海洋生物學的進展于1963年在FRS的弗雷德里克·拉塞爾爵士的創始編輯下首次出版。 該系列由Charles Sheppard編輯，對各種主題進行深入和最新的評論，這些評論將吸引海洋生物學，漁業科學，生態學，動物學和生物海洋學的研究生和研究人員。

Advances in Marine Biology was first published in 1963 under the founding editorship of Sir Frederick S. Russell, FRS. Now edited by Charles Sheppard, the serial publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics which will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology and biological oceanography.