Ecological roles and importance of sharks in the Anthropocene Ocean

S Dedman, JH Moxley, YP Papastamatiou, M Braccini… - Science, 2024 - science.org
In ecosystems, sharks can be predators, competitors, facilitators, nutrient transporters, and
food. However, overfishing and other threats have greatly reduced shark populations …

Improving Ocean Management Using Insights from Space

DJ McCauley, S Andrzejaczek, BA Block… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Advancements in space-based ocean observation and computational data processing
techniques have demonstrated transformative value for managing living resources …

TOPS-speed complex-valued convolutional accelerator for feature extraction and inference

Y Bai, Y Xu, S Chen, X Zhu, S Wang, S Huang… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Complex-valued neural networks process both amplitude and phase information, in contrast
to conventional artificial neural networks, achieving additive capabilities in recognizing …

Global expansion of marine protected areas and the redistribution of fishing effort

G McDonald, J Bone, C Costello, G Englander… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
The expansion of marine protected areas (MPAs) is a core focus of global conservation
efforts, with the “30x30” initiative to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 serving as a prominent …

LUCC-induced dust aerosol change increase surface and reduce atmospheric direct radiative forcing in Northern China

W Wang, H Song, R Min, Q Wang, M Qi - Journal of environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Land use and land cover change (LUCC) can alter surface properties, such as albedo,
roughness, and vegetation coverage, directly affecting dust emissions and aerosol …

Ocean economic and cultural benefit perceptions as stakeholders' constraints for supporting conservation policies: A multi-national investigation

QH Vuong, MPT Duong, QYT Nguyen, VP La… - Marine Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
Given the vastness and interconnectedness of the ocean, marine conservation requires
international treaties, especially after the High Seas Treaty was signed. However, most …

Seasonal hotspots of beach litter in the North-East Atlantic linked to aquaculture and river runoff

N Rieger, E Olmedo, M Thiel, VS Salvo… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Macroplastic pollution is a pervasive global environmental challenge, adversely affecting
marine ecosystems, wildlife and human health. Understanding temporal variations is crucial …

Ship collision risk threatens whales across the world's oceans

AC Nisi, H Welch, S Brodie, C Leiphardt, R Rhodes… - Science, 2024 - science.org
After the near-complete cessation of commercial whaling, ship collisions have emerged as a
primary threat to large whales, but knowledge of collision risk is lacking across most of the …

Estimating the spatial distribution of the white shark in the Mediterranean Sea via an integrated species distribution model accounting for physical barriers

G Panunzi, S Moro, I Marques, S Martino… - …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Conserving oceanic apex predators, such as sharks, is of utmost importance. However,
scant abundance and distribution data often challenge understanding the population status …

Advancing artificial intelligence in fisheries requires novel cross-sector collaborations

K Wing, B Woodward - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Artificial intelligence, or AI, has the potential to dramatically improve our understanding and
management of the ocean. For fisheries, these benefits could include greater monitoring …