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Marine conservation

A review of coral reef restoration initiatives in the Western Indian Ocean Region

Juliet Furaha Karisa, Omar Farouk, Nadeem Nazurally, Luca Saponari, Joshua Wambugu, Joan Kawaka, Gildas Todinanahary, Anne Laudisoit, Lorna Slade, Nancy Ogega, David Ouma, Edward Senkondo, Masanja Joram, Hassan Yussuf, Joshua Oginda, Margaux Hein, Caitlin Lustic, Tali Vardi, Phanor Hernando Montoya Maya, Jessica Levy, Kristen Maize, Baruch Rinkevich, Arthur Tuda, George Maina

published 08 May 2026

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Disorientation patterns of loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings in Pinellas County, Florida, USA

Kerry L. McNally, Carly Oakley, Megan Davila, Sarah Farinelli

published 15 Apr 2026

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Do whale-watching experiences and tourist expectations align? A comparison of three Macaronesian destinations

Claudia Hurtado-Pampín, Raquel de la Cruz-Modino, David Domínguez-González, Álvaro Herrera-Cáceres, Sara Vicente-Alonso, Patricia Arranz

published 03 Mar 2026

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AquaX: An enhanced and revised AquaMaps framework to model marine species distributions and biodiversity

Gabriel Reygondeau, Yulia Egorova, Kristina Boerder, Derek P. Tittensor, Kristin Kaschner, Kathleen Kesner-Reyes, Nicolas Bailly, William W. L. Cheung

published 20 Feb 2026

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Shark movements between islands in the Revillagigedo Archipelago and connectivity to other islands in the Eastern Tropical Pacific

Frida Lara-Lizardi, James T. Ketchum, Alex R. Hearn, A. Peter Klimley, Felipe Galván-Magaña, Alex Antoniou, Randall Arauz, Sandra Bessudo, Eleazar Castro, Elpis J. Chávez, Eric E.G. Clua, Eduardo Espinoza, Chris Fischer, César Peñaherrera-Palma, Todd Steiner, Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla

published 18 Feb 2026

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Subtidal kelp habitat classification at the Isles of Shoals: An integrative Random Forest approach using bathymetry and Landsat imagery

Constance N. Tyler, Kim Lowell, Christopher E. Parrish, Jennifer A. Dijkstra

published 18 Dec 2025

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Unveiling the trophic dynamics and ecological roles of demersal fish in Hong Kong: A metabarcoding and isotope analysis approach

Hei-Ching Wong, Chun-Ming How, Kelly Su, Leyi Xi, Chien-Hsiang Lin, Ming-Tsung Chung, Jian-Wen Qiu, Chris Kong-Chu Wong, Jill Man-Ying Chiu

published 13 Nov 2025

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Visitors’ support of ocean protection in a low-use marine protected area: Gray’s reef national marine sanctuary

Marieke Lemmen, Robert C. Burns, Ross Andrew, Jasmine Cardozo Moreira, Danielle Schwarzmann, Mary Allen

published 07 Nov 2025

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Kelps on the move: Potential future distribution areas in the face of climate change, on the Pacific coast of South America

Milen Duarte, Natalia Sanhueza, Julio A. Vásquez, Fadia Tala, Alejandra V. González

published 23 Sep 2025

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Assessing fishery interaction on cetaceans stranded along the Italian coastline between 1986 and 2023

Guido Pietroluongo, Michela Podestà, Donatella Belluscio, Enrica Berio, Cristina Canonico, Cristina Casalone, Federica Cavaliere, Cinzia Centelleghe, Luca Ceolotto, Cristiano Cocumelli, Bruno Cozzi, Daniele Denurra, Alessandra Di Donato, Gabriella Di Francesco, Giovanni Di Guardo, Fabio Di Nocera, Ludovica Di Renzo, Stefano Gavaudan, Federica Giorda, Giuseppe Lucifora, Leonardo Marino, Letizia Marsili, Sergio Migliore, Ilaria Pascucci, Gianni Pavan, Antonio Petrella, Antonio Pintore, Roberto Puleio, Silva Rubini, Giuliana Terracciano, Anna Toffan, Carla Grattarola, Sandro Mazzariol

published 17 Sep 2025

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More than scientists: How message and messenger attributes influence viewers’ climate change intentions

Donald W. Hine, Keri L. Phillips, Michael J. Hine, Oindrila Bhattacharya, Wendy J. Phillips, Aaron B. Driver, Anthony D. G. Marks, Gary Phillips

published 10 Sep 2025

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The promotive effect of ocean literacy on marine conservation behavior: A qualitative study based on Chinese university students

Linzhao Wang, Bo Gao, Xiangwei Chang, Li Zhang

published 08 Aug 2025

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Neural network-based identification for scallops (Pecten maximus) in natural marine habitats

Leander Harlow, Katja Ovchinnikova, Mark James

published 28 Jul 2025

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