Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Coastal Ecological Restoration: Techniques and Novel Approaches to Living Shorelines and Oyster Reef Construction

edited by Todd Z. Osborne and Mark W. Clark

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 24497 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal ecological restoration; living shorelines; oyster reef construction; restoration techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Advances in Ocean Plate Motion and Seismic Research

edited by

Zhonghai Wu

and Dun Wang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3975 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean plate boundaries; subduction zone dynamics; mid-ocean ridge processes; intraplate seismicity; great earthquake disaster related with subduction zones; volcanic activity associated with subduction zones

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Coastal and Ocean Engineering

edited by

M. Dolores Esteban

,

José-Santos López-Gutiérrez

,

Vicente Negro

and

Maria Graça Neves

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1273 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change adaptation; coastal engineering; ocean engineering; resilient infrastructure; nature-based solutions; carbon footprint; decarbonization; life cycle analysis; risk management; marine renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Ocean Dynamics Observed by Remote Sensing and Numeric Models in Tropical Cyclone and Polar Region

edited by

Weizeng Shao

and Zhifeng Wang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: oceanic dynamics; numerical simulation; remote sensing; physical modelling experiment; artificial intelligence; tropical cyclone; polar region

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Microbial Driven Degradation and Transformation of Pollutants: Processes, Mechanisms and Ecological Effects

edited by

Han Gong

and

Xiaoyong Zhang

submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microorganisms; degradation; transformation; pollutants; processes; mechanisms; ecological effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)

Management and Control of Ship Traffic Behaviours

edited by

Xiaoyuan Wang

,

Václav Píštěk

and Longjin Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17177 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine traffic flow optimization; collision avoidance; motion control; intelligent traffic management systems; human factors; intelligent ship technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Gas Hydrates: Formation, Storage, Exploration and Exploitation

edited by

Yonghai Gao

, Baojiang Sun and

Zhiyuan Wang

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10949 | Submission Open

Keywords: NGH formation; NGH storage; NGH drilling; NGH exploration; NGH well completion; NGH extraction simulation; NGH management in flow assurance; novel technologies base on NGH; CCS related to NGH; fundamentals of NGH

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Challenges of Marine Energy Development and Facilities Engineering

edited by

Gabriel Andrei

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 933 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine renewable energy; offshore infrastructure; wave and tidal energy; corrosion resistance; structural integrity; environmental impact; energy conversion efficiency; floating solar photovoltaic; hydrodynamic modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Numerical Simulations on Tsunamis

edited by

Taro Kakinuma

and Taro Arikawa

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 467 | Submission Open

Keywords: tsunami; numerical simulation; numerical model; natural hazard; interdisciplinary research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Hazards)

Sea Ice Algal and Bacterial Productivity: Patterns, Processes and Environmental Change

edited by Dorte Haubjerg Søgaard

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea ice ecology; sea ice biogeochemistry; microbial processes; nutrient cycling within and beneath sea ice; sea ice algal productivity; sea ice bacterial productivity; arctic and antarctic ecosystem dynamics

Advances in Marine Gas Hydrate Exploration and Discovery—2nd Edition

edited by

Wei Zhang

,

Pibo Su

, Jiliang Wang and Qianyong Liang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8368 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas hydrate system; resource evaluation and prediction; accumulation mechanism; environmental monitoring and evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Alien Species

edited by

Alan Deidun

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1923 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive alien species (IAS); non-indigenous species; non-native species; alien species; biogeographical shifts; introduction pathways; environmental management measures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Ship Manoeuvring and Control

edited by

Weiwei Bai

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1513 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive control of marine ships; intelligent ships; ship motion identification and modeling; ship motion control; ship manoeuvring; ship control; ship navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Coastal Wetland Management, Restoration and Conservation

edited by

Jonathan Dale

and Heidi M. Burgess

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1356 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal wetlands; coastal and estuarine geomorphology; coastal and estuarine management and engineering; coastal wetland ecology; coastal and estuarine processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)

Maritime Ports Energy Infrastructure

edited by

Emmanuel Daniel

and

Seyedvahid Vakili

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitalisation; energy hub; energy infrastructure; green and smart ports; maritime ports; renewable energy; sustainable ports infrastructure; sustainable shipping; zero and near-zero fuels; zero and near-zero technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit

edited by Roohollah Babaei Mahani and Sirous Yasseri

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17230 | Submission Open

Keywords: jack-up; semi-submersible; drill ship; marine corrosion; life extension; risk; reliability; and safety; new designs; operation; water depth and drilling depth; MODU management; laws and regulations; transport of MODUs; past accidents; lessons learned; and prevention of incidents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Novelties in Marine Propulsion

edited by

Andrea Magrini

,

Nastia Degiuli

and

Filippo Avanzi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8883 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine propulsion; hydrodynamic and propulsive modelling; turbomachinery; sustainable mobility; experimental methods; numerical analyses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

The Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in a Marine Context - Edition II

edited by

Fausto Pedro García Márquez

and

Marco Cococcioni

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8173 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; marine science; ecological modelling; ecological niche modelling; digital twins of the ocean; fisheries models; data mining; big data; open science

Remote Sensing for Maritime Monitoring and Ship Surveillance

edited by

Bingxin Liu

and

Ying Li

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4848 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine pollution monitoring; ship detection; maritime traffic situation awareness; smart navigation; multi-source remote sensing; remotely sensed image process and analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Monitoring Coastal Systems and Improving Climate Change Resilience

edited by

Veljko Srzić

and

Luigi Tosi

submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2606 | Submission Open

Keywords: monitoring; coastal systems; climate change; aquifer salinization; groundwater; surface water; deltas; relative sea-level rise; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Design, Modeling, and Development of Marine Renewable Energy Devices

edited by

Irene Simonetti

and

Lorenzo Cappietti

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6358 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine renewables; device development; design optimisation; multipurpose structures; laboratory tests; numerical modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Advancements in Deep-Sea Equipment and Technology, 3rd Edition

edited by

Weicheng Cui

,

Daqi Zhu

and

Jian Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7579 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep-sea equipment; submersible; glider; autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV); remotely operated vehicle (ROV); human-occupied vehicle (HOV); autonomous and remotely operated vehicle (ARV); robotic fish; fish schooling; underwater charging; ocean-based renewable energy; ocean monitoring and observing system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

The 10th Anniversary of Section “Marine Biology”—Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

edited by

Juan José Alava

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3482 | Submission Open

Keywords: blue economy; bycatch and entanglements; climate change; computer simulation; ecotoxicological risk assessment; equitable interventions; fisheries science and management; marine biodiversity; food web bioaccumulation modeling; Indigenous knowledge and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK); marine ecology; marine pathogens; marine technologies; ghost nets; deep-sea mining; metals; mercury; marine mammals; marine radioecology; microplastics; ocean equity; ocean health; ocean soundscape; ocean pollution solutions; offshore wind turbines; persistent organic pollutants (POPs); plastic pollution impacts; renewable energy; seabirds; sea turtles; sharks; solar energy; sustainable development goals (SDGs); sustainable oceans; underwater noise; illegal; unreported; and unregulated fishing (IUU); wave energy; wind farm impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Sediment Dynamics in Artificial Nourishments—2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos Daniel Borges Coelho

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1994 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal erosion; coastal management; littoral drift; longshore and cross-shore sediment transport; coastal interventions; monitoring; numerical modeling; laboratory works; hydrodynamics; environmental impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

The 10th Anniversary of Section Ocean Engineering—Recent Advances and Future Perspectives

edited by

M. Dolores Esteban

,

Decheng Wan

,

José-Santos López-Gutiérrez

,

Vicente Negro

and

Maria Graça Neves

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1652 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean engineering; offshore structures; marine renewable energy; hydrodynamics; sustainable infrastructure; digital twins; artificial intelligence; climate change adaptation; decarbonization; marine technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Celebrating the 110th Anniversary of Hohai University: Invited Papers for Coastal Engineering

edited by Hongyi Zhao, Wei Peng and

Huakun Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 517 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal engineering; offshore foundation design; sediment transport; marine renewable energy; slope stability analysis; coastal hydrodynamics; shoreline erosion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Celebrating the 130th Anniversary of Tianjin University: Invited Papers for Design Method and Engineering Application of UUVs

edited by

Yanhui Wang

,

Shaoqiong Yang

and

Ming Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean engineering; unmanned underwater vehicle; bionic underwater robot; UUV networking technology; scientific application of UUVs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Aerodynamic-Hydrodynamic Effects and Fluid-Structure Interaction Mechanisms for Offshore Wind Turbines

edited by Tian Li,

Zhenqing Liu

and

Shaopeng Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerodynamic– hydrodynamic effects; fluid– structure interaction; floating wind turbines; multiscale flow physics; typhoon resilience; numerical– experimental methods; turbulence modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

The 10th Anniversary of the "Chemical Oceanography" Section

edited by

Michele Arienzo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: sources and flows of elements in oceans; characterization and quantification of elements in marine waters; interaction of elements with suspended particulate; seafloor; and marine biota and xenobiotics; fate and effects of elements and organics with marine biota and modelling; current challenges and future solutions for prevention; mitigation strategies and remediation of ocean ecological systems; carbon sequestration and ocean acidification; the effects of human activities; such as pollution and climate change; on oceanic systems; anthropogenic climate change and restoring the chemistry of the oceans

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Oceanography)

Advancements in Maritime Safety and Risk Assessment

edited by

Xinjian Wang

and Dracos Vassalos

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9076 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime safety; risk assessment; traffic flow prediction; cybersecurity; intelligent decision support; big data analysis; sustainable maritime transport; digital technologies; model experiments; numerical simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Structural Modelling, Safety Assessment, and Advanced Material Application of Marine Structures

edited by Qingshan Wang and Mengzhen Li

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8152 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural modelling ; vibration and noise ; impact analysis ; ultimate strength ; fatigue analysis ; ship and offshore structures ; composite structure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Coastal Water Quality Observation and Numerical Modeling

edited by

Marta Rodrigues

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5370 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal pollution and land-driven contaminants; climate change impacts and adaptations; coastal eutrophication; microplastics; scenario analyses and simulations; operational modeling; machine learning/deep learning/artificial intelligence; in situ observations; remote sensing; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)

Biochemical, Physiological and Ecological Assessments in Marine Top Predators

edited by Leila Soledade Lemos and

Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine top predators; biomarkers; anthropogenic stressors; environmental stressors; climate change; health assessment; oxidative stress; sentinel species; conservation physiology; ecotoxicology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Resilience and Capacity of Waterway Transportation

edited by Daiheng Ni and

Yihua Liu

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10667 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilience; capacity; waterway transportation; ship-following model; traffic flow; optimization; intelligent shipping technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Morphological Changes in the Coastal Ocean

edited by Henry Bokuniewicz and

Niki Evelpidou

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8569 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal morphology; coastal erosion; coastal landforms; shoreline erosion; substrate; benthic habitats; shelf sediment dynamics; seafloor bedforms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Advances in Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration and Development

edited by

Mianmo Meng

,

Wenming Ji

and Guodong Cui

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7242 | Submission Open

Keywords: pore size distribution (PSD); porosity measured by multiple methods; permeability determined by steady-state and pulse-decay methods; pore connectivity; oil occurrence; oil mobility; EOR by imbibition; EOR by CO2; EOR by chemistry; gas hydrate

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Design Optimisation in Marine Engineering

edited by

Giada Kyaw Oo D'Amore

and

Francesco Mauro

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3337 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical optimisation; neural network; design optimisation; optimisation algorithm; artificial intelligence; marine engineering; marine structure; green shipping; hull efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Safety of Ships and Marine Design Optimization

edited by Evangelos Boulougouris

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 512 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime safety; stability of ships; holistic ship design optimization; risk-based design; model-based systems engineering; fire safety

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Deep Learning Applications in Port Logistics Systems

edited by

Gunwoo Lee

and

Keun-Sik Park

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 409 | Submission Open

Keywords: port logistics; deep learning; maritime transport; green shipping; port supply chain; smart port systems; sustainable logistics; AI-driven management ; predictive analytics; digital transformation in shipping; port operation strategy; supply chain coordination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Offshore Geomechanics and Natural Gas Hydrate Exploitation

edited by

Hengjie Luan

,

Yujing Jiang

and Xuezhen Wu

submission deadline 5 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore geomechanics; gas hydrate exploitation; reservoir stability; sand production mechanism; submarine landslide; wellbore integrity; multi-physics coupling simulation

Offshore Renewable Energy, Second Edition

edited by Jijian Lian, Qiang Fu, Lin Cui, Run Liu and Bingyong Guo

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11746 | Submission Open

Keywords: development and utilization of offshore renewable energy; control strategies for multi-energy complementary offshore renewable energy systems; modelling methods in hydrodynamic and mechanic systems; simulation in multiple physics system or environments; physical experiments and testing; grid integration and energy storage; intelligent equipment; control and applications; marine technology for operation and maintenance; risk management and reliability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Intelligent Solutions for Marine Operations

edited by

Christian Velasco-Gallego

and

Leszek Chybowski

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5545 | Submission Open

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; predictive maintenance; Internet of Ships; smart sensors; digital twins; cyber– physical systems; computational fluid dynamics; green maritime technologies; maritime autonomous surface ships; fuel efficiency optimisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine CFD: From Resistance Prediction to Environmental Innovation

edited by

Soonseok Song

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2737 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical methods; marine hydrodynamics; ship performance; ocean renewable energy; computational fluid dynamics; marine environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Dynamics of Marine Sedimentary Basin

edited by

Pedro Robledo-Ardila

, Salud Deudero and Carme Alomar

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2242 | Submission Open

Keywords: continental shelf; marine ecosystem; marine habitat; marine ecology; pollution; plastic pollution; geomorphological system; sedimentology of coastal areas; global change; global warm; acidification; water and sediment ecotoxicology; monitoring; sustainable development goals; environmental management; marine protected areas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Data-Driven Methods for Marine Structures, Second Edition

edited by

Jae Hoon Seo

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 607 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; data-driven mechanics; data-driven design; machine learning; surrogate models; structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Impacts of Climate Change on Marine Life

edited by

Joonho Lee

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; marine ecosystem; species distribution shifts; ocean warming and acidification; ecological resilience biogeochemical responses; marine biodiversity; ecosystem services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean and Global Climate)

Numerical Simulation of Fluid-Structure Interactions by CFD (2nd Edition)

edited by

Giovanni Cannata

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7597 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid– structure interaction; offshore structures; wave structure; floating structures; computational fluid dynamics; CFD; numerical simulation; ocean wave

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Ecological Modelling of Marine Mammal Habitats of Importance

edited by Michael Tetley

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5873 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological modelling; marine mammal habitats; conservation areas; spatial mapping; marine protected areas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Ship Wireless Sensor

edited by

Ying Zhang

, Zhihua Hu and

Xinqiang Chen

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4659 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical/chemical sensors; ocean/ship wireless sensors; ocean wireless sensor network; ocean internet of things; ocean mobile edge computing; networking; ocean network topology optimization; ocean network information security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Chemical Biology of Marine Fishes

edited by Hangkyo Lim

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4572 | Submission Open

Keywords: communication; environment; ecology; behaviour; physiology; reproduction; aquaculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

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