Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

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Emerging Trends in Underwater Optical Wireless Communications: Challenges, Technologies and Optimization

edited by

Henrique Manuel Salgado

and

Joana dos Santos Tavares

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater optical wireless communications (UOWC); underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs); channel modeling; modulation techniques; beam steering; alignment and tracking; energy efficiency; turbidity and scattering effects; hybrid acoustic-optical systems; machine learning for UOWC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Microplastics in Aquaculture and Fisheries Systems

edited by Ana Marta Gonçalves

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 37 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics (MPs); aquaculture and fisheries systems; health risk; biological accumulation; toxic effect; mitigation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pollution)

Monitoring of Polar Coastal Erosion Processes

edited by Dustin Whalen

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: monitoring of polar coastal erosion; cryosphere– coast interactions; coastal morphodynamics; sediment transport; climate change impacts; coastal community resilience; Inuit knowledge mobilization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Coastal Morphodynamics and Dune Ecosystems

edited by Quentin Laporte-Fauret

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal dunes; morphodynamics; dune ecosystems; aeolian processes; vegetation– sediment feedback; coastal resilience; dune restoration; nature-based solutions; remote sensing; adaptive coastal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Recent Research on the Measurement and Modeling of Sea Ice

edited by

Mark D. Orzech

, David A. Hebert and

Aleksey Marchenko

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11854 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea ice; cryosphere; forecasting; measurement; climate change; marginal ice zone

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Marine Ecological Ranch, Fishery Remote Sensing, and Smart Fishery

edited by

Min Xu

Tingbing Zhu

and

Teruhisa Komatsu

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1529 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial underwater engineering; fisheries resources; seafood; marine ecological ranches; climate change; habitat; over-fishing; remote sensing; artificial intelligent; smart fisheries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Advances in Marine Natural Products

edited by

Pere Ferriol

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1480 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine natural products; bioactivity; marine biotechnology; drug discovery; sustainable extraction; marine metabolomics; marine symbiosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Advances in Modelling Coastal and Ocean Dynamics

edited by

Magda Catarina Sousa

Ana Picado

and

Carina Lurdes Lopes

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical models; coastal systems; hydrodynamics; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Advances in Hybrid Offshore Wind–Wave Energy Systems

edited by

Pedro Beirão

and

Mário J. G. C. Mendes

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy; offshore wind energy systems; offshore wave energy converters; offshore hybrid wind wave energy; modelling; control; climate assessment; energy management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

High-Resolution Modeling of Marine Currents

edited by

Qiang Wang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 20 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean modelling; ocean current; data assimilation; ocean dynamics; observation of ocean and atmosphere

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Overall Design of Underwater Vehicles

edited by

Huachao Dong

and

Jinglu Li

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 15 | Submission Open

Keywords: new-type underwater vehicles; multidisciplinary design optimization; AI-assisted integrated design; hydrodynamic analysis; lightweight design of structure; advanced underwater energy system; multi-vehicle coordination and planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Regional Physical Oceanography: Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Observations and Numerical Simulations

edited by

Ana Picado

and

Magda Catarina Sousa

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal circulation; shelf sea dynamics; estuarine processes; tidal forcing; stratification and mixing; water quality modeling; biogeochemical fluxes; contaminant dispersion; climate-driven variability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Sustainable Marine Pollution Control Through Microbial Processes

edited by

Jaak Truu

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 4 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradation; bioremediation; biotransformation; marine microbiome; co-contamination; legacy contaminants; machine learning and artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pollution)

Advanced Geotechnical Investigations of Coral Sands in Marine Engineering

edited by

Xinzhi Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: particle crushing; dilatancy behavior; liquefaction evaluation; pile– soil interaction; geophysical exploration; pile skin friction; foundation bearing capacity; coral reef drilling and coring technology; in situ permeability assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Genomic Insights into Marine Biodiversity and Reproductive Resilience

edited by Maria Costantini and

Valerio Zupo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine genomics; biodiversity; reproductive resilience; population genomics; adaptation and evolution; environmental stress response; eDNA and metagenomics; conservation genomics; functional genomics; climate change impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Advanced Research in Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Autonomous Surface Vehicle—2nd Edition

edited by Cheng Liu and Yaqing Shu

submission deadline 1 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous surface vehicle; mathematical modeling; navigation; path planning; berthing control; path following; cooperative control; collision avoidance; trajectory tracking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

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