“…Many social scientists have long advocated greater inclusion of social sciences into marine sciences (see van Putten et al, 2021). In recent decades, the need for increased emphasis of marine social sciences in delivering effective management of marine environmental changes has been highlighted (Bennett, 2019;Gruby et al, 2016;Vadrot et al, 2022). A range of disciplinary approaches from sociology, psychology, and international relations to tourism have examined, for example, the value types and attitudes towards the sea (e.g., Potts et al, 2016), ocean governance and planning (e.g., Flannery et al, 2016;Harris, 2022), stakeholder participation (e.g., Dreyer et al, 2014;Kraan et al, 2014) and the role of the ocean in supporting human well-being (e.g., Kelly, 2018).…”