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)
| Decolonising Ocean Matter | |||||||||
| Helge Mooshammer | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 17 April 2025 | |||||||||
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| Cut Off by the Tide: How Ocean Literacy Can Help Save Lives | |||||||||
| Elisabeth S. Morris‐Webb, Martin Austin, Chris Cousens, Naomi Kent, Kat Gosney and Thora Tenbrink | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 9 April 2025 | |||||||||
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| Knowledge Integration in Ocean Governance | |||||||||
| Annegret Kuhn and Dorothea Wehrmann | |||||||||
| Editorial | Open Access | Published: 7 April 2025 | |||||||||
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| Impact Through Transdisciplinary Centres: Reflecting on Ocean‐Related Centres at Two Universities in Northern Europe | |||||||||
| Linus Brunnström, Lena Gipperth and Maureen McKelvey | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 7 April 2025 | |||||||||
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| Epistemic Oscillation: Living With Ocean Risks | |||||||||
| Irina Rafliana | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 12 March 2025 | |||||||||
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| Taking Ocean Literacy Literally: Reflections on Literature’s Influence on Ocean Literacy | |||||||||
| Michelle E. Portman and Jordana Portman | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 6 March 2025 | |||||||||
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| Competing Knowledges and Sovereignties in the French Pacific Oceanscapes | |||||||||
| Pierre-Yves Le Meur and Valelia Muni Toke | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 3 March 2025 | |||||||||
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| Global Maritime Flows and Local Implications: Conceptualising a Worldwide Taxonomy and Glossary of Port‐City‐Regions | |||||||||
| Mina Akhavan, Yvonne van Mil and Carola Hein | |||||||||
| Editorial | Open Access | Published: 26 February 2025 | |||||||||
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| Investigating Port Spatiality: Tools for a Spatial Approach to Port Clusters | |||||||||
| Beatrice Moretti | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 26 February 2025 | |||||||||
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| A Data‐Driven History of Gloucester's Fisheries Architecture | |||||||||
| Rafael Sousa Santos and André Tavares | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 26 February 2025 | |||||||||
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| A Heuristic for Integrating Sense of Place Into Ocean Governance | |||||||||
| Joe Duggan, Christopher Cvitanovic, Ingrid van Putten and Sarah Clement | |||||||||
| Commentary | Open Access | Published: 20 February 2025 | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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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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| 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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| 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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| Epistemic Oscillation: Living With Ocean Risks | |||||||||
| Irina Rafliana | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 12 March 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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| 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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| 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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| “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 Outliers: Stories of Success in Implementing Sustainable Development Goal 14 | |||||||||
| Sarah Lothian and Bianca Haas | |||||||||
| Editorial | Open Access | Published: 24 October 2024 | |||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||
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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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| 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 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 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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| 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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| 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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| Waterfront Redevelopment Five Decades Later: An Updated Typology and Research Agenda | |||||||||
| Enrico Tommarchi | |||||||||
| Article | Open Access | Published: 3 February 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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| 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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