McIlgorm, Alistair Professor

Head Of

• University of Ulster Visiting Professor (Honorary) 2020 - 2024
• Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) Marine Economist and Capacity Development Coordinator 2010 - 2019

Selected Publications

• Journal Article

  Year	Title
  2020	Are media messages to consume more under-utilized seafood species reliable? Published In Fish and Fisheries Altmetric
  2019	Coastal adaptation laws and the social justice of policies to address sea level rise: An Indonesian insight Published In Ocean and Coastal Management Volume 171 Pages 11 - 18 ISSN 0964-5691 Altmetric
  2018	Can the Basel and Stockholm Conventions provide a global framework to reduce the impact of marine plastic litter? Published In Marine Policy Volume 96 Pages 285 - 290 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
  2018	Chasing the thrill or just passing the time? Trialing a new mixed methods approach to understanding heterogeneity amongst recreational fishers based on motivations Published In Fisheries Research Volume 199 Pages 107 - 118 ISSN 0165-7836 Altmetric
  2018	Maritime security and the Blue Economy: intersections and interdependencies in the Indian Ocean Published In Journal of the Indian Ocean Region Pages 1 - 21 ISSN 1948-0881 Altmetric
  2018	Shades of blue: what do competing interpretations of the Blue Economy mean for oceans governance? Published In Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning Volume Online First Pages 1 - 22 ISSN 1522-7200 Altmetric
  2018	Towards an improved international framework to govern the life cycle of plastics Published In Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law Volume 27 Pages 210 - 221 Altmetric
  2017	Connections or conflict? A social and economic analysis of the interconnections between the professional fishing industry, recreational fishing and marine tourism in coastal communities in NSW, Australia Published In Marine Policy Volume 76 Pages 114 - 121 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
  2017	Is the Montreal Protocol a model that can help solve the global marine plastic debris problem? Published In Marine Policy Volume 81 Pages 322 - 329 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
  2017	Using a well-being approach to develop a framework for an integrated socio-economic evaluation of professional fishing Published In Fish and Fisheries Volume 18 Pages 1134 - 1149 ISSN 1467-2960 Altmetric
  2015	A comparison of marine spatial planning approaches in China: Marine functional zoning and the marine ecological red line Published In Marine Policy Volume 62 Pages 94 - 101 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
  2015	The challenge of managing Earth's new economic frontier: our oceans Published In The Conversation Volume 19 August
  2014	Whose job is it to clear up all the rubbish floating in the oceans? Published In The Conversation Pages 1 - 4
  2013	From behind the great wall: the development of statistics on the marine economy in china Published In Marine Policy Volume 39 Pages 120 - 127 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
  2011	The economic cost and control of marine debris damage in the Asia-Pacific region Published In Ocean and Coastal Management Volume 54 Pages 643 - 651 ISSN 0964-5691 Altmetric
  2010	Economic impacts of climate change on sustainable tuna and billfish management; insights from the Western Pacific Published In Progress in Oceanography Volume 86 Pages 187 - 191 ISSN 0079-6611 Altmetric
  2010	How will climate change alter fishery governance? Insights from seven international case studies Published In Marine Policy Volume 34 Pages 170 - 177 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
  2010	The importance of estimating the contribution of the oceans to national economies Published In Marine Policy Volume 34 Pages 367 - 374 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric

• Chapter

  Year	Title
  2018	Future opportunities and challenges in developing sustainable offshore Indonesian fisheries Published In The marine environment and United Nations sustainable development goal 14 - Life below water Publisher Leiden; Boston: Brill Nijhoff Pages 66 - 82 ISBN 9789004366619
  2014	Fisheries Published In Ten Commitments Revisited: Securing Australia's Future Environment Publisher Australia: CSIRO Publishing Pages 139 - 146 ISBN 9781486301676
  2010	Stakeholder involvement in fisheries management in Australia and New Zealand Published In Handbook of Marine Fisheries Conservation and Management Publisher Oxford University Press Pages 687 - 697

• Report

  Year	Title
  2017	The Blue Economy in Australia: conceptualising the Blue Economy, its relationship with maritime security and its role in Australian oceans governance ISBN 9780648177005 Publisher Sea Power Centre External URL The Blue Economy in Australia: conceptualising the Blue Economy, its relationship with maritime security and its role in Australian oceans governance

Investigator On

Year	Title
2016 - 2017	Enhancing fisheries management capacity in the Caribbean Awarded by: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Funding Scheme: Australia Awards Fellowships
2016	Communicating more effectively with recreational fishers from Chinese speaking backgrounds Awarded by: Recreational Fishing Trusts Funding Scheme: Research Grant
2016	Enhancing fishery management capacity in the Indian Ocean region Awarded by: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Funding Scheme: Australia Awards Fellowships
2015 - 2016	Social and economic evaluation of NSW coastal aquaculture Awarded by: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Funding Scheme: Research Grant
2015	Developing Management capacity to ensure sustainable fisheries in the Indian Ocean Region Awarded by: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Funding Scheme: Australia Awards Fellowships
2015	Developing Management capacity to ensure sustainable fisheries in the Indonesian Archipelago Awarded by: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Funding Scheme: Australia Awards Fellowships
2014	Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) Capacity and Opportunities Assessment Awarded by: Packard Foundation Funding Scheme: Conservation & Science
2012	Developing a cost effective state wide expenditure survey method to measure the economic contribution of the recreational fishing sector in NSW Awarded by: NSW Department of Primary Industries Funding Scheme: Recreational Fishing Trusts
2012	National recreational fishing education program: establishing activities and tools to promote recreational fishing on a national level Awarded by: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Funding Scheme: Research Grant
2012	Sustainable fisheries management training for the Indian Ocean region Awarded by: AusAID Funding Scheme: Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships
	Capacity development enhancement of staff in the law of the sea, marine regulation and fisheries management Awarded by: AusAID Funding Scheme: Public Sector Linkages Program
	Developing Agency Capacity to Manage Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in Indonesia Awarded by: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Funding Scheme: Australia Awards Fellowships
	Further analyze and assess options for improving the capacity of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries on a range of capacity needs. Awarded by: Packard Foundation Funding Scheme: Grant
	Improving our understanding of the values, beliefs, motivations and attitudes of recreational fishers in NSW Awarded by: NSW Department of Primary Industries Funding Scheme: Recreational Fishing Trusts
	Social and Economic Evaluation of NSW Coastal Commercial Wild-Catch Fisheries Awarded by: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Funding Scheme: Research Grant

Other Research Activities

Advisees

• Graduate Advising Relationship

  Degree	Research Title	Advisee
  Doctor of Philosophy	The Implications of UNCLOS to Small Island - Large Ocean States	Ponia, Benjamin
  Doctor of Philosophy	Operationalising the Benefits of Information and Communication Technologies for Improved Fisheries Governance in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean	Campbell, Brooke
  Doctor of Philosophy	A Study on Tuna Fisheries Development for Nauru within the context of PNA, WCPFC and International Trade	Depaune, Monte
  Doctor of Philosophy	Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in West Africa: Impacts and Solutions?	Ogbeta, Evelyn
  Doctor of Philosophy	Understanding environmental stewardship in recreational saltwater fishers; long term trends and management implications	Jones, Chris
  Doctor of Philosophy	Challenges and Opportunities in The Implementation of Indonesia's Ex Foreign Fishing Vessel Moratorium and Transhipment Prohibition Policies	Tauladani, Saeful

Orcid Id

• http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6625-5573 (confirmed)

Top Publications

Year	Title
2010	The importance of estimating the contribution of the oceans to national economies Published in   Marine Policy

Research Areas

• 0704 - FISHERIES SCIENCES
• 1402 - APPLIED ECONOMICS
• 1899 - OTHER LAW AND LEGAL STUDIES

Head Of

• University of Ulster Visiting Professor (Honorary) 2020 - 2024
• Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) Marine Economist and Capacity Development Coordinator 2010 - 2019

Selected Publications

• Journal Article

  Year	Title
  2020	Are media messages to consume more under-utilized seafood species reliable? Published In Fish and Fisheries Altmetric
  2019	Coastal adaptation laws and the social justice of policies to address sea level rise: An Indonesian insight Published In Ocean and Coastal Management Volume 171 Pages 11 - 18 ISSN 0964-5691 Altmetric
  2018	Can the Basel and Stockholm Conventions provide a global framework to reduce the impact of marine plastic litter? Published In Marine Policy Volume 96 Pages 285 - 290 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
  2018	Chasing the thrill or just passing the time? Trialing a new mixed methods approach to understanding heterogeneity amongst recreational fishers based on motivations Published In Fisheries Research Volume 199 Pages 107 - 118 ISSN 0165-7836 Altmetric
  2018	Maritime security and the Blue Economy: intersections and interdependencies in the Indian Ocean Published In Journal of the Indian Ocean Region Pages 1 - 21 ISSN 1948-0881 Altmetric
  2018	Shades of blue: what do competing interpretations of the Blue Economy mean for oceans governance? Published In Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning Volume Online First Pages 1 - 22 ISSN 1522-7200 Altmetric
  2018	Towards an improved international framework to govern the life cycle of plastics Published In Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law Volume 27 Pages 210 - 221 Altmetric
  2017	Connections or conflict? A social and economic analysis of the interconnections between the professional fishing industry, recreational fishing and marine tourism in coastal communities in NSW, Australia Published In Marine Policy Volume 76 Pages 114 - 121 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
  2017	Is the Montreal Protocol a model that can help solve the global marine plastic debris problem? Published In Marine Policy Volume 81 Pages 322 - 329 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
  2017	Using a well-being approach to develop a framework for an integrated socio-economic evaluation of professional fishing Published In Fish and Fisheries Volume 18 Pages 1134 - 1149 ISSN 1467-2960 Altmetric
  2015	A comparison of marine spatial planning approaches in China: Marine functional zoning and the marine ecological red line Published In Marine Policy Volume 62 Pages 94 - 101 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
  2015	The challenge of managing Earth's new economic frontier: our oceans Published In The Conversation Volume 19 August
  2014	Whose job is it to clear up all the rubbish floating in the oceans? Published In The Conversation Pages 1 - 4
  2013	From behind the great wall: the development of statistics on the marine economy in china Published In Marine Policy Volume 39 Pages 120 - 127 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
  2011	The economic cost and control of marine debris damage in the Asia-Pacific region Published In Ocean and Coastal Management Volume 54 Pages 643 - 651 ISSN 0964-5691 Altmetric
  2010	Economic impacts of climate change on sustainable tuna and billfish management; insights from the Western Pacific Published In Progress in Oceanography Volume 86 Pages 187 - 191 ISSN 0079-6611 Altmetric
  2010	How will climate change alter fishery governance? Insights from seven international case studies Published In Marine Policy Volume 34 Pages 170 - 177 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric
  2010	The importance of estimating the contribution of the oceans to national economies Published In Marine Policy Volume 34 Pages 367 - 374 ISSN 0308-597X Altmetric

• Chapter

  Year	Title
  2018	Future opportunities and challenges in developing sustainable offshore Indonesian fisheries Published In The marine environment and United Nations sustainable development goal 14 - Life below water Publisher Leiden; Boston: Brill Nijhoff Pages 66 - 82 ISBN 9789004366619
  2014	Fisheries Published In Ten Commitments Revisited: Securing Australia's Future Environment Publisher Australia: CSIRO Publishing Pages 139 - 146 ISBN 9781486301676
  2010	Stakeholder involvement in fisheries management in Australia and New Zealand Published In Handbook of Marine Fisheries Conservation and Management Publisher Oxford University Press Pages 687 - 697

• Report

  Year	Title
  2017	The Blue Economy in Australia: conceptualising the Blue Economy, its relationship with maritime security and its role in Australian oceans governance ISBN 9780648177005 Publisher Sea Power Centre External URL The Blue Economy in Australia: conceptualising the Blue Economy, its relationship with maritime security and its role in Australian oceans governance

Investigator On

Year	Title
2016 - 2017	Enhancing fisheries management capacity in the Caribbean Awarded by: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Funding Scheme: Australia Awards Fellowships
2016	Communicating more effectively with recreational fishers from Chinese speaking backgrounds Awarded by: Recreational Fishing Trusts Funding Scheme: Research Grant
2016	Enhancing fishery management capacity in the Indian Ocean region Awarded by: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Funding Scheme: Australia Awards Fellowships
2015 - 2016	Social and economic evaluation of NSW coastal aquaculture Awarded by: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Funding Scheme: Research Grant
2015	Developing Management capacity to ensure sustainable fisheries in the Indian Ocean Region Awarded by: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Funding Scheme: Australia Awards Fellowships
2015	Developing Management capacity to ensure sustainable fisheries in the Indonesian Archipelago Awarded by: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Funding Scheme: Australia Awards Fellowships
2014	Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) Capacity and Opportunities Assessment Awarded by: Packard Foundation Funding Scheme: Conservation & Science
2012	Developing a cost effective state wide expenditure survey method to measure the economic contribution of the recreational fishing sector in NSW Awarded by: NSW Department of Primary Industries Funding Scheme: Recreational Fishing Trusts
2012	National recreational fishing education program: establishing activities and tools to promote recreational fishing on a national level Awarded by: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Funding Scheme: Research Grant
2012	Sustainable fisheries management training for the Indian Ocean region Awarded by: AusAID Funding Scheme: Australian Leadership Awards Fellowships
	Capacity development enhancement of staff in the law of the sea, marine regulation and fisheries management Awarded by: AusAID Funding Scheme: Public Sector Linkages Program
	Developing Agency Capacity to Manage Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in Indonesia Awarded by: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Funding Scheme: Australia Awards Fellowships
	Further analyze and assess options for improving the capacity of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries on a range of capacity needs. Awarded by: Packard Foundation Funding Scheme: Grant
	Improving our understanding of the values, beliefs, motivations and attitudes of recreational fishers in NSW Awarded by: NSW Department of Primary Industries Funding Scheme: Recreational Fishing Trusts
	Social and Economic Evaluation of NSW Coastal Commercial Wild-Catch Fisheries Awarded by: Fisheries Research and Development Corporation Funding Scheme: Research Grant

Other Research Activities

Advisees

• Graduate Advising Relationship

  Degree	Research Title	Advisee
  Doctor of Philosophy	The Implications of UNCLOS to Small Island - Large Ocean States	Ponia, Benjamin
  Doctor of Philosophy	Operationalising the Benefits of Information and Communication Technologies for Improved Fisheries Governance in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean	Campbell, Brooke
  Doctor of Philosophy	A Study on Tuna Fisheries Development for Nauru within the context of PNA, WCPFC and International Trade	Depaune, Monte
  Doctor of Philosophy	Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing in West Africa: Impacts and Solutions?	Ogbeta, Evelyn
  Doctor of Philosophy	Understanding environmental stewardship in recreational saltwater fishers; long term trends and management implications	Jones, Chris
  Doctor of Philosophy	Challenges and Opportunities in The Implementation of Indonesia's Ex Foreign Fishing Vessel Moratorium and Transhipment Prohibition Policies	Tauladani, Saeful

Orcid Id

• http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6625-5573 (confirmed)