Part I: Natural science basics -- Introduction into physical oceanography -- Ecological organization of the sea -- Marine ecosystem services -- Part II: Impacts of sectoral marine activities -- Impact of fishing activities on marine life -- Mariculture -- Shipping -- Coastal development (ports, marinas, waterfront cities, coastal defense) -- Offshore Oil and Gas Production and Transportation -- Exploitation of Offshore Wind Energy -- Dredging of Marine Environments for Sand, Gravel, and Sediments -- Environmental Risks of Deep-sea Mining -- Dumped munitions -- Marine Climate Engineering -- Part III: Impacts of land-based activities -- Agriculture -- Land based industries -- Land-based Wastewater Management -- Tourism -- Part IV: Pollution from diffuse sources -- Climate change: warming impacts on marine biodiversity -- Ocean acidification -- Pollution with hazardous substances -- Pollution with radioactive substances -- Eutrophication -- Marine litter -- Input of energy/underwater noise -- Introduction of non-indigenous species -- Part V: Social drivers, developments, and perspectives of increasing ocean uses -- A Short History of the Use of Seas and Oceans -- Factors behind increasing ocean use -- Part VI General aspects of management and governance of human activities -- Challenges and foundations of sustainable ocean governance -- Institutional Framework for Marine Environmental Governance -- International Principles of Marine Environment Protection -- Overview of Management Strategies and Instruments -- Future prospects of marine environmental governance -- Part VII:Traditional marine management topics -- The International Legal Framework for Conservation and Management of Fisheries and Marine Mammals -- Aqua- and Mariculture Management -- Offshore Oil and Gas Exploitation -- Sustainable Shipping -- Management of Hazardous Substances in the Marine Environment -- Pollution with Radioactive Substances: Science, Impacts, and Sustainable Management -- Waste/litter and sewage management -- Coastal and Ocean Tourism -- Part VIII: Emerging management topics -- The Greening of Ports -- Offshore Wind Farms -- Wave and Tidal Energy -- Deep-seabed mining -- Marine Biodiversity: Opportunities for Global and Management Coherence -- Marine Protected Areas -- Marine Environmental Protection and Climate Change -- Management of Non-Indigenous Species and Invasive Alien Species -- Integrating sectoral ocean policies -- Marine Scientific Research -- An Emerging Environmental Issue: Marine Discharge of Mine Tailings -- Managing and Regulating Underwater Noise Pollution -- Marine Geo-Engineering -- Marine Spatial Planning.