Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Megafauna

Editorial

Published on 06 Feb 2024

Editorial: Risks, threats, and conservation status of cetaceans in the Mediterranean and Black Seas

in Marine Megafauna

Léa David
Aylin Akkaya
Antonella Arcangeli
Pauline Gauffier
Sandro Mazzariol
Morgana Vighi
Roberto Carlucci

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1364527

1,440 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 31 Jan 2024

Abundance and distribution of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) on the summering grounds in Greenland between 2007-2019

in Marine Megafauna

R. G. Hansen
D. L. Borchers
M. P. Heide-Jørgensen

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1294262

3,542 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Jan 2024

Acoustic estimates of sperm whale abundance in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative

in Marine Megafauna

Oliver Boisseau
Jonathan Reid
Conor Ryan
Anna Moscrop
Richard McLanaghan
Simone Panigada

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1164026

5,669 views
8 citations

Technology and Code

Published on 23 Jan 2024

PelaSIG, a QGIS plugin for marine megafauna census: application to the aerial ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative dataset

in Marine Megafauna

Manon Nivière
Ariane Blanchard
Oussama Jraifi
Olivier Van Canneyt
Ghislain Dorémus
Jérôme Spitz
Bruno Mansoux
Simone Panigada
Sophie Laran

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1270335

2,164 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2024

Bomb radiocarbon determines absolute age of adult fin whales, and validates use of earplug growth bands for age determination

in Marine Megafauna

Steven E. Campana
Sigríður Vala Finnsdóttir
Guðjón Már Sigurðsson

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1327752

2,298 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Jan 2024

Evidence of a small, island-associated population of common bottlenose dolphins in the Mariana Islands

in Marine Megafauna

Karen K. Martien
Marie C. Hill
Frederick I. Archer
Robin W. Baird
Andrea R. Bendlin
Louella Dolar
Allan D. Ligon
Erin M. Oleson
Kelly M. Robertson
Samuel M. Woodman

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1254959

2,430 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2024

Using marine mammal necropsy data in animal health surveillance: the case of the harbor porpoise in the Southern North Sea

in Marine Megafauna

Lonneke L. IJsseldijk
Jan van den Broek
Marja J. L. Kik
Mardik F. Leopold
Elisa Bravo Rebolledo
Andrea Gröne
Hans Heesterbeek

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1306294

3,347 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 11 Jan 2024

Click-click, who’s there? Acoustically derived estimates of sperm whale size distribution off western Ireland

in Marine Megafauna

Cynthia Barile
Simon Berrow
Joanne O’Brien

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1264783

3,248 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 10 Jan 2024

The interaction effects of light and noise on the acoustic parameters of underwater vocalisations of wild spotted seals (Phoca largha) in Liaodong Bay, China1

in Marine Megafauna

Liangliang Yang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1342134

1,561 views

Editorial

Published on 10 Jan 2024

Editorial: Conservation implications of pathogens, parasites, and pollutants for sea turtles

in Marine Megafauna

Andrea D. Phillott
Fadi Yaghmour

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1359457

1,219 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 08 Jan 2024

Use of satellite imagery to estimate distribution and abundance of Cumberland Sound beluga whales reveals frequent use of a glacial river estuary

in Marine Megafauna

Amanda M. Belanger
Bryanna A. H. Sherbo
James D. Roth
Cortney A. Watt

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1305536

2,371 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Jan 2024

Understanding the oceanographic dynamics of the Isla Chañaral baleen whale feeding ground, (Humboldt Archipelago, Northern Chile) to extend habitat protection

in Marine Megafauna

Susannah J. Buchan
Marcel Ramos
Jorge Oyanadel
Macarena Santos-Carvallo
Luis Bedriñana-Romano
María Valladares
Marinella Maldonado
Orlando Astudillo
Maritza Sepúlveda
Steve Pearce

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1208262

3,431 views
3 citations

Editorial

Published on 20 Dec 2023

Editorial: Whales and climate

in Marine Megafauna

Jan-Olaf Meynecke
Solène Derville
Russell Richards

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1347360

2,831 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2023

Distribution patterns of marine megafauna density in the Mediterranean Sea assessed through the ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative (ASI)

in Marine Megafauna

Ana Cañadas
Nino Pierantonio
Hélder Araújo
Léa David
Nathalie Di Meglio
Ghislain Dorémus
Joan Gonzalvo
Draško Holcer
Sophie Laran
Giancarlo Lauriano

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1270917

4,143 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Nov 2023

Trophic ecology shapes spatial ecology of two sympatric predators, the great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) and bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas)

in Marine Megafauna

Nicolas Lubitz
Kátya Abrantes
Kevin Crook
Leanne M. Currey-Randall
Andrew Chin
Marcus Sheaves
Richard Fitzpatrick
Ana Barbosa Martins
Stacy Bierwagen
Ingo B. Miller

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1274275

6,884 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Nov 2023

Looking into the prevalence of bycatch juveniles of critically endangered elasmobranchs: a case study from pelagic longline and trammel net fisheries of the Asinara Gulf (western Mediterranean)

in Marine Megafauna

Umberto Scacco
Enrico Gennari
Simone Di Crescenzo
Emanuela Fanelli

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2023.1303961

3,129 views
5 citations