Oceans, Volume 5, Issue 4

The ocean is increasingly affected by the rise in maritime activities. Increased anthropogenic pressures have led to environmental impacts and also intensified competition for space and resources among various socioeconomic sectors. To mitigate these...

Filter-feeding sponges capture suspended food particles from ambient water, but little is known about the response of sponges to high food concentrations causing superfluous feeding. Here, through several experimental assays, we studied the relations...

Gaining robust in situ estimates of the growth rate of marine fish larvae is essential for understanding processes controlling year-class success and developing sustainable management strategies to maintain good environmental status. We measured the...

Mesozooplankton are highly responsive to environmental changes, making their population dynamics and species composition important indicators of large-scale oceanic conditions. This study investigates the mesozooplankton composition, emphasizing biom...

The shipping industry faces the challenge of expanding its capabilities and mitigating its environmental impact. The utilization of adhesive bonding techniques has the potential to facilitate the construction of lighter ships with a reduced carbon fo...

The decline of natural coral reefs has spurred interest in artificial reef construction and reef rehabilitation efforts. However, many restoration programs are failing because of poor water quality and localized pollution factors. This paper examines...

There is increasing interest in the role that seagrasses play in storing carbon in the context of climate mitigation, but many knowledge gaps in the factors controlling this storage exist. Here, we provide a small case study that examines the role of...

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) has been widely studied due to its environmental persistence and bioaccumulation potential, raising concerns about its effects on aquatic life. This research evaluates the impact of PFOA on the antioxidant defenses and s...

The current study looks at how the characteristics of Arabian Sea tropical cyclones (TCs) change over time. The results show that in the pre-monsoon (April–June) and the post-monsoon (October–December), the activity of TCs > 34 knots,...

Invasive marine invertebrates are increasingly recognized as a potential disturbance to coastal ecosystems. We sought to better document the taxonomic composition of subtidal communities around Long Island to obtain a baseline that can be used to mon...

Understanding the ecological dynamics of zooplankton communities is crucial to precisely assessing the health of marine ecosystems and their management. Metabarcoding has contributed to a better understanding of biodiversity in marine environments. H...

In Cartesian coordinates $\left(x,y,z\right),$ the gradient Richardson number $Ri$ is the ratio between the square of the buoyancy frequency N and the square of the vertical shear S, $Ri=N^2/S^2$, where $N^2=-\left(g/\rho \right)\partial \rho /\partial z$ and $S^2={\left(\partial u/\partial z\right)}^2+{\left(\&\right)}^{}$...

Recent years have seen a notable rise in dolphin-watching boat activities along the Algarve coast in Portugal, potentially affecting the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) local populations. This study exam...

Global climate change is profoundly impacting coral ecosystems. Rising sea surface temperatures, in particular, disrupt coral reproductive synchrony, cause bleaching, and mortality. Oculina patagonica, a temperate scleractinian coral abundant across...

Wind-induced waves can lead to the partial or complete wash-over of beaches, causing erosion that impacts both the landscape and tourist infrastructure. In some regions of the world, e.g., Croatia, this process, which usually occurs during a harsh wi...