Analytical framework
To identify the ways in which the concept of equity was considered in science-informed future fore-sighting initiatives in ocean and marine studies, we firstly developed an analysis framework based on our review of the literature (Figure 1). This framework was comprised of three key dimensions of equity. The first dimension was the outcome-based/distributive dimension, referring to the consequences of a policy, action or developmental trend, e.g. equity in the distribution of benefits and burdens (inclusive of costs as well as responsibilities) between genders, races and ethnic groups, species, classes and nation states. The second dimension was the process-oriented/procedural dimension, referring to impartiality and fairness in the process of delivering and administering justice. The third was the concept/contextual dimension, referring to informing cultural, political, economic and social world views, knowledge systems, actors and conditions of the situation, peoples and natural systems, and the interrelatedness of ecological conditions to these. For full details of this framework, see Supplementary Table 1.