Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Megafauna

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Apr 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

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 07 Apr 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 Marie Komoroske
Peter H. Dutton

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1569466

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

487 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

269 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

765 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Mar 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

120 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Mar 2025

Whole mitochondrial DNA sequencing improves resolution of population structure for Pacific green turtles (Chelonia mydas)

in Marine Megafauna

Amy Frey
Erin LaCasella
Michael P Jensen
Peter H. Dutton

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1581306

Original Research

Accepted on 25 Mar 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 Dodd
Heather Bowlby
Yun Kang
Austin J Gallagher
James A Sulikowski

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1553509

134 views

Original Research

Accepted on 24 Mar 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 Dedden
Vanessa Pirotta
Andrew Marshall
Kelly Waples
Holly Crystal Raudino
Tracey Rogers

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1545526

207 views

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

1,763 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

573 views

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

1,390 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

2,236 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

11,631 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

435 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

1,716 views