EditorialPublished 30 September 2026Editorial: Navigating change: Transformative approaches in ocean planningDaniel Depellegrin · Shenghui Li · Zacharoula KyriaziFrontiers in Ocean Sustainabilitydoi 10.3389/focsu.2026.1988794
Systematic ReviewPublished 20 August 2026Acoustics and anthropogenic underwater noise in the IWC Scientific Committee (1951–2024): a systematic document review and scientometric synthesisAnne Landine · Miguel A. Iñíguez-Bessega · Artur AndrioloFrontiers in Conservation Sciencedoi 10.3389/fcosc.2026.1894111
PerspectivePublished 13 August 2026The high seas treaty (BBNJ agreement) and planetary sustainability: why we should manage the entirety of ABNJ as a de facto multi-use marine protected areaAdam MoolnaFrontiers in Ocean Sustainabilitydoi 10.3389/focsu.2026.1857777
Original ResearchPublished 29 June 2026Deep-sea early career ocean professionals (ECOPs) at the science-to-policy interface: needs, challenges, and opportunities against country economic statusMaila Guilhon · Mariana Caldeira · Vanessa LopesFrontiers in Ocean Sustainabilitydoi 10.3389/focsu.2026.1651081
PerspectivePublished 29 May 2026International ocean governance framework shaping European maritime planning and innovations for sustainable blue economy and climate resiliencePatrycja EnetFrontiers in Ocean Sustainabilitydoi 10.3389/focsu.2026.1820278
Systematic ReviewPublished 13 May 2026At-sea transshipment of fishery catches: a systematic literature reviewMohammed Mustafa Yaseen Al-AsbahiFrontiers in Ocean Sustainabilitydoi 10.3389/focsu.2026.1804530
Original ResearchPublished 1 May 2026Liability in ocean observation: applying UNCLOS and the BBNJ regime in the South-West Indian oceanSuriya Narayanan Sundararajan · Anna-Lena SimonFrontiers in Ocean Sustainabilitydoi 10.3389/focsu.2026.1758599
PerspectivePublished 21 January 2026Securitizing and greening the contested, climate-changed ocean: benefits, risks and governance pathways for integrating defense into climate-smart marine spatial planningRalph TafonFrontiers in Ocean Sustainabilitydoi 10.3389/focsu.2025.1743635