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Editors
See alllaura airoldi
University of Padova Chioggia Hydrobiological Station
Chioggia, Italy
Specialty Chief Editor
Marine Conservation and Sustainability
romuald lipcius
William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William & Mary
Gloucester Point, United States
Specialty Chief Editor
Marine Conservation and Sustainability
david abecasis
Center of Marine Sciences, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Algarve
Faro, Portugal
Associate Editor
Marine Conservation and Sustainability
jesús ernesto arias gonzález
Center for Research and Advanced Studies, National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico (CINVESTAV)
México City, Mexico
Associate Editor
Marine Conservation and Sustainability
