Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Megafauna

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 10 Oct 2025

First insights into the fine-scale vertical movements of a Carolina hammerhead, Sphyrna gilberti, and a hybrid between Carolina and scalloped hammerhead

in Marine Megafauna

Lauren Horstmyer
Kirsty Ballard
Toby Daly-Engel
Keiran Stein
Eric Hoffmayer
Neil Hammerschlag
BRYAN S FRAZIER
Brooke Anderson
Beckah Campbell
James Sulikowski

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1688202

Review

Published on 26 Sep 2025

A global review of operational fishery interactions with killer whales (Orcinus orca): dynamics, impacts, and management strategies

in Marine Megafauna

Emma Luck
Hannah Myers
Keith R. Criddle

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1629516

3,435 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Artificial clicks (Porpoise ALert) affect acoustic monitoring of harbour porpoises and their echolocation behaviour

in Marine Megafauna

Joseph G. Schnitzler
Louise Moysan
Juan Felipe Escobar-Calderon
Johannes Baltzer
Tobias Schaffeld
Lotte Kindt-Larsen
Ursula Siebert

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1591839

1,855 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Acoustic parameter variation and emission patterns in franciscana dolphin (Pontoporia blainvillei) clicking behavior at high frequency

in Marine Megafauna

Lis Bittencourt
Rafael R. Carvalho
Karina Pereira
Elitieri B. Santos-Neto
Jose Lailson-Brito
Tatiana L. Bisi
Alexandre F. Azevedo

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1641888

3,006 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Sep 2025

“Nursery bays and hidden rays”: First insights into long-term monitoring of Bull Rays (Aetomylaeus bovinus) within the Maltese Archipelago

in Marine Megafauna

Charlie Matthews
Christian Caruso
Charlotte Kell
Sophie Babbs
Thaís Parreira do Amaral
Beth Ducker
Greg Nowell
Silvio Solleliet-Ferreira

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1653284

2,764 views

Original Research

Accepted on 22 Sep 2025

Detection of the Largest Herd of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Central Arabian Gulf Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

in Marine Megafauna

Danah I Alagha
Yousria Soliman
Christopher Douglas Marshall
Mehsin Alanasi

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1620194

528 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Sep 2025

Geographic variation in diet, prey resources and exposure to parasites and saxitoxin in Steller sea lions in the Gulf of Alaska

in Marine Megafauna

Kelly K Hastings
Michael J Rehberg
Lisa M Crosson
Emily K Bowers
Kathi A Lefebvre

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1610414

846 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Sep 2025

Twelve years of fin whale song evolution in the central North Pacific

in Marine Megafauna

Tyler A. Helble
Regina A. Guazzo
Peter J. Dugan
Gabriela C. Alongi
Cameron R. Martin
Stephen W. Martin
E. Elizabeth Henderson

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1642598

1,343 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Temporal presence of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins to the piling during the first offshore wind farm construction in the Pearl River Estuary, China

in Marine Megafauna

Liang Fang
Yuping Wu
Matthew K. Pine
Xinxing Wang
Tao Chen

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1578855

1,673 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Assessing microplastic pollution in marine mammals: evidence from three cetacean species in the southeastern Black Sea

in Marine Megafauna

Hatice Onay
Akif Er
Mert Minaz
Muhammet Emanet
Yusuf Ceylan
Tolga Akdemir
Barış Karslı
Göktuğ Dalgıç

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1657648

1,748 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 28 Aug 2025

Pingers as a potential deterrent tool to mitigate Burmeister’s porpoise (Phocoena spinipinnis) bycatch while foraging nocturnally in the Humboldt Current System: a pilot study

in Marine Megafauna

Diego Díaz
Ana M. García-Cegarra

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1582414

1,647 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Aug 2025

Insights into the population demographics and residency patterns of photo-identified whale sharks Rhincodon typus in the Bird’s Head Seascape, Indonesia

in Marine Megafauna

Edy Setyawan
Abdy W. Hasan
Yance Malaiholo
Abraham B. Sianipar
Ronald Mambrasar
Mark Meekan
Bronwyn M. Gillanders
Ben D’Antonio
Mochamad I. H. Putra
Mark V. Erdmann

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1607027

3,778 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Aug 2025

Disentangling pinniped incidental mortality in a bottom-trawl fishery with seal exclusion devices

in Marine Megafauna

Verónica Iriarte
Andreas Winter

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1588956

1,981 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Aug 2025

Deep diving behaviour in oceanic manta rays and its potential function

in Marine Megafauna

Calvin S Beale
Ferawati Runtuboy
Abraham Sianipar
Angela J E Beer
Mark Erdmann
Edy Setyawan
Lydia Green
Clinton A J Duffy
Samantha Andrzejaczek
Barbara Ann Block

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1630451

963 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Aug 2025

Vocal activity as a welfare indicator in killer whales in managed care

in Marine Megafauna

Javier Almunia
Jonas Philipp Lüke
Fernando Rosa

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1595113

1,234 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Aug 2025

Assessment of the fish diet of the Caspian seal (Pusa caspica Gmelin, 1788) during haul out periods on island sites: results, challenges, and perspectives

in Marine Megafauna

Mirgaliy Baimukanov
Anuar Shagilbayev
Akzhan Iskakov
Assel Baimukanova

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1565902

1,036 views