Open Access Journal

ISSN: 2976-0925

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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)

Immersion in Discomfort: At the Intersection of Worldviews Toward Co‐Governing With Integrity
Randa Sacedon, Tillmann Boehme, Freya Croft, Jodi Edwards, Anna Farmery, Eleanor McNeill, Makrita Solitei and Michelle Voyer
Article | Open Access | Published: 19 February 2025
Into the (Gendered) Blue: New Perspectives on Gender Equality and Participation in Blue Growth
Magnus Boström, Kristina Svels and Milena Arias Schreiber
Editorial | Open Access | Published: 17 February 2025
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
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
Ocean as Metaphor and Embodiment
Peter Mörtenböck
Article | Open Access | Published: 10 February 2025
Decarbonising Maritime Transport: The Role of Green Shipping Corridors in Making Sustainable Port‐City Ecosystems
Mina Akhavan
Article | Open Access | Published: 6 February 2025
Waterfront Redevelopment Five Decades Later: An Updated Typology and Research Agenda
Enrico Tommarchi
Article | Open Access | Published: 3 February 2025
Between Containers and Warehouses: Rehabilitating Port Proximities in UAE Coastal Cities
Hiba Farhat and Ayman Kassem
Article | Open Access | Published: 23 January 2025
The Shortest Nuclear Route to Climate Change to Great Power Competition: Tracing Arctic Security
Gabriella Gricius
Article | Open Access | Published: 21 January 2025
“Other(ed)” Ocean Knowledges: Unlearning Integration in Ocean Governance for Recognitional Justice
Giulia Champion and Mia Strand
Article | Open Access | Published: 21 January 2025
Disrupted Sand Flows, Artisanal Fishers, and the Making of Coastal Protection in Southern India
Dennis Schüpf, Lisa E. F. Schipper and Nithya Kuppusami
Article | Open Access | Published: 21 January 2025
From Individual Observations to Global Assessments: Tracing the Marine Carbon Knowledge Value Chain
Mirja Schoderer, Henry Bittig, Birgit Klein, Ramona Hägele, Tobias Steinhoff, Karel Castro‐Morales, Leticia Cotrim da Cunha, Anna‐Katharina Hornidge and Arne Körtzinger
Article | Open Access | Published: 21 January 2025
Stone Aggregations or Reefs? Knowledge Politics Around a Transboundary Seabed Complex
Irit Ittner and Anna‐Katharina Hornidge
Article | Open Access | Published: 21 January 2025
Identifying Ocean‐Related Literature Using the UN Second World Ocean Assessment Report
Rémi Toupin, Geoff Krause, Poppy Nicolette Riddle, Madelaine Hare and Philippe Mongeon
Article | Open Access | Published: 21 January 2025
Hindered, Overlooked, and Undervalued: Gender Equality in Nordic Blue Economies
Josefin Ekstedt, Kristina Svels, Magnus Boström, Madeleine Gustavsson, Kristen Ounanian, Katrina Rønningen, Milena Arias Schreiber, Sunniva Midthaug Solnør and Cecilia Österman
Article | Open Access | Published: 20 January 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
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
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
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
The Multifaceted Seafarer: An Explorative Discourse Analysis of Seafarers’ Portrayals in Swedish Maritime Magazines
Magnus Boström
Article | Open Access | Published: 20 January 2025
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
The Outliers: Stories of Success in Implementing Sustainable Development Goal 14
Sarah Lothian and Bianca Haas
Editorial | Open Access | Published: 24 October 2024
Exposure to Transnational Maritime Crime in the Pacific Islands Region
Jade Lindley and Sarah Lothian
Article | Open Access | Published: 20 November 2024
Fear and Loathing on the High Seas: Affective Dimensions of Justice in Kenya’s Piracy Trials
Brittany VandeBerg, Harper Cook and Caden Kilpatrick
Article | Open Access | Published: 4 September 2024
Power Relations and Maritime Justice: An Exploration of UNCLOS Negotiations
Stephanie Oserwa Schandorf
Article | Open Access | Published: 14 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
Exposure to Transnational Maritime Crime in the Pacific Islands Region
Jade Lindley and Sarah Lothian
Article | Open Access | Published: 20 November 2024
The Multifaceted Seafarer: An Explorative Discourse Analysis of Seafarers’ Portrayals in Swedish Maritime Magazines
Magnus Boström
Article | Open Access | Published: 20 January 2025
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
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
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
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
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
Maritime Justice, Environmental Crime Prevention, and Sustainable Development Goal 14
Conor McLaughlin, Sarah Lothian and Jade Lindley
Article | Open Access | Published: 7 November 2024
Hindered, Overlooked, and Undervalued: Gender Equality in Nordic Blue Economies
Josefin Ekstedt, Kristina Svels, Magnus Boström, Madeleine Gustavsson, Kristen Ounanian, Katrina Rønningen, Milena Arias Schreiber, Sunniva Midthaug Solnør and Cecilia Österman
Article | Open Access | Published: 20 January 2025
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