Plastic waste has become ubiquitous pollutants in seas and oceans and can affect a wide
range of species. For some marine species, plastic debris could pose a considerable threat …

Dietary studies provide key insights into threats and changes within ecosystems and
subsequent impacts on focal species. Diet is particularly challenging to study within marine …

Simple Summary Loggerhead sea turtles have a flexible distribution from oceanic-pelagic to
neritic-benthic areas. Their dietary preferences are expected to change from pelagic prey to …

An individual's foraging ecology can affect its growth and survival. Stable isotope analysis
has been commonly used to investigate the foraging ecology of marine turtles. However …

Small-scale fisheries (SSFs) are crucial for global food security and cultural heritage,
however, information on their spatial distribution and practices are often lacking, precluding …

Although Caretta caretta is the most common turtle in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, its
distribution is relatively difficult to assess due to the lack of data in offshore waters. The …

Estimating life‐history traits and understanding their variation underpins the management of
long‐lived, migratory animals, while knowledge of recovery dynamics can inform the …

To support the use of marine demosponges for collagen production in integrated culture
settings, we investigated a low–cost, easily applicable and sustainable production method …

Epizoic diatoms form an important part of micro-epibiota of marine vertebrates such as
whales and sea turtles. The present study explores and compares the diversity and …

Marine turtles are key indicator species of ecosystem function and environmental health,
however, many of their life-history features remain cryptic. Particularly, the understanding of …