Research
Explore some of my recent publications here. A comprehensive list of my scholarly work is available below.
Featured
Peer-reviewed publications
2025
Galligan, B. P., McManus, M. C., & Balouskus, R. G. Drivers of Winter Flounder subpopulation catch rates in a fisheries-independent fixed gear survey. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 154(4), 456–468. doi pdf data
2024
Galligan, B. P., Saldivar, F. C., & Maina, G. W. Human dignity is on the line: Small-scale fisheries, blue growth, and human rights in Lamu, Kenya. In J. Nakamura, R. Chuenpagdee, & S. Jentoft (Eds.), Implementation of the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines: A legal and policy scan (pp. 99–120). Springer. doi request pdf
Galligan, B. P., & McClanahan, T. R. Tropical fishery nutrient production depends on biomass-based management. iScience, 27(4), 109420. doi pdf code
Galligan, B. P., & McClanahan, T. R. Nutrition contributions of coral reef fisheries not enhanced by capture of small fish. Ocean and Coastal Management, 249, 107011. doi pdf
2022
Galligan, B. P., McClanahan, T. R., & Humphries, A. T. Nutrient capture and sustainable yield maximized by a gear modification in artisanal fishing traps. Environmental Research Letters, 17(12), 124035. doi pdf data
Galligan, B. P. Re-theorising the genocide–ecocide nexus: Raphael Lemkin and ecocide in the Amazon. The International Journal of Human Rights, 26(6), 1004–1031. doi pdf
Galligan, B. P., Stuart, Y. E., McManus, M. C., & Stoffel, H. E. Hypoxia-induced predation refuge for northern quahogs (Mercenaria mercenaria) in a temperate estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 265, 107732. doi pdf data
2021
Galligan, B. P. Fisheries extractivism and the right to subsistence: Conflicting governance models and the legal structures that enact them. Marine Policy, 133, 104729. doi pdf
Selected additional publications
2023
Darío Palacio, R. D., Abarca, M., Armenteras, D., Balza, U., Dollar, L. J., Froese, G. Z. L., Galligan, B. P., Giordano A. J., Gula, J., Jacobson, A. P., Jędrzejewski, W., Khorozyan, I., Mastretta-Yanes, A., Moreno, J. S., Mudumba, T., Nana, E. D., Naveda-Rodríguez, A., Negret, P. J., Ortuño Crespo, G., Serrano, F. C., Serrano-Villavicencio, J. E., Gopi Sundar, K. S., Thomas, E., Villar, D. A., & Hughes, A. C. The global influence of the IUCN Red List can hinder species conservation efforts. Authorea. doi pdf
Zepeda, C. S., & Galligan, B. P. Integral ecology in research practice: Methodological insights for transformative change (Briefing Note No. 6). Laudato Si’ Research Institute, Campion Hall, University of Oxford. link pdf
2022
Galligan, B. P., Werth, E., Phiri, M., & Orthi, O. One complex crisis: Case studies of environmental and social (in)justice in Africa. Jesuit Justice and Ecology Network Africa. link pdf
Athman, M., and B. P. Galligan. Lamu Old Town faces mounting pressures under climate change and large-scale infrastructure development. In S. Doempke, N. Bolomey, R. M. Ebrahimi Saba, M. F. Oliveira, J. P. de Oliveira Costa, and S. Wagh, (Eds.), World Heritage Watch Report (pp. 209–212). link pdf
2021
Galligan, B. P., & Kinney, S. Providing access or taking sides? Blue growth, small-scale fisheries, and the case of Lamu, Kenya. Promotio Iustitiae, 132(2), 87–94. link pdf


