulative Impacts Framework for the California Current Ecosystem (2011)
- Managing Our West Coast: The Cumulative Impacts Challenge (2011)
- Coastal & Marine Spatial Planning: Legal Considerations (2010)
- Marine Spatial Planning in U.S. Waters: An Assessment and Analysis of Existing Legal Mechanisms, Anticipated Barriers, and Future Opportunities (2009)
- Ocean and Coastal Ecosystem-Based Management: Implementation Handbook (2009)
- Expanding the Use of Ecosystem-Based Management in the Coastal Zone Management Act (2009)
- Marine Conservation in Hawai'i (2008)
- Ecosystem-Based Management in the Gulf of Maine: U.S. Legal and Institutional Considerations
Sustainable Fisheries & Aquaculture
Fisheries
- Advancing Fisheries Management in The Bahamas through Data Tools and Technology: Workshop Report (2025)
- Strengthening Fisheries Management with Data Tools and Technology: Report on a Caribbean-wide Virtual Event (2024)
- Legal Guide to Enabling & Strengthening Coastal Fisheries Co-Management in the Pacific (2023)
- Law and Governance Toolkit for Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries: Best Regulatory Practices (2020)
- Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Legal Reports: Belize (2019)
- Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Legal Reports: Guatemala (2019)
- Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Legal Reports: Honduras (2019)
- Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Legal Reports: Mexico (2019)
- Mesoamerican Barrier Reef Legal Reports: Summary and Regional Comparison (2019)
- Reducing Overfishing Through Traceability (2013)
- Enforcement and Compliance Trends Under IFQ Management in the Gulf of Mexico Commercial Reef Fish Fishery (2012)
- Seafood Certification based on FAO Guidelines and Code of Conduct: A Credible Approach? (2012)
- Fisheries Observers as Enforcement Assets: Lessons from the North Pacific (2010)
- Reassessing the Value of U.S. Coast Guard At-Sea Fishery Enforcement (2009)
Aquaculture
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulation of Offshore Aquaculture (2015)
- Offshore Aquaculture Regulation Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation & Management Act (2013)
- Fact Sheet: Aquaculture Regulation Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (2013)
- Offshore Aquaculture Regulation Under the Clean Water Act (2012)
- Fact Sheet: Aquaculture Regulation Under the Clean Water Act (2012)
- Comment Letter to NOAA and the USDA on Aquaculture Research and Development (2012)
- Gold Standard Evaluation: Whole Foods Market Aquaculture Purchasing Standards (2008)
- Gold Standard for Sustainable Aquaculture Ecolabel Design: Technical Report (2008)
Marine Protected Areas
- Legal Framework for Marine Protected Area Enforcement in Three Bays National Park, Haiti: Challenges and Opportunities (2018)
- Legal Tools for Strengthening Marine Protected Area Enforcement: A Handbook (2016)
- Evaluating Ocean Protection: State and Local MPA Framework (2015)
- Legal Frameworks for MPA Enforcement in the Caribbean: Challenges and Opportunities (2015)
Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Recovery
(See HERE for additional publications, resources, and materials from our Gulf of Mexico work)
- Gulf Restoration and Recovery: 10 Year Review (2020)
- The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA): A Case Study in Adaptive Management (2020)
- Update on Gulf Restoration Spending in Mississippi — New Fact Sheet (2020)
- Coordination in the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Process: General Tools and Mechanisms (2018)
- Fast Tracking Restoration: Addressing Resource Constraints in Federal Agencies (2017)
- Good Projects Checklist: Important Elements for Gulf Restoration Projects (2017)
- Fast-Tracking "Good" Restoration Projects in the Gulf of Mexico (2017)
- Building Bridges: Connecting the Overlapping Goals, Resources, and Institutions for Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Conservation (State Plans and Programs) (2016) (or click here for the Executive Summary)
- Participating in Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (2015)
- U.S. Settlements at a Glance (2015)
- Comparison of RESTORE Act Funding Mechanisms (2015)
- Funding Deepwater Horizon Restoration & Recovery: How Much, Going Where, For What? (2014)
- Building Bridges: Connecting the Overlapping Goals, Resources, and Institutions of Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Conservation (Federal Programs) (2014) (or click here for the Executive Summary)
- Early Restoration in the Natural Resource Damage Assessment Process (2014)
- Understanding Restoration Planning and Procedures (2014)
- An Overview of the RESTORE Act (2014)
- The RESTORE Act and NEPA (2014)
- Claims and Litigation Overview (2014)
- Restoration & Recovery: Public Participation Opportunities (2014)
- Introduction to Public Participation (2013)
- Step-by-Step Tips for Writing Effective Public Comments (2013)
- Step-by-Step Tips for Providing Effective Verbal Comments (2013)
- Overview of Transocean's Settlement (2013)
- Overview of BP's Criminal Plea Agreement (2013)
- Overview of MOEX Settlement (2013)
- Detailed Analysis of the RESTORE Act (2012)
- NRDA in Action: How the Public Has Helped Shape Natural Resource Restoration (2012)
- Gulf of Mexico Habitat Conservation & Restoration: Comparing the Mexican & United States Legal & Institutional Frameworks (2011)
- Gulf of Mexico Habitat Conservation & Restoration: A Look at the Five U.S. Gulf States' Legal and Institutional Frameworks (2011)
Arctic Management
- Model Alaska Native Consultation Procedures (2016)
- Strengthening Government-to-Government Consultation Related to Marine Subsistence Resources (2015) (or click here for the Executive Summary)
- Climate & Communities: Conducting Marine Research in a Changing Arctic (2014) (or click here for the Executive Summary)
- Conducting Marine Research in a Changing Arctic (2014)
- Arctic Offshore Natural Resources Management (2013)
- Rights and Roles: Alaska Natives and Marine Subsistence Resources, 8 Florida A&M L. Rev. 219 (2013)
- Handbook on the National Ocean Policy and CMSP in the Arctic (2011)
Ocean Industry and Energy
- A Guide to State Management of Offshore Wind Energy in the Mid-Atlantic (2013)
- Toward Comprehensive Regional Ocean Governance in the Mid-Atlantic: A Primer on Regional Interests, Challenges, and Approaches (2013)
- Managing the Oceans From the Shore (2013)
- The Clean Ocean Act (2011)
- Delaware Offshore Alternative Energy Framework Review and Recommendations (2011)
- Maryland Offshore Energy Framework (2009)
- Virginia Offshore Energy Development Law and Policy Review and Recommendations (2008)