Localized outbreaks of jellyfish, known as blooms, cause a variety of adverse ecological and
economic effects. However, fundamental aspects of their ecology remain unknown. Notably …

The ocean sunfishes have a long and confusing taxonomic legacy, clouding the global
zoogeography of each species and hindering fisheries bycatch assessments. The traditional …

The ocean sunfish are perhaps most notable for their extraordinary size. The means
whereby they fuel such a large body has long intrigued ecologists. Although traditionally …

Despite reaching large sizes, ocean sunfish (genera Mola and Masturus) are atypical
among marine megafauna. High fecundity, potential for fast growth and limited human …

There is worldwide concern about the status of elasmobranchs, primarily as a result of
overfishing and bycatch with subsequent ecosystem effects following the removal of top …

Widespread across tropical and temperate seas, the movements of ocean sunfish species
have been tracked remotely with satellite telemetry since the year 2000. Likewise …

Abstract The Baltic Sea, located in northern Europe, is one of the largest brackish water
bodies in the world. Salinity levels range from fresh water conditions in the northeast to full …

Ocean sunfishes (molids) consist of five currently recognized species of the family Molidae,
including the largest teleostean fish, Mola alexandrini (Ranzani 1839), which can exceed a …

Overfishing and ocean warming are drastically altering the community composition and size
structure of marine ecosystems, eliminating large bodied species [1]. Against a backdrop of …

The jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca form extensive aggregations in the Mediterranean Sea that
can exert top-down control on prey and cause mass-mortalities in fish farms. The description …