LI, Shenghui

Shenghui Li is a lecturer and researcher at Guangdong Ocean University, focusing on marine spatial planning (MSP), marine protected areas (MPAs), and sustainable ocean governance. Shenghui is a member of the MSP Research Network and tries to contribute to MSP education and research. Prior to being a lecturer, Shenghui had interdisciplinary education and work experience between marine natural science and marine social science, including a joint PhD in Marine Affairs at Xiamen University and the University of Liverpool, and a post-doctoral researcher at the School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. She holds significant leadership roles in the international scientific community, serving as Co-chair of both the Interdisciplinary Marine Early Career Network (IMECaN) and the Acting Knowledge Committee of the International Platform for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS). Through her work with global and regional partners, she actively promotes stronger interfaces between ocean science, policy, and society.

Relevant Publications Written:

1. Universities and the UN Ocean Decade: a vision for 2030 and beyond, ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2026,  https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsag024
2. Guidelines for ensuring meaningful engagement of early career researchers in scientific collaborations: recommendations from and for marine and polar scientists, ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsaf143
3. Early career ocean professionals declaration on ocean negative carbon Emissions for our ocean and future, The Innovation, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2025.101007
4. Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in interdisciplinary marine science, npj Ocean Sustainability, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-024-00087-1
5. Addressing transboundary challenges: Exploring the interactive relations between collaborative governance and transboundary marine spatial planning in Europe, Marine Policy, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105880
6. Evaluating the effectiveness of three national marine protected areas in the Yangtze River Delta, China, Frontiers in Marine Science,2022, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.911880
7. The Origins, Evolution and Prospects of Marine Spatial Planning: Empirical Analysis of Global-Scale Data. Pacific Journal, 2022, DOI: 10.14015/j.cnki.1004-8049.2022.11.008
8. Transboundary marine spatial planning across Europe: Trends and priorities in nearly two decades of project work, Marine Policy, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104012
9. Measuring land change in coastal zone around a rapidly urbanized bay, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15061059
10. Analysis on Main Characteristics of Implementation and Driving Mechanisms of Regional Planning of Sea Area Use in China. Ocean Development and Management, 2018, DOI:10.20016/j.cnki.hykfygl.2018.03.007

Research programs conducted/being conducted:

1. 04/2024 – 04/2026, Higher Marine Education Empowering Sustainable Ocean Governance, Funded by Guangdong Provincial Education Science Planning Leading Group Office
2. 09/2023 – 09/2025, Transboundary MSP in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Funded by Guangdong Philosophy and Social Science Foundation 2023
3. 04/2023 – 09/2023,  Marine Spatial Planning in Different Countries and International Organisations, Funded by the National Ocean Technology Center
4. 12/2021 – 05/2022, The Frontiers and Analysis of Global Marine Spatial Planning, Funded by the National Ocean Technology Center

Training programs conducted/being conducted:

1. Sustainable Oceans – From Science to Decisions (Virtual Training Program for Sustainable Oceans, 2022)
2. OCEAN GOVERNANCE: SDG 14 AND THE UN SUMMIT OF THE FUTURE (IOI‑Canada Online Course)
3. Ocean Data Analysis with R Programming

Other relevant information you wish to share:

01/2026– Present        International Postdoctoral Fellowship, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPIK) Bogor                                       Agricultural University (IPB), Indonesia
10/2025– Present        Co-chair, AKC, International Platform for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS)
04/2024– Present        Co-lead, Ocean Literacy Hub – Asia
11/2023– Present        Partnership Coordinator, Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs) China
01/2021– Present        Steering Group Member, MSP Research Network
01/2022– 02/2026       Co-chair, Interdisciplinary Marine Early Career Network