| Key principles of marine ecosystem-based management RD Long, A Charles, RL Stephenson Marine Policy 57, 53-60, 2015 | 642 | 2015 |
| Stock complexity in fisheries management: a perspective of emerging issues related to population sub-units RL Stephenson Fisheries Research 43 (1-3), 247-249, 1999 | 308 | 1999 |
| Mass mortality of Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) off Nova Scotia, Canada RE Scheibling, RL Stephenson Marine Biology 78, 153-164, 1984 | 255 | 1984 |
| The importance of managing within‐species diversity in cod and herring fisheries of the north‐western Atlantic RK Smedbol, R Stephenson Journal of Fish Biology 59, 109-128, 2001 | 193 | 2001 |
| Integrating fishers’ knowledge research in science and management RL Stephenson, S Paul, MA Pastoors, M Kraan, P Holm, M Wiber, ... ICES Journal of Marine Science 73 (6), 1459-1465, 2016 | 176 | 2016 |
| Coastal and Indigenous community access to marine resources and the ocean: A policy imperative for Canada NJ Bennett, M Kaplan-Hallam, G Augustine, N Ban, D Belhabib, ... Marine Policy 87, 186-193, 2018 | 160 | 2018 |
| Stable carbon isotope variability in marine macrophytes and its implications for food web studies RL Stephenson, FC Tan, KH Mann Marine Biology 81, 223-230, 1984 | 157 | 1984 |
| Fisheries Management Sciences: a plea for conceptual change RL Stephenson, DE Lane Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52 (9), 2051-2056, 1995 | 144 | 1995 |
| Ten tips for developing interdisciplinary socio-ecological researchers R Kelly, M Mackay, KL Nash, C Cvitanovic, EH Allison, D Armitage, ... Socio-Ecological Practice Research 1, 149-161, 2019 | 138 | 2019 |
| Practical steps toward integrating economic, social and institutional elements in fisheries policy and management RL Stephenson, AJ Benson, K Brooks, A Charles, P Degnbol, ... ICES Journal of Marine Science 74 (7), 1981-1989, 2017 | 138 | 2017 |
| A framework for risk analysis in fisheries decision-making DE Lane, RL Stephenson ICES Journal of Marine Science 55 (1), 1-13, 1998 | 120 | 1998 |
| Evaluating and implementing social–ecological systems: a comprehensive approach to sustainable fisheries RL Stephenson, S Paul, M Wiber, E Angel, AJ Benson, A Charles, ... Fish and Fisheries 19 (5), 853-873, 2018 | 109 | 2018 |
| Use of stable carbon isotope ratios to compare plant material and potential consumers in a seagrass bed and a kelp bed in Nova Scotia, Canada RL Stephenson, FC Tan, KH Mann Marine Ecology Progress Series, 1-7, 1986 | 108 | 1986 |
| The future of ocean governance B Haas, M Mackay, C Novaglio, L Fullbrook, M Murunga, C Sbrocchi, ... Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 1-18, 2021 | 105 | 2021 |
| Integrating diverse objectives for sustainable fisheries in Canada RL Stephenson, M Wiber, S Paul, E Angel, A Benson, A Charles, ... Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 76 (3), 480-496, 2019 | 102 | 2019 |
| A practical framework for implementing and evaluating integrated management of marine activities RL Stephenson, AJ Hobday, C Cvitanovic, KA Alexander, GA Begg, ... Ocean & Coastal Management 177, 127-138, 2019 | 100 | 2019 |
| Food for thought: pretty good multispecies yield A Rindorf, CM Dichmont, PS Levin, P Mace, S Pascoe, R Prellezo, ... ICES Journal of Marine Science 74 (2), 475-486, 2017 | 84 | 2017 |
| Fisheries management science: the framework to link biological, economic, and social objectives in fisheries management DE Lane, RL Stephenson Aquatic Living Resources 8 (3), 215-221, 1995 | 78 | 1995 |
| Taking stock: an inventory and review of world herring stocks in 2000 DE Hay, R Toreson, R Stephenson, M Thompson, R Claytor, F Funk, ... Proc. Symposium Herring, 381-454, 2000 | 77 | 2000 |
| Oscillating reproductive strategies of herring in the western Atlantic in response to changing environmental conditions GD Melvin, RL Stephenson, MJ Power ICES Journal of Marine Science 66 (8), 1784-1792, 2009 | 71 | 2009 |
