Plastic pollution represents a pervasive and increasing threat to marine ecosystems
worldwide and there is a need to better understand the extent to which microplastics (< 5 …

Marine mammals can play important ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems, and their
presence can be key to community structure and function. Consequently, marine mammals …

Collaborative research prioritization (CRP) studies have become increasingly popular
during the last decade. By bringing together a diverse group of stakeholders, and using a …

This review provides an overview of the Mediterranean diversity and conservation status of
cetaceans, and the value associated with their conservation and non-consumptive use …

Despite their interest and threat status, the number of whales in world's oceans remains
highly uncertain. Whales detection is normally carried out from costly sighting surveys …

Seascape ecology, the marine-centric counterpart to landscape ecology, is rapidly emerging
as an interdisciplinary and spatially explicit ecological science with relevance to marine …

In order to inform decision making and policy, research to address sustainability challenges
requires cross-disciplinary approaches that are co-created with a wide and inclusive …

Cetaceans have elicited the attention of researchers in recent decades due to their
importance to the ecosystem and their economic values. They use sound for communication …

Fisheries depredation by marine mammals is an economic concern worldwide. We
combined questionnaires, acoustic monitoring, and participatory experiments to investigate …

The IUCN's Red List categories are utilized internationally by governments for assessing the
conservation status of species and for prioritizing conservation actions upon these species …