Frontiers in Marine Science

Systematic Review

Published on 28 Jan 2026

A systematic review of the agents and factors influencing California sea lion health

in Marine Conservation and Sustainability

Yeimy A. Rojas-Castellanos
Lili Pelayo-González
Claudia J. Hernández-Camacho

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1694768

905 views

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Jan 2026

A Whale Apart: Genetic Isolation of Arabian Sea Humpbacks Signals Subspecies Distinction

in Marine Evolutionary Biology, Biogeography and Species Diversity

Ana Rita Amaral
Stephen Gaughran
Melina Giakoumis
Robert L Brownell Jr
Andrew John Willson
Gianna Minton
Robert Baldwin
Maia Willson
Suaad Al Harthi
Ainda Al Jabri

Frontiers in Marine Science

590 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Hearing abilities and acoustic signalization of the bottlenose dolphin Tursiops Truncatus with early hearing loss

in Marine Megafauna

Evgeniya Sysueva
Irina Sidorova
Irina Suvorova
Alexander Supin
Dmitry Nechaev
Alexandra Tkachenko
Vladimir Popov

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1634494

962 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Using dorsal fin spine sections to investigate the age and growth of devil firefish Pterois miles in the eastern Mediterranean (Cretan and Ionian Seas)

in Marine Fisheries, Aquaculture and Living Resources

Georgios Christidis
Panagiota Peristeraki
Evangelos Tzanatos
George Tserpes
Amalia Giannakaki
Manolis Metaxakis
Aris Tsiroglou
Stylianos Somarakis

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1699123

1,014 views

Review

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Global shipping emissions prediction in the era of large language models: a review

in Marine Affairs and Policy

Lang Xu
Yejun Liu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1757394

1,293 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Family estates or dormitories: analyzing the kinship of Dyopedos bispinis “collective” mast populations (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Dulichiidae)

in Marine Biology

Nikolai Yu. Neretin
Aleksandra V. Bezmenova
Margarita A. Ezhova
Glafira D. Kolbasova
Taisia I. Petrushkova
Alexander B. Tzetlin
Dmitry A. Knorre
Tatiana V. Neretina

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1732471

844 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Distinct microbiomes of the scleractinian coral Favia fragum in mangrove and adjacent reef habitats in the Panamanian Caribbean

in Microbial Symbioses

Jose A. Moscoso
Robert W. Thacker

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1668895

490 views

Methods

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

The Dolphin FRESH Protocol: visual Freshwater-Related Evaluation of Skin Health in free-ranging bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.)

in Marine Megafauna

Kristi L Fazioli
Christina Toms
Ryan Takeshita
Alyssa Quackenbush
Denise Greig
Teresa Rowles
Lori Schwacke
Kathleen Colegrove
Ruth Y Ewing
Deborah Fauquier

Frontiers in Marine Science

321 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

From Salt to Silicon: Industrial Evolution and Freshwater Dependence on China's Daishan Island

in Marine Affairs and Policy

Liangliang Li
Shanshan Zheng
Xianjun Liang
Renfeng MA
Jialin Li

Frontiers in Marine Science

166 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

Research on the Nonlinear Impact of Heterogeneous Environmental Regulations on Marine Carbon Sink Performance

in Solutions for Ocean and Coastal Systems

Fang Ye
Xiaodong Sun
Jiaqiang Shen

Frontiers in Marine Science

136 views

Review

Accepted on 26 Jan 2026

Environmental DNA (eDNA) as a Tool for Ecosystem Monitoring and Conservation Biology

in Aquatic Physiology

Basanta Kumar Das
BISWAJIT MANDAL
Vikash Kumar

Frontiers in Marine Science

310 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jan 2026

Ineffectiveness of topical antibiotics in treating Acropora spp. affected by white diseases

in Coral Reef Research

Avery Coble
Sonora Meiling
Tyler B. Smith
Marilyn Brandt

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1720360

1,040 views

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 26 Jan 2026

The United Nations and global blue carbon governance: a policy and practice review of frameworks, challenges, and possible pathways

in Solutions for Ocean and Coastal Systems

Jian He
Min Cao

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1734688

963 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jan 2026

Validation of a modified Landry-Hassett dilution technique to quantify the growth and mortality rates of subpopulations of planktonic microbes

in Aquatic Microbiology

Junyao Gu
Kay Foley
Laura Huber
Dana E. Hunt
Zackary I. Johnson

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1687609

723 views

Technology and Code

Published on 26 Jan 2026

A fusing positioning algorithm for small maritime unmanned vehicle

in Ocean Observation

Rui Xue
ShuaiChuang Wang
Jia Wang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1714887

691 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jan 2026

Ecological geography of the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in the West Atlantic

in Marine Megafauna

Peter Meylan
F. Alberto Abreu-Grobois
Anne Meylan
Beth Brost
Whitney Bullock
Genaro Castillo
Liza J. Conrad
Denise Flaherty
Arcelio Gonzalez Hooker
Jennifer Gray

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1685988

1,254 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jan 2026

Particle size–dependent molecular perturbations induced by copper nanoparticles in marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma): an integrated miRNA–mRNA analysis

in Marine Pollution

Pengrui Ren
Peipei Zhang
Jingyuan Shi
Hongbo Li
Ruofei Jin
Hongjun Li

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2026.1758043

569 views

Methods

Accepted on 23 Jan 2026

Integrating Geographical Parameters in Extra Trees Model for Improved Bathymetric Mapping of Turbid Rivers: Evidence from the Yellow River-Yiluo River Confluence

in Ocean Observation

Mengchen Wang
Yu Weng
Zhongqiang Wu
Wei Shen
Mao Zhihua
Shulei Wu

Frontiers in Marine Science

142 views

Original Research

Accepted on 23 Jan 2026

Subsurface biogeochemical response to Hurricane Idalia within a cyclonic eddy and river plume–stratified environment

in Ocean Observation

Jennifer Kris McWhorter
Lev Looney
Matthieu Le Hénaff
Heather L Roman-Stork
Gregory R. Foltz
Fabian Andres Gomez
Marin Cornec
Madison Soden
Jun Zhang
Emily B Osborne

Frontiers in Marine Science

233 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Decoding drivers of marine ecological culture communication: insights from a Grey-DEMATEL analysis

in Ocean Observation

Hao Wang
Wenhe Lin
Jingyu Han
Wenbao Wang
Shen Liu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1764627

681 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Microplastic contamination in the endemic Fiji maskray (Neotrygon romeoi)

in Marine Pollution

Ramona Davuke
Waisiki Sevakarua
Tom Vierus
Kerstin Glaus

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1734954

1,027 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Just and enduring benefit sharing under the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) Agreement

in Marine Affairs and Policy

Fran Humphries

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1727000

956 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Spatial-based management for cetacean conservation: a Portuguese coast case study

in Marine Megafauna

Camilla Aiuti
Davide Seveso
Ana Mafalda Correia
Nuno Oliveira
Tiago A. Marques

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1706011

1,153 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Trade and port-based resilience analysis under the expansion of the belt and road trade agreement: an integrated economic and environmental assessment

in Marine Affairs and Policy

Jackson Jinhong Mi
Shaowei Rui
Hongguang Zhu
Jinfeng Ge
Xinqiang Chen

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1738984

535 views