Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Megafauna

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 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 Marshall
Mehsin Alansi

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1620194

3,222 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 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

3,586 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Oct 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

2,286 views

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

6,514 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

2,875 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

3,614 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

4,501 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

2,631 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

3,292 views
1 citation

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

2,590 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

6,606 views
2 citations

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

2,734 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

2,357 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

1,879 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Jul 2025

Genomic infrastructure for cetacean research and conservation: reference genomes for eight families spanning the cetacean tree of life

in Marine Megafauna

Phillip A. Morin
Bernhard Bein
Chiara Bortoluzzi
Yury V. Bukhman
Taylor Hains
Dorothea Heimeier
Marcela Uliano-Silva
Dominic E. Absolon
Linelle Abueg
Jessica Antosiewicz-Bourget

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1562045

7,610 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 03 Jul 2025

Decoding anthropogenic risk through historical baselines: a conservation prioritization framework for Chinese white dolphin in anthropogenic seascapes

in Marine Megafauna

Liming Yong
Xixia Lu
Qianhui Zeng
Liyuan Zhao
Yuke Zhang
Xianyan Wang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1607234

2,726 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 24 Jun 2025

Threatened cetaceans in a potential deep seabed mining region, Clarion Clipperton Zone, Eastern Pacific, August 2023

in Marine Megafauna

Kirsten F. Young
Thomas Webber
Leonidas Karantzas
Severina Miteva
Grant Oakes
David Santillo
Paul Johnston

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1511075

6,843 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 17 Jun 2025

Whale shark residency and small-scale movements around oil and gas platforms in Qatar

in Marine Megafauna

Steffen S. Bach
David P. Robinson
Mohammed Y. Al Jaidah
Simon J. Pierce
Prasad Thoppil
Christoph A. Rohner

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1568607

5,020 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

Machine learning to predict killer whale (Orcinus orca) behaviors using partially labeled vocalization data

in Marine Megafauna

Sophia Sandholm

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1232022

5,308 views

Mini Review

Published on 09 Jun 2025

Til death do us part? The critical value of long-term marine mammal studies

in Marine Megafauna

Scott D. Kraus

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1605709

3,554 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Jun 2025

Killer whale range expansion and extended seasonal presence in the eastern Canadian Arctic, 2002-2023

in Marine Megafauna

Steven H. Ferguson
Brooke A. Biddlecombe
Kristin Westdal
Stephen D. Petersen
Cortney Watt
Cory J. D. Matthews
Jeff W. Higdon

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1595960

4,880 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 May 2025

Expanding the boundaries: regional connectivity in green turtle (Chelonia mydas) populations across Micronesia

in Marine Megafauna

Michael P. Jensen
Erin L. LaCasella
Donald R. Kobayashi
Amy Frey
Tammy M. Summers
Jessy R. Hapdei
George H. Balazs
Shawn K. K. Murakawa
T. Todd Jones
Summer L. Martin

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1558792

3,799 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 May 2025

To stay or go: movement, behavior, and habitat use of shortfin mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the Gulf of Mexico

in Marine Megafauna

Kesley Gibson Banks
Daniel M. Coffey
Mark R. Fisher
Greg W. Stunz

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1562581

6,267 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 21 May 2025

Population structure and genetic diversity of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in Bird’s Head Seascape, Papua-Indonesia

in Marine Megafauna

Abdul Hamid A. Toha
Deasy Lontoh
Fitryanti Pakiding
Andhika P. Prasetyo
Lisa M. Komoroske
Peter H. Dutton

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1569466

4,310 views
3 citations

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articles

Detection of the largest herd of dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Central Arabian Gulf using unmanned aerial vehicles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Genomic infrastructure for cetacean research and conservation: reference genomes for eight families spanning the cetacean tree of life

Decoding anthropogenic risk through historical baselines: a conservation prioritization framework for Chinese white dolphin in anthropogenic seascapes

Threatened cetaceans in a potential deep seabed mining region, Clarion Clipperton Zone, Eastern Pacific, August 2023

Whale shark residency and small-scale movements around oil and gas platforms in Qatar

Machine learning to predict killer whale (Orcinus orca) behaviors using partially labeled vocalization data

Til death do us part? The critical value of long-term marine mammal studies

Killer whale range expansion and extended seasonal presence in the eastern Canadian Arctic, 2002-2023

Expanding the boundaries: regional connectivity in green turtle (Chelonia mydas) populations across Micronesia

To stay or go: movement, behavior, and habitat use of shortfin mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the Gulf of Mexico

Population structure and genetic diversity of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in Bird’s Head Seascape, Papua-Indonesia