The Brazilian oil spill, from August 2019 to January 2020, was considered the most
extensive accident in tropical oceans. We estimated the concentration of oil droplets that …

Genetic analysis divides Panulirus argus into two different species, physically separated by
the Amazon-Orinoco plume since the Last Glacial Maximum. Panulirus argus sensu stricto is …

Dynamite or blast fishing remains the most pervasive destructive fishing method in the
coastal waters of Tanzania. It constitutes a major threat to small-scale fisheries through …

Forty species of shore and shallow water brachyuran crabs are reported from the remote
oceanic Archipelago Trindade and Martin Vaz (TMV), 11 of which were previously known …

The territorial waters of Qatar once supported dense assemblages of the pearl oyster
Pinctada radiata. The oysters settled on a patchy network of limestone platforms (hairãt) and …

Small-scale coastal fisheries can cause detrimental impacts to non-target megafauna
through bycatch. This can be particularly true when high-use areas for such species overlap …

This study demonstrated the plasticity of reef-decapod according with the exposed
anthropogenic pressure. Comparing the reef-decapods at sites with different anthropogenic …

In this study we aimed to assess the relative effects of native Ostrea edulis and non-native
Crassostrea gigas and their associated epibiotic biodiversity. We recorded epibiont location …

The relationship between populations of marine organisms and physicochemical gradients
directly influence distributions of species within associated seascapes. This study examines …

Temperature is a predominant motivator for movement and activity over a wide range of
mobile marine ectotherms. Water temperature modulates the movements of many lobster …