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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Taxonomy, Diversity and Distribution of Marine Clupeiformes
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submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open
Keywords: sardine; anchovy; biogeography; phylogeny
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Maritime Security and Risk Assessments—2nd Edition submission deadline 5 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10636 | Submission Open
Keywords: maritime cyber risk and security; safety of navigation; threat modeling; maritime risk management; VTS systems; e-navigation; pilotage; remote pilotage; large ship berthing operations; navigation in narrow and restricted areas; port risk assessment; autonomous vessels; education and training
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advancing Marine Sustainability: Alternative Fuels and Decarbonizing Technologies for a Low-Carbon Future submission deadline 5 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10127 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine renewable energy; alternative fuels; energy efficiency; environmental assessment; life cycle analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
Storm Tide and Wave Simulations and Assessment, 3rd Edition submission deadline 5 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5476 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; numerical modeling; statistical analysis; artificial intelligence; extreme marine weather; coastal morphology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)
Optimized Design of Offshore Wind Turbines
edited by Conghuan Le and
submission deadline 5 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2379 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimized design; integrated design; offshore wind turbine; numerical simulation; model test; pile– soil interaction; hydrodynamics; aerodynamics; cost-reduction; model-based and data-driven
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Wide Application of Marine Robotic Systems
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submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous underwater vehicles; remotely operated vehicles; unmanned surface vessels; marine robotics and automation; underwater manipulation and intervention; swarm robotics and collaborative missions; path planning and autonomous navigation; marine environment monitoring and habitat mapping; deep-sea exploration and seabed mapping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Alternative Fuels for Marine Engine Applications
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submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open
Keywords: alternative marine fuels; low-carbon shipping; hydrogen and ammonia combustion; biofuels for marine engines; emissions reduction technologies; sustainable maritime propulsion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Bionic Design and Control of Underwater Robots
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submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: bionic underwater robots design; materials; structures; and actuators of bionic underwater robots; modeling of bionic underwater robots; advanced control of bionic underwater robots; learning methods for bionic underwater robots; sensing and perception for bionic underwater robots; autonomous navigation of bionic underwater robots; swarm bionic underwater robots; applications of underwater robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
New Advances in the Analysis and Design of Marine Structures
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submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1685 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine structures; offshore renewables; structural integrity; fatigue analysis; fluid– structure interaction; hydrodynamic loading; ultimate limit state; numerical modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Wave Transformation in the Nearshore and the Formation of Surfable Waves
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submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open
Keywords: swell propagation; surfable waves; wave shoaling and breaking; wave refraction and diffraction; artificial surfing reefs and parks; physical and numerical models; forecasting; wave breaking and currents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Emerging Trends in Underwater Optical Wireless Communications: Challenges, Technologies and Optimization submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 266 | 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)
Monitoring of Polar Coastal Erosion Processes
edited by Dustin Whalen
submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 73 | 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 68 | 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)
Microplastics in Aquaculture and Fisheries Systems
edited by Ana Marta Gonçalves
submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 62 | 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)
Recent Research on the Measurement and Modeling of Sea Ice
edited by , David A. Hebert and
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12574 | Submission Open
Keywords: sea ice; cryosphere; forecasting; measurement; climate change; marginal ice zone
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)
Development of Theories and Systems in Underwater Communications and Networks
edited by Jiang Zhu, Lei Wan and
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8703 | Submission Open
Keywords: underwater communications; underwater networks; mud pulse telemetry; development of underwater information systems; experimental results
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Marine Ecological Ranch, Fishery Remote Sensing, and Smart Fishery submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1841 | 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
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submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1839 | 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)
Bioactive Compounds Derived from Ocean Algae: Applications and Potential
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submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine algae; bioactive compounds; natural products; pharmacological applications; algal biotechnology
Advances in Modelling Coastal and Ocean Dynamics submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 96 | 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 submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 94 | 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)
Ship Performance and Emission Prediction submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2944 | Submission Open
Keywords: ship performance and efficiency; alternative fuels and propulsion arrangements; ship’ s emission assessment and indicators; sustainable shipping; energy saving technologies; emission prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Thermal Stress and Photosynthetic Resilience in Marine Organisms and Ecosystems Under Climate Change
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submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 551 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal stress; photoprotection (NPQ); thermal acclimation; coral bleaching; photosystem II repair; phytoplankton community shifts; primary productivity; algal bioengineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)
Marine Renewable Energy and Environment Evaluation
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submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine renewable energy evaluation; power plant location technology of marine renewable energy; energy big data construction of marine renewable energy; spatial– temporal characteristics of marine parameters; ocean observation technology; marine renewable energy device design and application; deep learning-based energy and environment short-term forecasting; machine learning-based energy and environmental forecasting; AI-based energy and environment evaluation and development; remoting sensing application in energy and environmental evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Bioprospecting for Marine Organisms: From Genes to Compounds submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine organisms; bioprospecting; secondary metabolites; marine compounds; gene pathways; transcriptomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Overall Design of Underwater Vehicles
edited by and
submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 87 | 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)
High-Resolution Modeling of Marine Currents
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submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 80 | 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)
Advanced Technologies for New (Clean) Energy Ships—2nd Edition
edited by and He Miao
submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3929 | Submission Open
Keywords: new energy ship; clean energy ship; hydrogen power; fuel cell power/PEM fuel cell/SOFC; LNG; ammonia-powered ships; lithium-ion power; hybrid power; methanol-powered ships; maritime decarbonization; energy efficiency and optimization; energy savings and emission reductions; exhaust emission reductions; carbon capture technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Oil Spills in the Marine Environment
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submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open
Keywords: oil spills; marine oil spills; oil spill effects; oil spill sources; marine oil pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)
Simulation-Based Design Optimization in Ship and Offshore Hydrodynamics submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open
Keywords: simulation-based design optimization (SBDO); computational fluid dynamics (CFD); marine hydrodynamics; offshore structure optimization; wave– structure interaction; fluid– structure interaction (FSI); hydroelasticity; machine learning in naval engineering; multi-objective optimization; marine renewable energy systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Regional Physical Oceanography: Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Observations and Numerical Simulations submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 134 | 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
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submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 75 | 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)
Wave–Structure–Seabed Interaction
edited by , Hongwei An and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2482 | Submission Open
Keywords: seabed liquefaction; scour and erosion; offshore structure– seabed interaction; wave– structure– seabed interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Sea Ice Algal and Bacterial Productivity: Patterns, Processes and Environmental Change
edited by Dorte Haubjerg Søgaard
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 466 | 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
Application of Stable Isotopes in Studying Pollutants in Marine Ecosystems
edited by Thivanka Ariyarathna and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodegradation; sediment adsorption; mineralization; tracking pathways; bioaccumulation; coastal ecosystems; stable isotope ratios; mass balance; degradation products; restoration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)
Isotopic Analysis of Marine Sediments submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: sediment core analysis; isotope geochemistry; marine bioproductivity; retrospective analysis; anthropogenic impacts; climate change; blue carbon
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Oceanography)
Advanced Geotechnical Investigations of Coral Sands in Marine Engineering
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submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 58 | 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
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 57 | 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)
Advances in Ocean Observing Technology and System submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean observing systems; autonomous platforms; marine sensors; observatories; Argo; glider; ocean data; artificial intelligence in oceanography; digital twins of the ocean; UN ocean decade; GOOS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Learning from Geomorphological Adaptation of Coasts at Different Time Scales (2nd Edition) submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4635 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal barrier evolution; vulnerability; and resilience; evidence of non-linear barrier dynamics over distinct temporal scales; beach and dune morphodynamics; shoreline evolution from years to decades; perturbations and (eco)geomorphic adaptation of beach– dune systems across timescales; formation; evolution; and sealing of transgressive coastal dunes; observations of coastal adaptation through different time scales; impacts of climate and meteocean conditions variability on the beach– dune system; cross-scale integration of coastal barrier changes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Applications of Sensors in Marine Observation
edited by , and Carlos Faria
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2075 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor technologies; ocean observation; monitoring systems; coastal and deep sea environment; real-time monitoring; sustainable marine development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Maritime Transportation Safety and Risk Management
edited by Francis Obeng and
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1842 | Submission Open
Keywords: maritime safety; risk management; artificial intelligence (AI); predictive models; human error analysis; Bayesian networks; accident prevention; risk-based decision-making; emergency response; operational safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Ship-Ice Interaction in Ship Design
edited by Mohammed(Shameem) Islam
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: ship– ice interaction; ice-class ship design; ice-induced loads; wave– ice interaction loads; arctic and sub-Arctic operations; numerical and experimental modelling; full-scale trials; design codes and classification rules; risk-based design frameworks; sustainable polar ship design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advanced Studies in Marine Mechanical and Naval Engineering—2nd Edition submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: naval architecture and marine engineering; navigation; structural analysis; safety of ship and navigation; fatigue; finite element model; hydrodynamics; structural integrity; ship collisions and grounding; additive manufacturing; energy efficiency and optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Challenges of Marine Energy Development and Facilities Engineering
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submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1137 | 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 Model, Design, and Performance of Ocean Wave Energy Converters
edited by Guilherme Moura Paredes and Claes Eskilsson
submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open
Keywords: wave energy converters; numerical modeling and optimization; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); extreme ocean conditions; performance assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Artificial Intelligence Technology and Application in Marine Science and Engineering submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; ocean data analytics; maritime operations optimization; environmental monitoring; ocean engineering; data-driven decision support; sustainable blue economy; operational research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Linking Sedimentary and Erosive Processes with Morphodynamics in Coastal Zones
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submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: sediment transport; wave climate variability; extreme events; sandy coasts; sea-level change; coastal geomorphology; climate-driven coastal change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Safety Analysis of Subsea Production System
edited by Utkarsh Bhardwaj and
submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural integrity; reliability assessment; risk analysis; offshore safety engineering; failure mechanisms; hydrodynamic and geotechnical interaction; condition monitoring and maintenance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Deep Learning Applications in Port Logistics Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 443 | 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)
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