《海洋污染公報》涉及河口、海洋和海洋資源的合理利用，以及記錄海洋污染和介紹新的測量和分析方法。會議以新聞、評論、評論和研究報告的形式討論廣泛的議題，不僅討論廢水處理和污染控制，而且討論一般海洋環境的管理、經濟和保護。《海洋污染公報》的一個顯著特點是發表了不同類別的文章。“研究論文”是期刊的核心，最多10000字。編寫這類文件的準則載于下文“編寫(到該節的超鏈接)”一節。“基線”記錄了預期在未來有價值的度量。基線稿件不超過5000字，包含摘要和關鍵詞，簡短的引言和討論，但沒有章節或子章節。“短交流”是指少于4000字的研究論文，最多3張圖或表。“評論”/“短評論”通常是由編輯邀請的主題，跨越傳統的界限，但對主題的建議是受歡迎的。不超過20000字(評論)或8000字(短評論)。“觀點”是一個不太正式的論壇，科學家可以在這里自由地評論具有國家和國際重要性的相關問題。公報的其他部分包括“新聞”、“新產品”、“會議報告”、“會議日記”、“通信”和“書評”。每年出版兩卷，其中一卷載有一系列關于當前特別感興趣的專題的特刊。這些特別問題涉及我們這個時代的主要海洋環境問題，它們的重要性和影響不僅日益得到更廣泛的科學界的承認，而且也日益得到國家和國際一級環境決策者的承認。

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 as news, comment, reviews and research reports, not only on effluent disposal and pollution control, but also on the management, economic aspects and protection of the marine environment in general.A distinctive feature of Marine Pollution Bulletin is the number of different categories of articles which are published.'Research Papers' form the core of the journal, with a maximum of 10000 words. Guidelines for the preparation of such papers are given under the section "preparation (hyperlink to the section)" below. 'Baselines' document measurements which are expected to have value in the future. Baseline manuscripts are less than 5000 words, contain an abstract and keywords, brief introductory remarks and discussion but do not have sections or subsections. 'Short communication' are short research papers of less than 4000 words, and a maximum of 3 Figures or Tables.'Reviews' / 'Short reviews' are generally invited by the editors on subjects which cross traditional lines, but suggestions for topics are welcomed. There are less than 20000 words (Reviews) or 8000 words (short reviews).'Viewpoints' are a less formal forum for scientists to comment freely on matters of relevant national and international importance. Other sections of the bulletin include 'News', 'New Products', 'Conference Reports', 'Conference Diary', 'Correspondence' and 'Book Reviews'.Two volumes are published annually, one of which contains a series of special issues on topics of particular current interest. The importance and influence of these special issues, which address the major marine environmental concerns of our time, is increasingly being recognised not just by the wider scientific community, but also by environmental policy makers at national and international level.