A review of ocean health index research: Towards the development of its dynamic model in Indonesia

Abstract

Many studies use Ocean Health Index (OHI) calculations on global and regional scales. There was still a dearth of research that used a framework to examine the local level. Meanwhile, policies to achieve environmental management objectives for marine ecosystems will be more applicable locally. This study aims to discover the most appropriate benchmark for OHI calculations on a local scale, namely by reviewing manuscripts from 2012 to 2022 based on geography, publication field, resolution, and data sources. The data were used to determine benchmarks for OHI calculations based on manuscripts published. One thousand five hundred manuscripts were discovered and verified via the Clarivate Analytics Web of Knowledge. We discovered 26 manuscripts each: 12 global, 11 regional, and three local. The trend of manuscripts increased in 2014, 2016, and 2021. Most manuscripts were published in journals focused on multidisciplinary natural resources management and environmental science. The rest of the manuscripts were published in earth and planetary science, ecological science, environment management, biochemistry, and energy journals. The widespread use of OHI requires each country to create comparable measurement techniques by changing the OHI to include factors and indications relevant to each country, including Indonesia.