MARFIG: Journal of Fisheries and Marine Resource Management
Volume 1, Issue 2, 2026

MARINE RESOURCE GOVERNANCE: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW OF POLICY TRENDS AND COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT APPROACHES

Muhammad Luthfi Siraj (Universitas Negeri Makassar)



Article Info

Publish Date
20 May 2026

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the development of marine resource governance research through a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) based on bibliometric analysis. The study examined publication trends, major contributors, geographical distribution, and the intellectual structure of the field. Data were collected from the Scopus database using keywords related to marine resource governance and ocean governance. An initial search identified 1,266 documents, which were filtered to 473 articles published between 2016 and 2023. Data analysis employed Scopus Analyze Search Results and VOSviewer through co-occurrence, overlay, and density visualizations. The findings indicate a significant increase in publication output and reveal that marine resource governance has become an increasingly interdisciplinary field dominated by Environmental Science and Social Sciences. The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom emerged as the leading contributors. Research themes have shifted toward climate change, biodiversity conservation, blue economy, and collaborative governance approaches, highlighting the growing importance of adaptive and participatory ocean governance

Copyrights © 2026






Journal Info

Abbrev

marfig

Publisher

Subject

Description

Journal of Fisheries and Marine Resource Management is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Maritim Balik Diwa. The journal publishes scientific articles on fisheries and marine resource management. Its scope includes fisheries policy, fish stock assessment, ...