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
  2022	An initial consideration of data availability issues in downscaling ocean accounting to inform sustainable aquaculture development: The example of Clew Bay, Ireland. Published In Marine Policy
  2022	Can critical accounting perspectives contribute to the development of ocean accounting and ocean governance? Published In Marine Policy
  2022	The cost of marine litter damage to the global marine economy: Insights from the Asia-Pacific into prevention and the cost of inaction Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
  2021	Challenges in the management of small-scale marine fisheries conflicts in Ghana Published In Ocean and Coastal Management
  2021	Virtual Regional Fisheries Management Meetings in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean Region: A Preliminary Appraisal of Performance and Fit Published In Frontiers in Marine Science
  2020	Are media messages to consume more under-utilized seafood species reliable? Published In Fish and Fisheries
  2019	Coastal adaptation laws and the social justice of policies to address sea level rise: An Indonesian insight Published In Ocean and Coastal Management
  2018	Can a global fund help solve the global marine plastic debris problem? Published In Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics
  2018	Can the Basel and Stockholm Conventions provide a global framework to reduce the impact of marine plastic litter? Published In Marine Policy
  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
  2018	Maritime security and the Blue Economy: intersections and interdependencies in the Indian Ocean Published In Journal of the Indian Ocean Region
  2018	Shades of blue: what do competing interpretations of the Blue Economy mean for oceans governance? Published In Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning
  2018	Towards an improved international framework to govern the life cycle of plastics Published In Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law
  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
  2017	Is the Montreal Protocol a model that can help solve the global marine plastic debris problem? Published In Marine Policy
  2017	Using a well-being approach to develop a framework for an integrated socio-economic evaluation of professional fishing Published In Fish and Fisheries
  2016	Ocean Economy Valuation Studies in the Asia-Pacific Region: Lessons for the Future International Use of National Accounts in the Blue Economy Published In Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics
  2015	A comparison of marine spatial planning approaches in China: Marine functional zoning and the marine ecological red line Published In Marine Policy
  2015	The challenge of managing Earth's new economic frontier: our oceans Published In The Conversation
  2014	Whose job is it to clear up all the rubbish floating in the oceans? Published In The Conversation
  2013	From behind the great wall: the development of statistics on the marine economy in china Published In Marine Policy
  2011	The economic cost and control of marine debris damage in the Asia-Pacific region Published In Ocean and Coastal Management
  2010	Economic impacts of climate change on sustainable tuna and billfish management; insights from the Western Pacific Published In Progress in Oceanography
  2010	How will climate change alter fishery governance? Insights from seven international case studies Published In Marine Policy
  2010	The importance of estimating the contribution of the oceans to national economies Published In Marine Policy
  2009	Ex ante evaluation of the costs and benefits of individual transferable quotas: A case-study of seven Australian commonwealth fisheries Published In Marine Policy
  1997	Comparative advantage and distant water fishing fleets: The Australian east coast tuna longline fishery Published In Marine Policy
  1997	Fishery management, environmental protection and trade liberalization Published In International Journal of Social Economics
  1996	Substitutability among species in the Japanese tuna market: A cointegration analysis Published In Marine Resource Economics
  1995	Australian vessel performance in the east coast tuna longline fishery Published In Marine Fisheries Review

• 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
  2014	Fisheries Published In Ten Commitments Revisited: Securing Australia's Future Environment Publisher Australia
  2010	Stakeholder involvement in fisheries management in Australia and New Zealand Published In Handbook of Marine Fisheries Conservation and Management

• Other Publications

  Year	Title
  2017	Combating marine plastic litter and microplastics: An assessment of the effectiveness of relevant international, regional and subregional governance strategies and approaches
  2017	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
2021 - 2023	The economic contributions of recreational fishing to NSW Awarded by: NSW Department of Primary Industries Funding Scheme: Recreational Fishing Trusts
2016 - 2017	Enhancing fisheries management capacity in the Caribbean 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
2014 - 2016	Social and Economic Evaluation of NSW Coastal Commercial Wild-Catch Fisheries 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 - 2015	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
2012 - 2013	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
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
	Communicating more effectively with recreational fishers from Chinese speaking backgrounds Awarded by: Recreational Fishing Trusts Funding Scheme: Research Grant
	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
	Enhancing Coordination among Domestic Maritime Agencies of Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia Awarded by: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Funding Scheme: Ehancing Maritime Agency Coordination
	Enhancing fishery management capacity in the Indian Ocean region 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
	Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) Capacity and Opportunities Assessment Awarded by: Packard Foundation Funding Scheme: Conservation & Science

Other Research Activities

Advisees

• Graduate Advising Relationship

  Degree	Research Title	Advisee
  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 Purse Seine 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	Managing transshipment in Indonesian fisheries: Challenges and opportunities	Tauladani, Saeful
  Doctor of Philosophy	A Comparative Study of Ocean Policy Roles in Maritime Countries' National Development: Lessons Learned to Realise Indonesia's Future Vision	Wuwung, Lucky
  Doctor of Philosophy	Accounting for the perspectives of stakeholders in framing the Blue Economy policy development in West Africa	Adewumi, Ibukun

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
  2022	An initial consideration of data availability issues in downscaling ocean accounting to inform sustainable aquaculture development: The example of Clew Bay, Ireland. Published In Marine Policy
  2022	Can critical accounting perspectives contribute to the development of ocean accounting and ocean governance? Published In Marine Policy
  2022	The cost of marine litter damage to the global marine economy: Insights from the Asia-Pacific into prevention and the cost of inaction Published In Marine Pollution Bulletin
  2021	Challenges in the management of small-scale marine fisheries conflicts in Ghana Published In Ocean and Coastal Management
  2021	Virtual Regional Fisheries Management Meetings in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean Region: A Preliminary Appraisal of Performance and Fit Published In Frontiers in Marine Science
  2020	Are media messages to consume more under-utilized seafood species reliable? Published In Fish and Fisheries
  2019	Coastal adaptation laws and the social justice of policies to address sea level rise: An Indonesian insight Published In Ocean and Coastal Management
  2018	Can a global fund help solve the global marine plastic debris problem? Published In Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics
  2018	Can the Basel and Stockholm Conventions provide a global framework to reduce the impact of marine plastic litter? Published In Marine Policy
  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
  2018	Maritime security and the Blue Economy: intersections and interdependencies in the Indian Ocean Published In Journal of the Indian Ocean Region
  2018	Shades of blue: what do competing interpretations of the Blue Economy mean for oceans governance? Published In Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning
  2018	Towards an improved international framework to govern the life cycle of plastics Published In Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law
  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
  2017	Is the Montreal Protocol a model that can help solve the global marine plastic debris problem? Published In Marine Policy
  2017	Using a well-being approach to develop a framework for an integrated socio-economic evaluation of professional fishing Published In Fish and Fisheries
  2016	Ocean Economy Valuation Studies in the Asia-Pacific Region: Lessons for the Future International Use of National Accounts in the Blue Economy Published In Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics
  2015	A comparison of marine spatial planning approaches in China: Marine functional zoning and the marine ecological red line Published In Marine Policy
  2015	The challenge of managing Earth's new economic frontier: our oceans Published In The Conversation
  2014	Whose job is it to clear up all the rubbish floating in the oceans? Published In The Conversation
  2013	From behind the great wall: the development of statistics on the marine economy in china Published In Marine Policy
  2011	The economic cost and control of marine debris damage in the Asia-Pacific region Published In Ocean and Coastal Management
  2010	Economic impacts of climate change on sustainable tuna and billfish management; insights from the Western Pacific Published In Progress in Oceanography
  2010	How will climate change alter fishery governance? Insights from seven international case studies Published In Marine Policy
  2010	The importance of estimating the contribution of the oceans to national economies Published In Marine Policy
  2009	Ex ante evaluation of the costs and benefits of individual transferable quotas: A case-study of seven Australian commonwealth fisheries Published In Marine Policy
  1997	Comparative advantage and distant water fishing fleets: The Australian east coast tuna longline fishery Published In Marine Policy
  1997	Fishery management, environmental protection and trade liberalization Published In International Journal of Social Economics
  1996	Substitutability among species in the Japanese tuna market: A cointegration analysis Published In Marine Resource Economics
  1995	Australian vessel performance in the east coast tuna longline fishery Published In Marine Fisheries Review

• 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
  2014	Fisheries Published In Ten Commitments Revisited: Securing Australia's Future Environment Publisher Australia
  2010	Stakeholder involvement in fisheries management in Australia and New Zealand Published In Handbook of Marine Fisheries Conservation and Management

• Other Publications

  Year	Title
  2017	Combating marine plastic litter and microplastics: An assessment of the effectiveness of relevant international, regional and subregional governance strategies and approaches
  2017	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
2021 - 2023	The economic contributions of recreational fishing to NSW Awarded by: NSW Department of Primary Industries Funding Scheme: Recreational Fishing Trusts
2016 - 2017	Enhancing fisheries management capacity in the Caribbean 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
2014 - 2016	Social and Economic Evaluation of NSW Coastal Commercial Wild-Catch Fisheries 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 - 2015	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
2012 - 2013	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
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
	Communicating more effectively with recreational fishers from Chinese speaking backgrounds Awarded by: Recreational Fishing Trusts Funding Scheme: Research Grant
	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
	Enhancing Coordination among Domestic Maritime Agencies of Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia Awarded by: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Funding Scheme: Ehancing Maritime Agency Coordination
	Enhancing fishery management capacity in the Indian Ocean region 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
	Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF) Capacity and Opportunities Assessment Awarded by: Packard Foundation Funding Scheme: Conservation & Science

Other Research Activities

Advisees

• Graduate Advising Relationship

  Degree	Research Title	Advisee
  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 Purse Seine 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	Managing transshipment in Indonesian fisheries: Challenges and opportunities	Tauladani, Saeful
  Doctor of Philosophy	A Comparative Study of Ocean Policy Roles in Maritime Countries' National Development: Lessons Learned to Realise Indonesia's Future Vision	Wuwung, Lucky
  Doctor of Philosophy	Accounting for the perspectives of stakeholders in framing the Blue Economy policy development in West Africa	Adewumi, Ibukun

Orcid Id

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