Here are a few publications that help you to understand more about ocean literacy.
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Exemplary Practices in Marine Science Education, Springer link
Ocean Literacy: Understanding the Ocean, Springer link
Connecting People to Their Oceans: Issues and Options for Effective Ocean Literacy link
Mediterranean Sea Literacy: When Ocean Literacy becomes region-specific link
Ocean literacy for all: a toolkit, UNESCO link