Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Megafauna

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Jul 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

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

1,568 views

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

688 views

Original Research

Accepted on 02 Jul 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

177 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

1,983 views

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

1,828 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

2,022 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

1,522 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

1,598 views

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

1,585 views

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

2,028 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

1,704 views

Original Research

Published on 20 May 2025

Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) continue migration after giving birth in temperate waters in Australia and New Zealand

in Marine Megafauna

Jane McPhee-Frew
Adelaide V. Dedden
Vanessa Pirotta
Andrew Marshall
Kelly Waples
Holly C. Raudino
Tracey L. Rogers

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1545526

5,125 views

Original Research

Published on 16 May 2025

Population structure of green sea turtles at a foraging ground in the southeastern Persian Gulf

in Marine Megafauna

Nicolas J. Pilcher
Mohsen Rezaie-Atagholipour
Mohammad Ghavasi
Syed Mohamed Dakhteh
Mohammad Reza Shokri
Mohammad Javidkar
Michael Jensen

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1572931

1,924 views

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2025

Suitability of assessing population-level impacts from construction of a single wind farm – a case study on North Sea harbour porpoises

in Marine Megafauna

N. C. F. van Geel
S. Benjamins
B. Marmo
J. Nabe-Nielsen
A. Wittich
D. Risch
V. L. G. Todd
B. Wilson

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1539143

2,728 views

Original Research

Published on 02 May 2025

Cetaceans and sea turtles in the northern region of the Mediterranean Cetacean Migration Corridor: abundance and multi-model habitat suitability analysis

in Marine Megafauna

Luis Cardona
Natalia Amigó
Jazel Ouled-Cheikh
Manel Gazo
Carla A. Chicote

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1496039

2,084 views