Sustainable Oceans
A section of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Section Information
The oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface and sustain the livelihood of three billion people. However, the sustainability of our oceans is under severe threat due to warming, acidification, eutrophication, overfishing, and pollution. For instance, coral reefs worldwide are whitening at an alarming rate, and the Dead Zones (areas of water that lack sufficient oxygen to support life) have risen from 400 in 2008 to 700 in 2019 and are still growing. Still, over half of key marine and coastal biodiversity areas are not protected.
Therefore, there is an urgent need for an interdisciplinary approach to disseminating state-of-the-art knowledge that would help researchers and stakeholders capture the real meaning of ocean sustainability. This section accepts submissions that present and review new concepts, methodologies, mitigation measures, and regulations that would help sustain the ocean environment. The presentation of field data based on specific case studies of general interest is also welcome.
Potential authors are encouraged to contact the Section Editor-in-Chief with a tentative title and a brief outline when they can not confirm whether the paper fits within the Section's scope. Reviews, research papers, and field studies must consolidate or increase the knowledge in this specific field. All the information presented should be critically discussed in light of the existing literature.
The major areas of interest in this Section include, but are not limited to:
- Biodiversity
- Biological productivity
- Blue carbon
- Carbon and nutrient cycles
- Coral reefs
- Eutrophication
- Extreme events
- Global change and the oceans
- Marine/coastal protected areas
- Ocean acidification
- Overfishing
- Pollution
- Projections of future changes
- Seawater warming
- Science-based management plans
- Submarine groundwater
- Sustainable ocean governance
Prof. Dr. Chen-Tung Arthur Chen
Section Editor-in-Chief
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Marine Fisheries Management and Ecological Sustainability (Deadline: 1 December 2024)
- Sustainability Performance of Green Ports: Assessment and Optimization (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Impacts of Climate Change on Sustainable Marine Ecology (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Fisheries Management and Sustainability (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Marine Chemistry and Marine Pollution Research for Sustainable Oceans (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Critical Issues in Ocean and Coastal Engineering (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Sustainable Fuel for Green Shipping (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- Sustainable Coastal and Estuary Management (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Coastal Management and Marine Environmental Sustainability (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Protecting Coastal Ecosystems: Sustainable Approaches to Managing Marine Pollution (Deadline: 15 July 2025)
- Sustainable Ocean Governance and Marine Environmental Monitoring (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Sustainable Ocean Engineering and Intelligent Control Systems (Deadline: 10 October 2025)
- Transdisciplinary Approach in Sustainable Shipping: Transition to a Zero-Emission Maritime Industry (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Coastal Ecosystems Under Pressure: Research on Biogeochemistry, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
