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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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Advances in Offshore Wind—2nd Edition
edited by , Ronghua Zhu and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18477 | Submission Open
Keywords: wind turbines; wind farm; control; modeling; design; optimization; grid integration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
Marine Biota Distribution and Biodiversity submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11839 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine biodiversity; marine biota distribution; marine ecosystems dynamics; natural and anthropogenic environmental pressures; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Sustainable Maritime Transport and Port Intelligence
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2159 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable maritime transport; port management; digital technology; artificial intelligence; smart operations management; intelligent equipment; maritime logistics; automation in ports; environmental sustainability; maritime industry innovations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
The Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in a Marine Context - Edition II submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1610 | 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
Advances in Ecological Modelling of Marine Mammal Habitats of Importance
edited by Michael Tetley
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 1137 | Submission Open
Keywords: ecological modelling; marine mammal habitats; conservation areas; spatial mapping; marine protected areas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
The Control and Navigation of Autonomous Surface Vehicles submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1030 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous surface vehicles (USVs); autonomous positioning and navigation; intelligent decision-making; adaptive control; collaborative control; sensing technology; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Regional Ocean Dynamics in a Warming Climate: Insights from Modeling and Observations
edited by Entcho Demirov and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open
Keywords: regional ocean; climate change; coupled physical-biochemical variability; ocean observations; ocean modeling; ocean data assimilation; ocean forecasting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)
Ecological Risk Assessments in Marine Pollutants
edited by Hua Tian
submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine pollution; environmental pollutants; ecological risk assessment; bioaccumulation; biomagnification; marine ecosystem; marine biodiversity; marine food web
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pollution)
Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications in Intelligent Ship Navigation
edited by , , Xiumin Chu and
submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 10622 | Submission Open
Keywords: ship intelligent perception; deep learning network for navigation; ship navigation behavior analysis; navigation situation awareness; human– machine cooperative navigation; autonomous collision avoidance; reinforcement learning for motion planning; ship sailing and berthing control; shore-based remote control; testing of intelligent navigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Modelling Techniques for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
edited by and Petter Andreas Berthelsen
submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10059 | Submission Open
Keywords: floating offshore wind turbine; numerical modelling; experimental modelling; fully coupled dynamics; wave– structure hydrodynamics; aero-elastic dynamics; control strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Wave Loads on Offshore Structure
edited by Piguang Wang and
submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8551 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advancements in Deep-Sea Equipment and Technology, 3rd Edition submission deadline 1 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1669 | 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)
Hydroelastic Behaviour of Floating Offshore Structures submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17337 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydroelastic of moored structures; circular floating structure; oil-storage tank; mooring lines with hinges; offshore wind turbine; elastic floaters with fish cage; floating platform
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Marine Technology: Latest Advancements and Prospects
edited by Shen Li, Mingxin Li and Do Kyun Kim
submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10038 | Submission Open
Keywords: fluid– structure interaction; limit state-based structural design; wind/wave/tidal energy systems and structures; digital twin; decarbonization of maritime transport; structural monitoring and inspection; hybrid simulation; automatic control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Resilience and Capacity of Waterway Transportation
edited by Daiheng Ni and
submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6257 | 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)
New Biomonitoring Methodologies for Key Coastal and Estuary Species and Habitats
edited by , and Luis Machado
submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4788 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal and estuarine habitats; ecosystem assessment health; global change; key species; DNA-based tools; remote sensing; machine learning algorithms; acoustic assessments; photographic assessments; biosurveillance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)
Development of Theories and Systems in Underwater Communications and Networks
edited by Jiang Zhu, Lei Wan and
submission deadline 5 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3567 | 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)
Wave Excitation Loads and Structural Assessment in Maritime and Offshore Engineering submission deadline 5 May 2025 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open
Keywords: wave– structure interaction; hydrodynamic loads; structural assessment; fatigue and fracture; maritime and offshore engineering; marine and offshore structures; computational modeling and experimental validation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Multi-Hazard Effects and Mitigation Strategies for Offshore Structures: Advances and Challenges
edited by and
submission deadline 5 May 2025 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open
Keywords: offshore structures; multi-hazard effects; wave loads; seismic loads; wind loads; current loads; ice– structure interaction; fluid-structure interaction; local scour; dynamic response; safety assessment; structural reliability; structural dynamics; vibration mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Development and Utilization of Offshore Renewable Energy submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5641 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; ocean energy; marine technology; wave energy; tidal energy; offshore wind; floating photovoltaics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
Artificial Intelligence Applications in Underwater Sonar Images
edited by , Xue Du and Zhixiong Gong
submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2671 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning on sonar; underwater sonar image; sonar target detection; sonar image segmentation; sonar image generator; sonar navigation; sonar super-resolution imaging; underwater sonar equipment; underwater sonar signal processing; underwater sonar network
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Sustainable and Efficient Maritime Operations
edited by and Jun Ye
submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable maritime industry; digitalization in maritime operations; green shipping technologies; low-carbon shipping; smart ports; AI in maritime logistics; autonomous shipping; maritime network optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Fishing Gear Technology in an Era of Climate Change, Fuel Efficiency and Environmental Footprint of Fisheries
edited by
submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 944 | Submission Open
Keywords: fishery cases; fishing gear modifications; fishing gear materials; fuel use and efficiency in fishing; fishing and climate change effects and interactions; specific gear for alien species
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)
Marine Environmental Protection and Monitoring
edited by
submission deadline 10 May 2025 | Viewed by 243 | Submission Open
Keywords: coasts monitoring; biogeochemical cycles; Internet of Things; coastal engineering; ports monitoring; ballast water
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)
New Advances in Marine Remote Sensing Applications submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 18 articles | Viewed by 23053 | Submission Open
Keywords: application of machine learning methods in oceanography; data acquisition and pre-processing; coastal– ocean environments and ecosystems; coastal erosion and coastline change; estuarine engineering and coastal infrastructure; sea level rise and climate change; ocean-atmosphere interactions; typhoon impact and disaster; water pollution and red tide; wind field and wave estimation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Recent Advances in Marine Bioacoustics
edited by Valentina Zaffaroni-Caorsi, and
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5868 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioacoustics; soundscape; marine; underwater; anthropogenic; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Particle Capture, Bioenergetics, and Ecological Role of Filter-Feeding Marine Invertebrates
edited by and Florian Lüskow
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 730 | Submission Open
Keywords: filter feeding in marine invertebrates (planktonic and benthic species); bioenergetics (food uptake; assimilation; respiration; and energy budgets); biological filter pumps (design; function; and energy cost); particle capture (mechanisms and retention efficiency); population grazing impact of filter feeders; predation impact of jellyfish
Safety Evaluation and Protection in Deep-Sea Resource Exploitation
edited by and Yexuan Ma
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 566 | Submission Open
Keywords: prediction of extreme environmental loads; dynamics of marine structures in extreme conditions; marine structural safety design theory; fatigue damage of marine structures; risk and reliability of marine structures; health monitoring of marine structures; vibration control of marine structures; development of protective equipment technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Microbial Biogeography in Global Oceanic Systems
edited by Alyse Larkin
submission deadline 15 May 2025 | Viewed by 248 | Submission Open
Keywords: microbial biogeography; microbiome function; genomic traits; microbial metabolism; global oceans; ocean biomes and seascapes; biological oceanography; ecosystem processes; biogeochemistry; biochemical rates and fluxes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)
Maritime Logistics and Green Shipping
edited by and
submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8224 | Submission Open
Keywords: maritime logistics operations; green shipping optimization; green port management; sustainable maritime transport; green strategies in maritime transportation system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Theories and Techniques in Intelligent Digital Twins in Marine Science and Engineering
edited by , , Shu Zhang and Hongjie Ma
submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7102 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital twin; 3D reconstruction; intelligent computing; ocean data; underwater intelligence; multi-modal data; deep learning; visual computing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
New Challenges in Marine Aquaculture Research—2nd Edition
edited by , and Margarida Saavedra
submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3547 | Submission Open
Keywords: energy resources; sustainability; scientific research; climate changes; marine aquaculture; environment food; natural resources; fish growth; fish nutrition
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)
New Trends in Engineering and Operational Research on Container Supply Chain Management for Resilience, Digitalization, Intelligence and Sustainability
edited by Hongtao Hu, , Yiwei Wu and Shuai Jia
submission deadline 20 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 613 | Submission Open
Keywords: container logistics; maritime shipping; sustainable supply chain; emerging technologies; disruptions and emergencies; operations and management; mathematical programming; combinatorial optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean 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 25 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14304 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal ecological restoration; living shorelines; oyster reef construction; restoration techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Hydraulic Modeling, Optimization and Intelligent Maintenance of Marine Fluid Machinery and Systems
edited by Chuan Wang, and
submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3693 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine fluid machinery and system; hydraulic modeling; optimization design; numerical simulation; advanced control; intelligent maintenance; fault diagnosis; life prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Ship Wireless Sensor
edited by , Zhihua Hu and
submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1826 | 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)
Marine Fuel Cell Technology: Latest Advances and Prospects
edited by and
submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1275 | Submission Open
Keywords: design and optimization of maritime fuel cell system; impact of the marine environment on marine fuel cells; fuel cell materials and catalysts; fuel cell system integration and testing; life cycle assessment; energy management; PEMFC; SOFC
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Optimization and Control of Marine Renewable Energy Systems
edited by Saptarshi Bhattacharya
submission deadline 25 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 890 | Submission Open
Keywords: convex/non-convex optimization; model predictive control; learning-based control; adaptive control; design optimization; power system operations; grid integration; energy maximizing control; inverter-based resource modeling and control; microgrid control; optimization and control for energy resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advances in Ship and Marine Hydrodynamics submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15586 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrodynamics; ships; floating structures; optimization; seakeeping; resistance; propulsion; maneuvering; high-speed craft; case studies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Safety and Reliability of Ship and Ocean Engineering Structures
edited by Xiangshao Kong and Weiguo Wu
submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10619 | Submission Open
Keywords: ship safety; ocean engineering structure safety; risks and reliability; material selection; monitoring system; maintenance; standards
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Coastal Evolution and Erosion under Climate Change
edited by
submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4923 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal erosion; climate change; coastal resilience; coastal morphodynamics; super typhoons; harbor siltation; high swell
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Dynamics of Marine Sedimentary Basin
edited by , Salud Deudero and Carme Alomar
submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 647 | 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)
Prospects for Marine Renewable Energy
edited by and
submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 522 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine renewable energy (MRE); wave energy; tidal energy; ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC); marine and offshore renewable energy; biomass energy in marine ecosystems; technological innovations; environmental impact assessment; sustainability; cables and mooring; infrastructure development; marine energy digitalization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
Advances in Marine Geological and Geotechnical Hazards
edited by Lele Liu, and Dengfeng Fu
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7380 | Submission Open
Keywords: submarine landslide; marine soil properties; offshore foundation stability; in situ testing; soil/structure interactions; natural gas hydrates; geological engineering; offshore engineering; coastal engineering; geotechnical engineering; footings/foundations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Storm Tide and Wave Simulations and Assessment, 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1691 | 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)
Underwater Acoustic Communication and Marine Robot Networks submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 655 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine robotic systems and networks; underwater acoustic; MAC; big data; deep learning; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Women's Special Issue Series: Marine Science and Engineering submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine biodiversity and conservation; oceanographic; marine environmental sustainability; marine engineering
Sea Level Rise and Related Hazards Assessment submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16236 | Submission Open
Keywords: sea level rise; vertical land movements; coastal flooding; extreme events; coastal erosion; coastal adaptation; coastal protection; coastline position; digital elevation models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Marine Gas Hydrates: Formation, Storage, Exploration and Exploitation
edited by , Baojiang Sun and
submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8271 | 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)
Navigation and Detection Fusion for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
edited by and Jianjun Ni
submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6752 | Submission Open
Keywords: path planning; tracking control; underwater image processing; information fusion; underwater target recognition; Multi-AUV
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
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