The deep ocean below 200 m water depth is the least observed, but largest habitat on our
planet by volume and area. Over 150 years of exploration has revealed that this dynamic …

Coastal and marine management require the evaluation of multiple environmental threats
and issues. However, there are gaps in the necessary data and poor access or …

This paper recommends best practice for the use of open nomenclature (ON) signs
applicable to image-based faunal analyses. It is one of numerous initiatives to improve …

Recent scientific and technological advancements driven by the Internet of Things (IoT),
Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), distributed computing and data …

Abstract Hundreds of Oil & Gas Industry structures in the marine environment are
approaching decommissioning. In most areas decommissioning operations will need to be …

Significant effort is spent on monitoring of benthic ecosystems through government funding
or indirectly as a cost of business, and metabarcoding of environmental DNA samples has …

Bivalve filter feeders, such as oysters, filter large volumes of water and are particularly
exposed to microplastics (MP). Consequently, these animals digest and assimilate high …

Global urbanization trends have led to the widespread increasing occurrence of
contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) such as pharmaceuticals, personal care …

Rapid population growth creating an excessive pressure on the marine environment and
thus monitoring of marine ecosystem is essential. However, due to high technical and …

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 …