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6 June 2025
World Oceans Day—“Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us”, 8 June 2025


The ocean covers over 70% of the planet and is our life source, providing sustenance to humanity and every other organism on Earth. With 90% of large fish populations depleted and 50% of coral reefs destroyed, we are taking more from the ocean than can be replenished. There is an urgent need for us to work together to create a new balance with the ocean—one that no longer depletes its bounty but instead restores its vibrancy and brings it new life.

“Wonder: Sustaining what sustains us” is the theme for World Oceans Day 2025. We hope that established MDPI journals in the field of Environmental & Earth Sciences, including Atmosphere, Biology, Climate, Coasts, Conservation, Environments, Fishes, Geosciences, Genes, Hydrology, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Meteorology, Oceans, Remote Sensing, Sustainability, Taxonomy and Water, will provide a valuable platform for the exchange of innovative ideas regarding ocean protection.

● Atmosphere; ● Biology; ● Climate; ● Coasts;
● Conservation; ● Environments; ● Fishes; ● Geoscience;
● Genes; ● Hydrology; ● Journal of Marine Science and Engineering; ● Meteorology;
● Oceans; ● Remote Sensing; ● Sustainability; ● Taxonomy.
● Water;

 

 

 

Sea Surface Temperature and Marine Heat Wave Predictions in the South China Sea: A 3D U-Net Deep Learning Model Integrating Multi-Source Data
by Bowen Xie, Jifeng Qi, Shuguo Yang, Guimin Sun, Zhongkun Feng, Baoshu Yin and Wenwu Wang
Atmosphere 2024, 15(1), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15010086

Special Issues: 

The Occurrence and Distribution of Persistent and Emerging Organic Contaminants in the Coast
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Sinagra and Dr. Anna Białk-Bielińska
Submission deadline: 20 September 2025

Long-Term Signature of Carbon Cycle in Marine Systems: Evidence from Geochemistry
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Simon C. George, Dr. Qiannan Xu, Dr. Lian Jiang and Dr. Xiaoqi Wang
Submission deadline: 31 October 2025

Simulation of Seawater Intrusion and Upconing Processes in Mediterranean Aquifer in Response to Climate Change (Plana de Castellón, Spain)
by Barbara del R. Almazan-Benitéz, Maria V. Esteller-Alberich, Arianna Renau-Pruñonosa and José L. Expósito-Castillo
Hydrology 2024, 11(12), 205; https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology11120205

Estimating the Temporal Impacts of Nearshore Fisheries on Coastal Ocean-Sourced Waste Accumulation in South Korea Using Stepwise Regression
by Seung-Hyun Lee, Seung-Kweon Hong, Jongsung Lee, Ji-Won Yu, Hong-Tae Kim and Tae-Hwan Joung
Sustainability 2024, 16(13), 5663; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16135663

Mercury Biogeochemistry and Biomagnification in the Mediterranean Sea: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects in the Context of Climate Change
by Roberto Bargagli and Emilia Rota
Coasts 2024, 4(1), 89-107; https://doi.org/10.3390/coasts4010006

Special Issues:

Physical Interactions Between Ocean-Atmosphere Boundary Layers from Turbulent to Climate Scales
Guest Editor: Dr. Ronald B. Souza
Submission deadline: 31 October 2025

Air-Sea Interactions: Recent Trends, Current Progress and Future Directions
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Flávio Justino
Submission deadline: 31 October 2025

The Dynamics and Impacts of Ocean-Atmosphere Coupling on Regional and Global Climate
Guest Editors: Dr. Aixue Hu and Dr. Mengrong Ding
Submission deadline: 31 January 2026
 
 

The Impact of Marine Heatwaves on Isotherm Displacement and Tuna Distribution in Vanuatu
by Hannah Weinberg, Jessica Bhardwaj, Andrew B. Watkins and Yuriy Kuleshov
Climate 2024, 12(11), 181; https://doi.org/10.3390/cli12110181

Typical Marine Ecological Disasters in China Attributed to Marine Organisms and Their Significant Insights
by Lulu Yao, Peimin He, Zhangyi Xia, Jiye Li and Jinlin Liu
Biology 2024, 13(9), 678; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13090678

Diatom Flora from Time-Series Sediment Trap in the Kuroshio Extension Region of the Northwestern Pacific
by Joon Sang Park, Hyung Jeek Kim, Kyun-Woo Lee, Hyun Ju Ha and Yun Jae Kim
Taxonomy 2024, 4(3), 507-547; https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy4030025

Ecological Impacts of Coastal Protection on the Vegetation of Sandy Coasts at the German Baltic Sea Coast
by Daniela Glueck, Ulf Schiefelbein and Hendrik Schubert
Coasts 2024, 4(2), 437-453; https://doi.org/10.3390/coasts4020022

Growth Performance and Environmental Quality Indices and Biomarkers in a Co-Culture of the European Sea Bass with Filter and Deposit Feeders: A Case Study of an IMTA System
by Efthimia Cotou, Helen Miliou, Evanthia Chatzoglou, Eirini Schoina, Nektarios Politakis, Dimitra Kogiannou, Eleni Fountoulaki, Afrodite Androni, Aggeliki Konstantinopoulou, Georgia Assimakopoulou et al.
Fishes 2024, 9(2), 69; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes9020069

Stage-Specific Transcriptomes of the Mussel Mytilus coruscus Reveals the Developmental Program for the Planktonic to Benthic Transition
by Yu-Qing Wang, Qi Liu, Yan Zhou, Lizhi Chen, Yue-Ming Yang, Xue Shi, Deborah M. Power and Yi-Feng Li
Genes 2023, 14(2), 287; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes14020287

Special Issues:

Genetic Status and Perspectives of Fisheries Resources
Guest Editor: Dr. Wei Wang
Submission deadline: 31 October 2025

Environmental DNA (eDNA) for Assessment of Coastal Marine Biodiversity
Guest Editors: Dr. Maurizio Pinna and Dr. Valeria Specchia
Submission deadline: 15 December 2025

Sustainable Fisheries Dynamics
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Rong Wan and Prof. Dr. Junbo Zhang
Submission deadline: 30 December 2025

Coastal Ecosystems Under Pressure: Research on Biogeochemistry, Biodiversity and Ecosystems Management
Guest Editors: Dr. Marija Marguš and Dr. Jelena Mandić
Submission deadline: 31 December 2025

Social Sciences in Marine Ecology Conservation
Guest Editors: Dr. Chia-Hsuan Hsu and Dr. Jiefeng Kang
Submission deadline: 31 December 2025

 

 

IchthyNet: An Ensemble Method for the Classification of In Situ Marine Zooplankton Shadowgraph Images
by Brittney Slocum and Bradley Penta
Oceans 2025, 6(1), 7; https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans6010007

Exploring the Potential of Sentinel-1 Ocean Wind Field Product for Near-Surface Offshore Wind Assessment in the Norwegian Arctic
by Eduard Khachatrian, Patricia Asemann, Lihong Zhou, Yngve Birkelund, Igor Esau and Benjamin Ricaud
Atmosphere 2024, 15(2), 146; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15020146

CanStoc: A Hybrid Stochastic–GCM System for Monthly, Seasonal and Interannual Predictions
by Shaun Lovejoy and Lenin Del Rio Amador
Meteorology 2023, 2(4), 509-529; https://doi.org/10.3390/meteorology2040029

Special Issues:

Oceans from Space V
Guest Editor: Dr. Vittorio Barale
Submission deadline: 1 October 2025

Characterization and Monitoring of Coastal Hydrological Environment for Assessing the Impact of Seawater Intrusion on Coastal Aquifers
Guest Editors: Dr. Francesco Ronchetti, Dr. Marco Doveri and Dr. Marco Pola
Submission deadline: 18 October 2025

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