Emerging Topics in Coastal and Transitional Ecosystems: Science, Literacy, and Innovation

Ricardo A. Melo, Aschwin Hillebrand Engelen, Bernardo Duarte, Célia M. Teixeira, Irene Martins, Janine Barbara Adams, Maria Bebianno, Raquel Lorenz Costa, Vanessa F. Fonseca

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Pollution

Keywords: emerging pollutants,­blue economy,­blue education,­Marine governance,­Ecosystem-based approach

Plastic Pollution in the Bay Areas

Daoji Li, Xiangrong Xu, Lincoln Fok, Bin Cao, Xiaoshan Zhu

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Pollution

Keywords: Macroplastic,­Microplastic,­Nanoplastic,­Sensing,­Plastic debris,­marine litter

Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on the Regional and Global Oceans and Coasts

D. Swain, Deepak R. Mishra, Stefano Vignudelli, Christine M. Lee, Domenico D’Alelio

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Pollution

Keywords: coastal ecology,­Oceanography,­Satellite & in-situ observations,­Model simulations,­marine pollution,­COVID-19 lockdowns

Predicting Hydrocarbon Fate in the Ocean: Processes, Parameterizations, and Coupled Modeling

Robert Hetland, Eric Chassignet, Andrew James Manning, Michael R. Stukel

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Pollution

Keywords: Numerical modeling,­Hydrocarbons,­sediment transport,­Microbial ecosystems,­Coupled models,­marine oil snow,­Oil mineral aggregates,­Ocean Circulation,­ocean mixing,­ocean waves,­Laboratory simulations

Sustainable Development Goal 14 - Life Below Water: Towards a Sustainable Ocean

Emanuele Di Lorenzo, Christian Lønborg, Jesper H. Andersen, Elva G. Escobar-Briones, Michelle Jillian Devlin, Angel Borja, Marius Nils Müller, Carol Robinson, Alex Ford, Anna Milena Zivian, Ana M. M. Sequeira, Sebastian Villasante, Brett W. Molony, Tomaso Fortibuoni, Simone Libralato, Pierre Failler

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Pollution

Keywords: sustainability,­Sustainable development goals,­SDG14,­blue economy,­UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development,­Fisheries,­pollution,­Climate change impacts,­Climate change mitigation,­Ocean governance,­Biodiversity,­Marine plastics,­Transformation Maps

Marine Conservation: Knowledge, Experience and Tools for Change

Shaili Johri, Holly J. Niner, Sophia N. Wassermann, Judith Meyer

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Pollution

Keywords: seafood trade,­gender,­small-scale fisheries,­Equity,­Intersectionality

Before-After Control-Impact (BACI) Studies in the Ocean

Edward Urban, Kerri D. Seger, Juan J. Schmitter-Soto, Renata Sousa-Lima

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Pollution

Keywords: BACI,­Acoustics,­development,­pollution,­contamination

The Environmental Hazards of Toxic Metals Pollution

Dragana S. Đorđević, Bernardo Duarte, Senthil Kumar Ponnusamy

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Pollution

Keywords: Heavy metals emission sources,­interactions in the environment,­new chemical forms,­novel threat of heavy metals,­Heavy metals removal

Plastics in the Environment: Understanding Impacts and Identifying Solutions

Montserrat Filella, Hans Peter Heinrich Arp, Andrew Turner

Frontiers Media SA

Science Marine Science Marine Pollution

Keywords: Plastics,­environment,­impacts,­pollution,­Effects