100 opportunities for more inclusive ocean research: cross-disciplinary research questions for sustainable ocean governance and management

MS Wisz, EV Satterthwaite, M Fudge… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Global patterns of sex-and age-specific variation in seabird bycatch

D Gianuca, RA Phillips, S Townley, SC Votier - Biological Conservation, 2017 - Elsevier
Fisheries bycatch is a major threat to seabird populations, and understanding sex-and age-
biases in bycatch rates is important for assessing population-level impacts. We analysed 44 …

Global research priorities to mitigate plastic pollution impacts on marine wildlife

AC Vegter, M Barletta, C Beck, J Borrero… - Endangered Species …, 2014 - int-res.com
Marine wildlife faces a growing number of threats across the globe, and the survival of many
species and populations will be dependent on conservation action. One threat in particular …

Emergent research and priorities for shark and ray conservation

SJ Jorgensen, F Micheli, TD White… - Endangered Species …, 2022 - int-res.com
Over the past 4 decades there has been a growing concern for the conservation status of
elasmobranchs (sharks and rays). In 2002, the first elasmobranch species were added to …

Impacts of fisheries bycatch on marine turtle populations worldwide: toward conservation and research priorities

BP Wallace, CY Kot, AD DiMatteo, T Lee… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Fisheries bycatch is considered the most serious threat globally to long‐lived marine
megafauna (eg, mammals, birds, turtles, elasmobranchs). However, bycatch assessments to …

Ontogeny in marine tagging and tracking science: technologies and data gaps

EL Hazen, SM Maxwell, H Bailey, SJ Bograd… - Marine Ecology …, 2012 - int-res.com
The field of marine tagging and tracking has grown rapidly in recent years as tag sizes have
decreased and the diversity of sensors has increased. Tag data provide a unique view on …

Breeding density, fine‐scale tracking, and large‐scale modeling reveal the regional distribution of four seabird species

ED Wakefield, E Owen, J Baer, MJ Carroll… - Ecological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Population‐level estimates of species' distributions can reveal fundamental ecological
processes and facilitate conservation. However, these may be difficult to obtain for mobile …

Informing research priorities for immature sea turtles through expert elicitation

NE Wildermann, C Gredzens, L Avens… - Endangered Species …, 2018 - int-res.com
Although sea turtles have received substantial focus worldwide, research on the immature
life stages is still relatively limited. The latter is of particular importance, given that a large …

Seabirds and climate change: roadmap for the future

WJ Sydeman, SA Thompson, A Kitaysky - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2012 - int-res.com
Based in part on a symposium held at the first World Seabird Conference in September,
2010 in Victoria, BC, Canada, we present a Theme Section (TS) on the topic of seabirds and …

[PDF][PDF] Microplastics in the marine environment: current status, assessment methodologies, impacts and solutions

OS Ogunola, T Palanisami - Journal of Pollution Effects & Control, 2016 - researchgate.net
Microplastics exhibit a global distribution and have been detected in all levels of the marine
environment. The most visible and disturbing impact of microplastics are their ingestion and …