| 1 | Approaches to monitoring, control and management of harmful algal blooms (HABs) | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2009 | 497 |
| 2 | When can marine reserves improve fisheries management? | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2004 | 468 |
| 3 | The role of ecosystems in coastal protection: Adapting to climate change and coastal hazards | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2014 | 468 |
| 4 | Artificial reefs: a review of their design, application, management and performance | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2001 | 396 |
| 5 | Overcoming the impacts of aquaculture on the coastal zone | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2006 | 372 |
| 6 | Trends in ocean and coastal tourism: the end of the last frontier? | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2001 | 354 |
| 7 | Aquaculture: Relevance, distribution, impacts and spatial assessments – A review | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2016 | 352 |
| 8 | A review of the application and evolution of the DPSIR framework with an emphasis on coastal social-ecological systems | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2015 | 344 |
| 9 | Managing for cumulative impacts in ecosystem-based management through ocean zoning | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2008 | 341 |
| 10 | Development and management of land reclamation in China | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2014 | 323 |
| 11 | Improving knowledge exchange among scientists and decision-makers to facilitate the adaptive governance of marine resources: A review of knowledge and research needs | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2015 | 321 |
| 12 | Ecosystem-based marine spatial management: Review of concepts, policies, tools, and critical issues | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2011 | 318 |
| 13 | Clean-coast index—A new approach for beach cleanliness assessment | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2007 | 275 |
| 14 | Assessing the capacity of seagrass meadows for carbon burial: Current limitations and future strategies | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2013 | 273 |
| 15 | Conservation and restoration of mangroves: Global status, perspectives, and prognosis | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2018 | 266 |
| 16 | The diversity of harmful algal blooms: a challenge for science and management | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2000 | 258 |
| 17 | Analysis and trends of the world's coastal cities and agglomerations | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2015 | 258 |
| 18 | Impacts of anthropogenic noise on marine life: Publication patterns, new discoveries, and future directions in research and management | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2015 | 248 |
| 19 | Indicator-based assessment of climate-change impacts on coasts: A review of concepts, methodological approaches and vulnerability indices | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2016 | 243 |
| 20 | Discovering factors that influence the success of community-based marine protected areas in the Visayas, Philippines | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2001 | 239 |
| 21 | The management of coastal erosion | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2018 | 238 |
| 22 | Coastal erosion and control | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2011 | 234 |
| 23 | Defining coastal squeeze: A discussion | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2013 | 230 |
| 24 | How is your MPA doing? A methodology for evaluating the management effectiveness of marine protected areas | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2005 | 211 |
| 25 | Mining of deep-sea seafloor massive sulfides: A review of the deposits, their benthic communities, impacts from mining, regulatory frameworks and management strategies | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2013 | 211 |
| 26 | Invading European Seas: Assessing pathways of introduction of marine aliens | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2013 | 205 |
| 27 | Zoning—lessons from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2002 | 204 |
| 28 | Linking marine protected areas to integrated coastal and ocean management: A review of theory and practice | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2005 | 204 |
| 29 | Community-based and co-management institutions for sustainable coastal fisheries management in Southeast Asia | Ocean and Coastal Management | 1995 | 201 |
| 30 | Socio-economic indicators and integrated coastal management | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2003 | 201 |
| 31 | The economic cost and control of marine debris damage in the Asia-Pacific region | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2011 | 200 |
| 32 | Impact of urbanization and tourism on coastal environment | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2004 | 197 |
| 33 | Use of ecosystems in coastal erosion management | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2018 | 195 |
| 34 | Status of wetlands in China: A review of extent, degradation, issues and recommendations for improvement | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2017 | 194 |
| 35 | Influence of socio-economic characteristics of beach users on litter generation | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2005 | 186 |
| 36 | A novel hybrid MCDM approach for offshore wind farm site selection: A case study of Iran | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2015 | 186 |
| 37 | Coastal multi-hazard vulnerability assessment along the Ganges deltaic coast of Bangladesh–A geospatial approach | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2016 | 185 |
| 38 | Links between humans and seagrasses—an example from tropical East Africa | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2004 | 182 |
| 39 | The effects of urbanisation on coastal habitats and the potential for ecological engineering: A Singapore case study | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2015 | 181 |
| 40 | Frameworks and indicators for assessing progress in integrated coastal management initiatives | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2003 | 177 |
| 41 | Sandy beach conservation and recreation: Guidelines for optimising management strategies for multi-purpose use | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2013 | 176 |
| 42 | Public ocean literacy in the United States | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2005 | 175 |
| 43 | Ecosystem services of the tropical seascape: interactions, substitutions and restoration | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2003 | 171 |
| 44 | Recreational scuba-diving and carrying capacity in marine protected areas | Ocean and Coastal Management | 1995 | 168 |
| 45 | Impacts of shrimp farming in Bangladesh: Challenges and alternatives | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2011 | 168 |
| 46 | Fishery policy and job satisfaction in three southeast Asian fisheries | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2001 | 167 |
| 47 | Marine renewable energy: The ecological implications of altering the hydrodynamics of the marine environment | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2011 | 160 |
| 48 | Social capital and fisheries governance | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2005 | 158 |
| 49 | Evolutionary game analysis on behavior strategies of multiple stakeholders in maritime shore power system | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2021 | 158 |
| 50 | Increasing flooding hazard in coastal communities due to rising sea level: Case study of Miami Beach, Florida | Ocean and Coastal Management | 2016 | 156 |
