《海洋科學(xué)公報(bào)》是一份混合開(kāi)放獲取的期刊，致力于傳播有關(guān)世界海洋水域的研究。《海洋科學(xué)公報(bào)》處理海洋科學(xué)的所有方面，包括海洋生物學(xué)、生物海洋學(xué)、漁業(yè)、海洋政策、應(yīng)用海洋物理學(xué)、海洋地質(zhì)學(xué)和地球物理學(xué)、海洋和大氣化學(xué)、氣象學(xué)和物理海洋學(xué)的論文。在大多數(shù)常規(guī)期刊中，該公報(bào)以單獨(dú)的章節(jié)為特色，介紹新的分類(lèi)群、珊瑚礁以及具有推進(jìn)海洋研究潛力的新型研究設(shè)備、儀器、設(shè)備或系統(tǒng)(“海洋科學(xué)中的研究工具”)。此外，該公報(bào)在其“海洋科學(xué)肖像”一節(jié)中出版了內(nèi)容豐富的獨(dú)立藝術(shù)作品。

The Bulletin of Marine Science is a hybrid open access journal dedicated to the dissemination of research dealing with the waters of the world’s oceans. All aspects of marine science are treated by the Bulletin of Marine Science, including papers in marine biology, biological oceanography, fisheries, marine policy, applied marine physics, marine geology and geophysics, marine and atmospheric chemistry, meteorology, and physical oceanography. In most regular issues the Bulletin features separate sections on new taxa, coral reefs, and novel research gear, instrument, device, or system with potential to advance marine research (“Research Tools in Marine Science”). Additionally, the Bulletin publishes informative stand-alone artwork with accompany text in its section "Portraits of Marine Science."