Marine Pollution Bulletin is concerned with the rational use of maritime and marine resources in estuaries, the seas and oceans, as well as with documenting marine pollution and introducing new forms of measurement and analysis. A wide range of topics are discussed not only on effluent disposal and pollution control, but also on the management, economic aspects and protection of the marine environment in general.

Papers published may include, but are not limited to:
Marine debris and litter study and management
Oil spills and their ecological impacts
Chemical pollution (including inorganic and organic contaminants, e.g., heavy metals, Persistent Organic Pollutants) in marine environments
Microplastics and their effects
Pollution from shipping and maritime activities
Eutrophication and its consequences on marine ecosystems
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) and their impacts
Acidification of oceans due to carbon dioxide absorption
Noise pollution in marine environments and its effects on marine life
Pollution from coastal development and runoff
Radioactive contamination in marine environments
Emerging pollutants and their effects on marine ecosystems
Pollution from aquaculture and mariculture operations
Global initiatives and policies for mitigating marine pollution
Using artificial intelligence to assess marine environmental conditions and/or to provide policy decisions.


A distinctive feature of Marine Pollution Bulletin is the number of different categories of articles which are published:
1. Research Papers form the core of the journal, with a typical length of 6000 words and a maximum of 10000 words.
2. Reviews are between 8000 and 20000 words, on topics cross traditional lines. 3. Short Communications are short research papers, with a typical length of 3000 words, and a maximum of 5000 words, 3 Figures or Tables.
4. Baseline Papers are less than 5000 words, contain an abstract and keywords, brief introductory remarks, methodology with mandatory quality assurance and quality control information, results and short discussion but do not have sections or subsections. These papers are baselines related with marine pollution (including toxicant levels; ecological and ecotoxicological data) and must bring original data and information to support a better understanding of marine environmental issues.
5. Micro Articles are very short papers, less than 3000 words or 2 pages. They must consist of a single, but well-described piece of information, namely:
• Original Data and/or a plot plus a description
• Description of a new method, experiment or instrumentation
•Descriptive case study
6. Perspective papers discuss about subjective positions, viewpoints or new concepts within less than 2000 words.

Marine Pollution Bulletin does not publish articles that present only model development or processes in water treatment plants.

Research Papers
Baselines
Short communication
Reviews / Short reviews
News
New Products
Conference Reports
Conference Diary
Correspondence
Book Reviews

Editors-in-Chief
Francois Galgani
French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea, 92138, Bastia, Corsica, FranceEmail Francois Galgani
Pat Hutchings
Australian Museum, 1, William Street, Sydney NSW 2010, Australia Email Pat Hutchings
Victor Quintino
University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal Email Victor Quintino
Gui-Peng Yang
Ocean University of China, 266100, Qingdao, China Email Gui-Peng Yang
Baseline Editor
B.J. Richardson
City University of Hong Kong Department of Biology and Chemistry, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong Email B.J. Richardson
News Editor
P. Kingston
Email P. Kingston
Associate Editor
P. Boehm
Exponent, Massachusetts, United States
J. Burt
New York University - Abu Dhabi Campus, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
P. Chakraborty
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India
R.A. Hauser-Davis
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Environmental Health Promotion and Evaluation Laboratory, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
K. Koop
New South Wales, Australia
K. Schiff
Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, Costa Mesa, California, United States
P.K.S. Shin
City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
S. Vizzini
University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
Editorial Board
M Ateweberhan
Coventry, United Kingdom
A. Borja
Pasaia, Spain
J.C. Dauvin
Wimereux, France
M. Elliott
Hull, United Kingdom
D.A. Holdway
Melbourne, Australia
K.M.Y. Leung
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
M. Martin
Marposa, California, USA
B. Morton
London, United Kingdom
J.W. Readman
Plymouth, United Kingdom
R.S. Tjeerdema
Davis, California, United States
A. Turner
Plymouth, United Kingdom
R.K.F. Unsworth
Swansea, United Kingdom
V. Wepener
Potchefstroom, South Africa