Ocean and Society (ISSN: 2976-0925) is an innovative peer-reviewed open access journal focused on the societal interactions with marine and coastal environments.
As an interdisciplinary journal, Ocean and Society brings together relevant studies in the multiple areas of marine and maritime social sciences, promoting both theoretical and empirical studies whether these studies are done on a global, regional, or local level.
Open Access: free to read and share, with an article processing charge for accepted papers to offset production costs (more details here)
| Applying the IUCN Global Standard for Nature‐Based Solutions in Guandu Wetlands, Taiwan | |||||||||
| Mariana Gabrielle Cangco Reyes, Yi-Hsin Tan, Yu-Chen Hsu and Syuan-Jyun Sun | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 25 March 2026 | |||||||||
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| Regenerating Coastal Landscapes Through Local Knowledge: Sustainability in Taiwan’s Caota Sand Dunes | |||||||||
| Wan-Lin Chang | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 25 March 2026 | |||||||||
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| Ocean Pop: Marine Imaginaries in the Age of Global Polycrisis | |||||||||
| Charlotte Gehrke and Anja Menzel | |||||||||
| Editorial | Open Access | Published: 19 March 2026 | |||||||||
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| Law and Legality in Pirates of the Caribbean and Contemporary Counter‐Piracy: More Guidelines than Rules? | |||||||||
| Anja Menzel | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 19 March 2026 | |||||||||
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| Animal Celebrities—Then and Now: Exploring Oceanic Imaginaries Through Celebrity Marine Mammals | |||||||||
| Charlotte Gehrke | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 19 March 2026 | |||||||||
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| Fishy Imaginaries: The Cultural Politics of De/Objectifying Fish | |||||||||
| Antje Scharenberg | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 19 March 2026 | |||||||||
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| Representation and Power in Ocean Conservation Documentaries: A Decolonial Analysis | |||||||||
| Steven Mana‘oakamai Johnson and Angelo O. Villagomez | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 19 March 2026 | |||||||||
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| Digital Frontiers: The Polar Regions and Popular Geopolitics in Video Games | |||||||||
| Erdem Lamazhapov | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 26 February 2026 | |||||||||
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| The UN Ocean Decade and Its Performative Impact on North Sea Governance: An Extended Event Ethnography | |||||||||
| Judith Maria Poersch | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 25 February 2026 | |||||||||
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| Navigating the Ocean‐Climate Nexus Through Participatory Workshops for a Sustainable Blue Economy | |||||||||
| Lydia Papadaki, Ebun Akinsete, Alice Guittard and Phoebe Koundouri | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 16 February 2026 | |||||||||
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| Local Communities’ Perceptions of Offshore Wind Farms in Greece: Evidence From the Diapontian Islands | |||||||||
| Lydia Avrami, Othon Kaminiaris, Katerina Mela and Nicolas Demertzis | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 29 January 2026 | |||||||||
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| From Ravaged Livelihoods in the Global South to Mediterranean Crossings: The Reality of Climate Migration | |||||||||
| Theodota Nantsou, Konstantinos Vlachopoulos, Emmanuella Doussis and Nasruddin Nizami | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 28 January 2026 | |||||||||
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| Bridging Seas Sustainably: Adopting Norway’s Green Maritime Innovations in Greece | |||||||||
| Dimitris Gavalas, Ioannis Katsounis, Maria Lekakou, Georgios Remoundos, George Stergiopoulos, Markella Gota and Stamatios Choulis | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 21 January 2026 | |||||||||
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| Sonoshaping the Frozen Seas: Exploring Sonic Imaginaries in the Polar Sounds Project | |||||||||
| Geraint Rhys Whittaker | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 14 January 2026 | |||||||||
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| The Art of Ocean Research: Artistic Inquiry and Ways of Seeing Oceanic Life | |||||||||
| Peter Mörtenböck and Helge Mooshammer | |||||||||
| Editorial | Open Access | Published: 17 December 2025 | |||||||||
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| Ocean XR: A Deep Dive Into Extended Reality for Marine Education and Ocean Literacy | |||||||||
| Géraldine Fauville, Daniel Pimentel and Erika Woolsey | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 20 August 2025 | |||||||||
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| Ocean Literacy for Ocean Sustainability: Reflections From Australia | |||||||||
| Rachel Kelly, Prue Francis, Rebecca J. Shellock, Stefan Andrews, Benjamin Arthur, Charlotte A. Birkmanis, Harry Breidahl, Lucy Buxton, Jasmine Chambers, Emma Church, Corrine Condie, Freya Croft, Cátia Freitas, Shannon Hurley, Emily Jateff, Brianna Le Busque, Justin Marshall, Allyson O’Brien, Gretta T. Pecl, Laura Torre-Williams, Sophia Volzke and Yolanda Waters | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 5 June 2025 | |||||||||
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| Decarbonising Maritime Transport: The Role of Green Shipping Corridors in Making Sustainable Port‐City Ecosystems | |||||||||
| Mina Akhavan | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 6 February 2025 | |||||||||
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| Waterfront Redevelopment Five Decades Later: An Updated Typology and Research Agenda | |||||||||
| Enrico Tommarchi | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 3 February 2025 | |||||||||
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| The Multifaceted Seafarer: An Explorative Discourse Analysis of Seafarers’ Portrayals in Swedish Maritime Magazines | |||||||||
| Magnus Boström | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 20 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Building Successful International Summer Schools to Enhance the Capacity of Marine Early Career Researchers | |||||||||
| Christopher Cvitanovic, Jessica Blythe, Ingrid van Putten, Lisa Maddison, Laurent Bopp, Steph Brodie, Beth A. Fulton, Priscila F. M. Lopes, Gretta Pecl, Jerneja Penca and U. Rashid Sumaila | |||||||||
| Commentary | Open Access | Published: 24 October 2024 | |||||||||
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| Bringing the Ocean to the Stage: Performing Coastal Values and Marine Management | |||||||||
| Emma McKinley, Erika Hughes, Stephenie Georgia, Cressida Bowyer, Kathryn Fradera, Alison Fairbrass and Jonathan Potts | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 21 October 2024 | |||||||||
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| Building Global Momentum Towards Managing Marine Plastic Pollution Through SDG 14 | |||||||||
| Marjo Vierros, Gemma Nelson, Mariana Caldeira, Andrei Polejack, Júlia Schütz Veiga and Alumita Talei Sekinairai | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 30 July 2024 | |||||||||
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| “Other(ed)” Ocean Knowledges: Unlearning Integration in Ocean Governance for Recognitional Justice | |||||||||
| Giulia Champion and Mia Strand | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 21 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| The Ocean & Society Survey: A Global Tool for Understanding People–Ocean Connections and Mobilizing Ocean Action | |||||||||
| Jen McRuer, Diz L. Glithero, Emma McKinley, Jordi F. Pagès, Géraldine Fauville, Elisabeth S. Morris-Webb, Natalie Hart, Craig Strang, Ronaldo Christofoletti, Sophie Hulme, Elliot Grainger, Bárbara Pinheiro, Diana L. Payne, Nicola Bridge, Vinicius Lindoso, Ivan Machado Martins, David Zandvliet, Marilia Bueno Fernandes, Janaina Bumbeer and Rebecca Shellock | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 17 July 2025 | |||||||||
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| Waterfront Redevelopment Five Decades Later: An Updated Typology and Research Agenda | |||||||||
| Enrico Tommarchi | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 3 February 2025 | |||||||||
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| Exposure to Transnational Maritime Crime in the Pacific Islands Region | |||||||||
| Jade Lindley and Sarah Lothian | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 20 November 2024 | |||||||||
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| Power Relations and Maritime Justice: An Exploration of UNCLOS Negotiations | |||||||||
| Stephanie Oserwa Schandorf | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 14 November 2024 | |||||||||
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| Ocean Literacy for Ocean Sustainability: Reflections From Australia | |||||||||
| Rachel Kelly, Prue Francis, Rebecca J. Shellock, Stefan Andrews, Benjamin Arthur, Charlotte A. Birkmanis, Harry Breidahl, Lucy Buxton, Jasmine Chambers, Emma Church, Corrine Condie, Freya Croft, Cátia Freitas, Shannon Hurley, Emily Jateff, Brianna Le Busque, Justin Marshall, Allyson O’Brien, Gretta T. Pecl, Laura Torre-Williams, Sophia Volzke and Yolanda Waters | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 5 June 2025 | |||||||||
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| Participatory Governance? A Critical Perspective on Stakeholder Knowledge Integration in the Context of German Baltic MPAs | |||||||||
| Neele Neddersen, Josefine B. Gottschalk, Michael Kriegl and Heike Schwermer | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 12 February 2025 | |||||||||
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| Building Global Momentum Towards Managing Marine Plastic Pollution Through SDG 14 | |||||||||
| Marjo Vierros, Gemma Nelson, Mariana Caldeira, Andrei Polejack, Júlia Schütz Veiga and Alumita Talei Sekinairai | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 30 July 2024 | |||||||||
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| The Shortest Nuclear Route to Climate Change to Great Power Competition: Tracing Arctic Security | |||||||||
| Gabriella Gricius | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 21 January 2025 | |||||||||
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| Ocean XR: A Deep Dive Into Extended Reality for Marine Education and Ocean Literacy | |||||||||
| Géraldine Fauville, Daniel Pimentel and Erika Woolsey | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 20 August 2025 | |||||||||
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| A Gendered Blue Economy? Critical Perspectives Through Women’s Participation in Peru | |||||||||
| Sara Doolittle Llanos, María Garteizgogeascoa and Isabel E. Gonzales | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 17 February 2025 | |||||||||
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| The Maritime Smuggling Project: Challenges Within Collaborative Maritime Policing in The Netherlands | |||||||||
| Mauro Boelens, Yarin Eski and Danique De Rijk | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 7 August 2024 | |||||||||
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