Rapidly changing ocean conditions are resulting in changes in marine species and across entire ecosystems that, in turn, affect communities and individuals who rely on these resources for their livelihoods, culture, and sustenance. Marine social science, an emerging field that embraces diverse methods to understand human–ocean relationships, is increasingly called on to contribute to transdisciplinary ocean science that can inform the evidence-based policy and management needed to address these changes. Here, we review the state of marine social science as a growing field of study. First, we outline the history of marine social science, including the emergence of the field and the social science disciplines and community it encompasses. We then discuss current marine social science research themes as a framework to understand key ocean issues, which is followed by a commentary on the future of marine social science research.

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海洋社会科学的现状：昨天、今天和未来


快速变化的海洋条件导致海洋物种和整个生态系统发生变化，这反过来又影响了依赖这些资源维持生计、文化和生计的社区和个人。海洋社会科学是一个新兴领域，采用多种方法来理解人类与海洋的关系，越来越被要求为跨学科海洋科学做出贡献，从而为应对这些变化所需的循证政策和管理提供信息。在这里，我们回顾了海洋社会科学作为一个不断增长的研究领域的状况。首先，我们概述了海洋社会科学的历史，包括该领域的出现以及它所包含的社会科学学科和社区。然后，我们讨论当前的海洋社会科学研究主题，作为理解关键海洋问题的框架，然后对海洋社会科学研究的未来进行评论。