《海洋科學公報》是一份混合開放獲取的期刊，致力于傳播有關世界海洋水域的研究。《海洋科學公報》處理海洋科學的所有方面，包括海洋生物學、生物海洋學、漁業(yè)、海洋政策、應用海洋物理學、海洋地質學和地球物理學、海洋和大氣化學、氣象學和物理海洋學的論文。在大多數(shù)常規(guī)期刊中，該公報以單獨的章節(jié)為特色，介紹新的分類群、珊瑚礁以及具有推進海洋研究潛力的新型研究設備、儀器、設備或系統(tǒng)(“海洋科學中的研究工具”)。此外，該公報在其“海洋科學肖像”一節(jié)中出版了內容豐富的獨立藝術作品。

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."