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)
| Strategies for Transforming Coastal Governance: Addressing Interdependent Dimensions | |||||||||
| Mafaziya Nijamdeen, Ansje Löhr, Kristof Van Assche and Raoul Beunen | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 4 September 2025 | |||||||||
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| Governance Challenges for the Adaptation to Sea‐Level Rise in the Canary Islands: A Multilevel Approach | |||||||||
| Aridane G. González, Carolina Peña-Alonso, Melchor González-Dávila, J. Magdalena Santana-Casiano, David González-Santana, Gianluca Ferraro, Lorena Naranjo-Almeida and Leví García-Romero | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 2 September 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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| Beyond Ecology: Land–Sea Governance, Policy, and Research in Réunion Island (2000–2024) | |||||||||
| Barbara Losen, Erwann Lagabrielle and Salwa Aabid | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 13 August 2025 | |||||||||
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| Ocean Literacy as a Strategic Asset for Regional Marine Policy: Insights From an Implementation Case Study | |||||||||
| Folco Soffietti, Fabio Carella, Céline Jacob, Cristina Cervera Núñez, Alice Kerninon, Daniele Brigolin, Olivier Laroussinie and Francesco Musco | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 5 August 2025 | |||||||||
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| Understanding Flood Governance in the Dutch‐Flemish Scheldt Estuary: An Evolutionary Governance Perspective | |||||||||
| Corinne Vitale, Ann Crabbé, Sander Meijerink, Cory Fletcher, Mafaziya Nijamdeen and Mark Wiering | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 5 August 2025 | |||||||||
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| Governance Innovation for Coastal Wetlands: Dependencies, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Valencian Community | |||||||||
| Irene Luján Climent, Joan Enguer, Bernabé Aldeguer and Oscar Barberà | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 30 July 2025 | |||||||||
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| Beneath the Surface: Can the Oslofjord Plan Create Transformative Change Through Institutional Layering? | |||||||||
| Saskia Trubbach, Gunnar Sander and Maren Helene Sævold | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 22 July 2025 | |||||||||
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| Transformation Across Land-Sea Governance: Future Research Opportunities | |||||||||
| Tegan Evans, Gianluca Ferraro and Pierre Failler | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 21 July 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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| Assisting Coastal and Marine Governance: Enhancing Decision Support Through Digital Tools for Cumulative Impact Assessment | |||||||||
| Jonne Kotta, Jean-Marc Douguet, Elis Vollmer, Mihhail Fetissov, Elisa Furlan, Gea Grassi, Federica Zennaro, Hector Charles Pagan and Helen Orav-Kotta | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 17 July 2025 | |||||||||
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| Ocean Literacy Opportunities in Urban Marine Ecosystems: Gorgonian Populations in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain) | |||||||||
| Janire Salazar, Josep-Maria Gili, Lucía Millán, Begoña Vendrell-Simón and Sílvia Gómez | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 24 June 2025 | |||||||||
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| Designing With an Ocean Literacy Approach: Towards the Definition of “Ocean Cycle‐Centric Design” | |||||||||
| Letizia Artioli, Folco Soffietti, Raffaella Fagnoni, Gianni Sinni, Paolo De Martino and Francesco Musco | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 24 June 2025 | |||||||||
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| From Riverbank to Ocean: Involving Young Generations With Their Territory Through Artistic Practices | |||||||||
| Ana Clara Roberti, Kim von Schönfeld and Rui Monteiro | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 11 June 2025 | |||||||||
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| Making the Sea Knowable: Ocean Literacies From a Sea‐Centred Perspective | |||||||||
| Tülin Fidan | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 5 June 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Epistemic Oscillation: Living With Ocean Risks | |||||||||
| Irina Rafliana | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 12 March 2025 | |||||||||
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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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| 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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| 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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| Getting Off the Boat: Re‐Considering Research Responsibility and Knowledge Dynamics in Ocean Literacy | |||||||||
| Mathieu Lamontagne‐Cumiford and Myrah Graham | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 28 May 2025 | |||||||||
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| Transnational Intersectionality at Sea: Gender, Appearance, Ethnicity, Age, and Marine Knowledge Production | |||||||||
| Ramona Hägele and Anna-Katharina Hornidge | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 20 January 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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| Power Relations and Maritime Justice: An Exploration of UNCLOS Negotiations | |||||||||
| Stephanie Oserwa Schandorf | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 14 November 2024 | |||||||||
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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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| 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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| 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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| Maritime Justice, Environmental Crime Prevention, and Sustainable Development Goal 14 | |||||||||
| Conor McLaughlin, Sarah Lothian and Jade Lindley | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 7 November 2024 | |||||||||
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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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| 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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| 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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| “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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