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This article is an outcome of the EuroMarine Foresight Workshop on "Chemical ecology of marine interactions: the chemical language that shapes future marine health", hosted by the University of Essex. Financial support for this event was provided by EuroMarine.-- 8 pages, 4 figures, 1 panel ; "Infochemicals" (information‐conveying chemicals) dominate much of the underwater communication in biological systems. They influence the movement and behavior of organisms, the ecological interactions between and across populations, and the trophic structure of marine food webs. However, relative to their terrestrial equivalents, the wider ecological and economic importance of marine infochemicals remains understudied and a concerted, cross‐disciplinary effort is needed to reveal the full potential of marine chemical ecology. We highlight current challenges with specific examples and suggest how research on the chemical ecology of marine organisms could provide opportunities for implementing new management solutions for future "blue growth" (the sustainable use of ocean resources) and maintaining healthy marine ecosystems ; M Saha acknowledges funding from the German Research Foundation (DFG) cluster of excellence "Future Ocean" for research grant CP1215, and the DFG under grant number SA 2571/2‐1. TW and GP acknowledge DFG for funding through CRC1127 ChemBioSys. EB received support from the CTM2014‐53818‐R (OstreoRisk) project funded by the Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) and the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), and by the project CoCliME an ERA4CS Network (ERA‐NET) initiated by JPI Climate, and funded by EPA (IE), ANR (FR), BMBF (DE), UEFISCDI (RO), RCN (NO), and FORMAS (SE), with co‐funding by the European Union (grant agreement number 690462) ; Peer Reviewed