Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Megafauna

Original Research

Published on 16 Feb 2022

Assessment of Australian Sea Lion Bycatch Mortality in a Gillnet Fishery, and Implementation and Evaluation of an Effective Mitigation Strategy

in Marine Megafauna

Simon D. Goldsworthy
Brad Page
Derek J. Hamer
Andrew D. Lowther
Peter D. Shaughnessy
Mark A. Hindell
Paul Burch
Daniel P. Costa
Shannon L. Fowler
Kristian Peters

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2022.799102

8,041 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 Feb 2022

Behavioural Ecology Traits of Elusive Deep-Diver Whales Unravel a Complex Social Structure Influenced by Female Philopatry and Defence Polygyny

in Marine Megafauna

Anja Badenas
Ana Dinis
Rita Ferreira
Annalisa Sambolino
Eliette Hamard
Leonardo G. Berninsone
Marc Fernandez
Filipe Alves

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2022.809902

3,755 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Feb 2022

Dolphin Distribution and Habitat Suitability in North Western Australia: Applications and Implications of a Broad-Scale, Non-targeted Dataset

in Marine Megafauna

Daniella Hanf
Amanda Jane Hodgson
Halina Kobryn
Lars Bejder
Joshua Nathan Smith

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.733841

5,912 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 31 Jan 2022

Evidence for Size-Selective Predation by Antarctic Humpback Whales

in Marine Megafauna

David E. Cade
Shirel R. Kahane-Rapport
Ben Wallis
Jeremy A. Goldbogen
Ari S. Friedlaender

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2022.747788

4,352 views
17 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Jan 2022

Western Gull Foraging Behavior as an Ecosystem State Indicator in Coastal California

in Marine Megafauna

Megan A. Cimino
Scott A. Shaffer
Heather Welch
Jarrod A. Santora
Pete Warzybok
Jaime Jahncke
Isaac Schroeder
Elliott L. Hazen
Steven J. Bograd

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.790559

4,981 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Jan 2022

Low Resighting Rate of Entangled Humpback Whales Within the California, Oregon, and Washington Region Based on Photo-Identification and Long-Term Life History Data

in Marine Megafauna

Jennifer Tackaberry
Elana Dobson
Kiirsten Flynn
Ted Cheeseman
John Calambokidis

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.779448

4,496 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Jan 2022

Small Blubber Samples (50 mg) Sufficient for Analyses of 10 Stress and Reproductive Steroid Hormones in Gray and Fin Whales via Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry

in Marine Megafauna

Christiana Wittmaack
Jorge Urbán Ramírez
Daniela Bernot-Simon
Sergio Martínez-Aguilar
Seenivasan Subbiah
James G. Surles
Mary Looney
Naveen Kumar
Barbie Halaska
Pádraig J. Duignan

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.808764

4,024 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Jan 2022

Estimating Bycatch From Non-representative Samples (II): A Case Study of Pair Trawlers and Common Dolphins in the Bay of Biscay

in Marine Megafauna

Etienne Rouby
Laurent Dubroca
Thomas Cloâtre
Sebastien Demanèche
Mathieu Genu
Kelly Macleod
Hélène Peltier
Vincent Ridoux
Matthieu Authier

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.795942

3,939 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Jan 2022

Stingray Habitat Use Is Dynamically Influenced by Temperature and Tides

in Marine Megafauna

Chantel Elston
Paul D. Cowley
Rainer G. von Brandis
James Lea

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.754404

9,564 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2022

Ranging Patterns and Site Fidelity of Snubfin Dolphins in Yawuru Nagulagun/Roebuck Bay, Western Australia

in Marine Megafauna

Alexandra D’Cruz
Chandra Salgado Kent
Kelly Waples
Alexander M. Brown
Sarah A. Marley
Deborah Thiele
Yawuru PBC
Holly C. Raudino

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.758435

4,517 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Jan 2022

Integrating Biologging and Behavioral State Modeling to Identify Cryptic Behaviors and Post-capture Recovery Processes: New Insights From a Threatened Marine Apex Predator

in Marine Megafauna

Richard Grainger
David Raubenheimer
Victor M. Peddemors
Paul A. Butcher
Gabriel E. Machovsky-Capuska

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.791185

5,800 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Jan 2022

Precautionary Principle or Evidence-Based Conservation? Assessing the Information Content of Threat Data for the Yangtze Finless Porpoise

in Marine Megafauna

Lisa M. W. Mogensen
Zhigang Mei
Yujiang Hao
Xavier A. Harrison
Ding Wang
Samuel T. Turvey

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.791484

2,400 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Jan 2022

Inter-Nesting Movements, Migratory Pathways, and Resident Foraging Areas of Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas) Satellite-Tagged in Southwest Florida

in Marine Megafauna

Kelly A. Sloan
David S. Addison
Andrew T. Glinsky
Allison M. Benscoter
Kristen M. Hart

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.775367

5,346 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 03 Jan 2022

Year-Round Dive Characteristics of Male Beluga Whales From the Eastern Beaufort Sea Population Indicate Seasonal Shifts in Foraging Strategies

in Marine Megafauna

Luke Storrie
Nigel E. Hussey
Shannon A. MacPhee
Greg O’Corry-Crowe
John Iacozza
David G. Barber
Alex Nunes
Lisa L. Loseto

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.715412

5,195 views
23 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Dec 2021

Evaluating Strategies for Managing Anthropogenic Mortality on Marine Mammals: An R Implementation With the Package RLA

in Marine Megafauna

Mathieu Genu
Anita Gilles
Philip S. Hammond
Kelly Macleod
Jade Paillé
Iosu Paradinas
Sophie Smout
Arliss J. Winship
Matthieu Authier

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.795953

5,219 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Dec 2021

Source Level of Antarctic Blue and Fin Whale Sounds Recorded on Sonobuoys Deployed in the Deep-Ocean Off Antarctica

in Marine Megafauna

Brian S. Miller
Susannah Calderan
Russell Leaper
Elanor J. Miller
Ana Širović
Kathleen M. Stafford
Elanor Bell
Michael C. Double

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2021.792651

6,099 views
18 citations