Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Megafauna

Original Research

Published on 28 Apr 2025

Increase of tropical seabirds (Sula) in the California Current Ecosystem with warmer ocean conditions

in Marine Megafauna

Tamara M. Russell
David M. Pereksta
James R. Tietz
Maria Vernet
Jaime Jahncke
Lisa T. Ballance

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1561438

2,650 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Apr 2025

Life stage and seasonal habitat use of the porbeagle Lamna nasus in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean

in Marine Megafauna

Brooke N. Anderson
Neil Hammerschlag
Steven Saul
Jon F. Dodd
Heather D. Bowlby
Yun Kang
Austin J. Gallagher
James A. Sulikowski

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1553509

2,633 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Apr 2025

Environmental preferences of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) for egg-laying on a fringing reef pocket beach, Mayotte Island

in Marine Megafauna

Sophie Morisseau
Matthieu Jeanson
Sarah Charroux
Yann Mercky
Charles Le Bozec
Michel Charpentier
Lucas Le Gall
Cyrielle Delvenne
Marc Girondot
Elliott Sucré

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1506101

1,838 views

Correction

Published on 27 Mar 2025

Corrigendum: Novel approach to studying marine fauna: using long-life remote underwater video cameras to assess occurrence and behaviour of threatened and data-deficient elasmobranch species in southern Mozambique

in Marine Megafauna

Jule Buschmann
Kim G. Roques
Jaime S. Davies
Awantha Dissanayake
Jennifer A. Keeping

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1591254

820 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Mar 2025

Combining DNA metabarcoding with macroscopic analysis increases the number of detected prey taxa in the estimated diet for harbour porpoises

in Marine Megafauna

Johanna Stedt
Linnea Brokmar
Aleksija Neimanis
William F. Englund
Per Carlsson
Anna Roos

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1517330

1,810 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 21 Mar 2025

Stay or go? Space and resource use of the great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) off Andros Island, The Bahamas

in Marine Megafauna

T. L. Guttridge
V. Heim
S. Dedman
A. E. Guttridge
S. A. Bain
B. A. Keller
P. Matich

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1544482

3,682 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Mar 2025

Predicting the potential distribution of major marine mammals in the Cosmonaut Sea

in Marine Megafauna

Yufei Dai
Fanyi Meng
Fuxing Wu
Xing Miao
Denghui Yan
Mingding Zhong
Shunan Cao
Yuli Wei
Longshan Lin

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1529913

1,662 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2025

Decomposition of a minke whale carcass in a temperate dune ecosystem

in Marine Megafauna

Martin J. Baptist
Mardik F. Leopold
Marinka E. B. van Puijenbroek
Hans Verdaat
Nicole Janinhoff-Verdaat
Dennis R. Lammertsma
Wim J. Dimmers
Paul F. A. M. Römkens
Jan Burgers

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1474460

2,476 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2025

Early insights into the seasonal and spatial distribution of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) along the Maine coastline

in Marine Megafauna

Matthew M. Davis
Megan V. Winton
John A. Mohan
Joseph D. Iafrate
James A. Sulikowski
Blaise P. Jenner
Ashleigh J. Novak
Victoria Migneco
Tobey H. Curtis
Chip Michalove

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1535123

3,694 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Feb 2025

Use of tusks by narwhals, Monodon monoceros, in foraging, exploratory, and play behavior

in Marine Megafauna

Greg O’Corry-Crowe
Maha Ghazal
Mark Gillespie
Paul Galvin
Jason Harasimo
Luke Storrie
Cortney A. Watt

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1518605

17,375 views

Methods

Published on 18 Feb 2025

An innovative method for the preservation and exhibition of four plastination specimens from a single minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)

in Marine Megafauna

Wen-Bin Jiang
Xue Song
M. Adeel Alam Shah
Jian Han
Xue-Wei Ma
Hong-Jin Sui

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1508097

1,136 views

Review

Published on 10 Feb 2025

Life history, reproductive, and demographic parameters for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida

in Marine Megafauna

Randall S. Wells
Aleta A. Hohn
Michael D. Scott
Jay C. Sweeney
Forrest I. Townsend
Jason B. Allen
Aaron A. Barleycorn
Katherine A. McHugh
Kim Bassos-Hull
Gretchen N. Lovewell

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1531528

3,035 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2025

The effects of vessel speed and size on the lethality of strikes of large whales in U.S. waters

in Marine Megafauna

Lance P. Garrison
Niki E. Lisi
Meghan Gahm
Eric M. Patterson
Hannah Blondin
Caroline P. Good

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1467387

2,676 views

Original Research

Published on 22 Jan 2025

Multi-decade northward shift of loggerhead sea turtle pelagic habitat as the eastern North Pacific Transition Zone becomes more oligotrophic

in Marine Megafauna

Dana K. Briscoe
Larry B. Crowder
George H. Balazs
Jeffrey A. Seminoff
Alberto Abreu
Catherine A. Lee Hing
Masanori Kurita
Masanori Mori
Denise M. Parker
Marc R. Rice

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1513162

2,668 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 16 Jan 2025

Klebsiella pneumoniae in stranded California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) of Central California between 2017-2022

in Marine Megafauna

Sydney N. Zotto
Robin C. Dunkin
Juliana D. Limon
Maia S. Smith
Lisabet M. Hortensius
Margaret E. Martinez
Pádraig J. Duignan
Cara Field
Esteban Soto
Dane Whitaker

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1484944

1,653 views

Original Research

Published on 10 Jan 2025

Insights into cetacean sightings, abundance, and feeding associations: observations from the boat lift net fishery in the Kaimana important marine mammal area, Indonesia

in Marine Megafauna

Mochamad Iqbal Herwata Putra
Yance Malaiholo
Achmad Sahri
Edy Setyawan
Sekar M. C. Herandarudewi
Abdy W. Hasan
Hanggar Prasetio
Nur Ismu Hidayat
Mark V. Erdmann

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1431209

1,622 views