Modeling of wave-induced drift based on stepwise parameter calibration by Kui Zhu, Xueyao Chen, Lin Mu, Lin Mu, Lin Mu, Dingfeng Yu, Dingfeng Yu, Runze Yu, Zhaolong Sun, Tong Zhou, Tong Zhou

“…This study examined the wave-induced drift’s influence on field-observation experiments involving two common, differently sized SAR targets—an offshore fishing vessel (OFV) and a person in the water (PIW)—using parameter stepwise calibration and machine-learning (ML) methods. …”
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Development of SNP for Sebastes Species Identification With Special Focus on the Cryptic Species Complex of Sebastes norvegicus by Torild Johansen, Tanja Hanebrekke, Francois Besnier, Jon Ivar Westgaard, Ingrid Marie Bruvold, Geir Dahle, Laila Unneland, Helle Torp Christensen, Atal Saha

“…ABSTRACT The genus Sebastes in the North Atlantic comprises of long lived deep‐waters species that have been extensively fished upon, and many stocks are severely depleted across the Atlantic. …”
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What ‘unexplored’ means: mapping regions with digitized natural history records to look for ‘biodiversity blindspots’ by Laymon Ball, Sheila Rodríguez-Machado, Diego Paredes-Burneo, Samantha Rutledge, David A. Boyd, David Vander Pluym, Spenser Babb-Biernacki, Austin S. Chipps, Rafet Ç. Öztürk, Yahya Terzi, Prosanta Chakrabarty

“…We examined global records of accessible natural history voucher collections (with publicly available data and reliable locality data) for terrestrial and freshwater vascular plants, fungi, freshwater fishes, birds, mammals, and herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles) and highlight areas of the world that would be considered undersampled and sometimes called ‘unexplored’ (i.e., have relatively low, or no evidence of, past sampling efforts) under typical Western-scientific descriptions. …”
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Catfishes from the North-Western Part of Lake Tanganyika: Contribution to a Reference Library of DNA Barcodes by Archimède Mushagalusa Mulega, Arthur F. Boom, Imane Rahmouni, Hocein Bazairi, Abdelaziz Benhoussa, Maarten P. M. Vanhove, Maarten Van Steenberge

“…In spite of the global barcoding effort, there is still a lack of genetic data on African freshwater fishes. We aimed to contribute to bridging this gap by providing molecular data on commercially important catfish species from the north-western part of Lake Tanganyika. …”
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Effects of Feeding Frequency for Nile Tilapia Fingerlings (Oreochromis niloticus) by Aldo Felipe Fava, Gildete de Souza Bezerra, Dacley Hertes Neu, Fabio Bittencourt, Altevir Signor, Kerolay Valadão Carvalho, Ricacio Luan Marques Gomes, Wilson Rogério Boscolo

“…This study is aimed at assessing the feeding frequency for tilapia fingerlings. 240 fishes were randomly distributed in 24 containers. …”
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Hook, line, and social media: crowd-sourced images reveal size and species patterns of ocean sunfishes (Tetraodontiformes, Molidae) from California to Alaska by Tor Mowatt-Larssen, Tierney M. Thys, Jackie Hildering, Eric J. Caldera, Ellen E. Biesack, Jan R. McDowell, Marianne Nyegaard, Marianne Nyegaard

“…Taxonomic confusion and limited data have impeded species-level biogeographic analyses of the world’s largest bony fishes, ocean sunfishes (Molidae; ‘molids’), in many ecosystems. …”
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Biomonitoring potential of trace metal accumulation and bioavailability in coral skeletons and reef sediments of Persian Gulf: A comparative study by Seyed Hassan Mousavi, Mehdi Gholamalifard, Seyed Mahmoud Ghasempouri

“…To achieve this, three Faviidae coral and sixteen sediment samples were collected in March 2023 from three sites: an industrial zone (site I), a rural fishing zone (site II), and a marine protected area (site III). …”
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Composition of plastic waste discarded by households and its management approaches by B. Gwada, G. Ogendi, S.M. Makindi, S. Trott

“…Notably there have been cases of humpback whales getting entangled in ‘ghost’ fishing nets, and endangered turtles ingesting plastic wastes in Watamu beach in Kenya. …”
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Genotoxic effects in island populations of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia due to environmental exposure to mercury and cadmium [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] by Doris Gómez-Camargo, Dacia Malambo-García, Eder Cano-Pérez

“…These populations face enhanced exposure risks owing to their traditional fishing practices and continuous interactions with polluted marine environments. …”
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L’avenir des ressources génétiques marines au-delà des juridictions nationales : enjeux à l’aube d’un nouveau traité international by Nathan Brison, Christine Frison

“…In addition to the already visible impact of activities such as deep-sea fishing and maritime traffic, the future development of several other activities, particularly the exploitation of gas, oil, mineral resources and genetic resources, raises fears of potential serious damage to the environment of ABNJ. …”
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Urinary Schistosomiasis among Children in Murbai and Surbai Communities of Ardo-Kola Local Government Area, Taraba State, Nigeria by R. S. Houmsou, H. Agere, B. E. Wama, J. B. Bingbeng, E. U. Amuta, S. L. Kela

“…Water contact activities such as fishing (OR = 4.01, CI = 3.04–5.61, p=0.000), rice farming (OR = 4.01, CI = 2.96–5.36, p=0.000), and dry season farming (OR = 4.78, CI = 3.68–6.22, p=0.000) were the risk factors exposing children to infection in the area. …”
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Ecotourism and hunting in Ukraine: development analysis and forecast for the future by Serhii Portiannik, Volodymyr Merchanskyi

“…An important component of ecotourism in different countries can be a combination of unique ecological, cultural and historical routes with the possibility of active recreation for tourists in the form of fishing or hunting, if there are suitable conditions for this. …”
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Addressing challenges in vector control: a review of current strategies and the imperative for novel tools in India’s combat against vector-borne diseases by Kuldeep Singh, Amit Sharma, Manju Rahi, Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Gaurav Kumar, Rajendra Baharia, Sam Joy

“…These range from chemical insecticides used in indoor residual sprays, space sprays, fogging, treated bednets and larvicides to biological control methods such as larvivorus fishes and environmental control and modification measures such as source reduction. …”
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Sex-biased gene expression across tissues reveals unexpected differentiation in the gills of the threespine stickleback by Sylvestre, Florent, Aubin-Horth, Nadia, Bernatchez, Louis

“…Finally, the gills exhibit high levels of differentiation (5%), suggesting that sex should be considered in physiological and ecotoxicological studies of gill responses in fishes. We also find that sex-biased gene expression in hemizygous genes is mainly driven by a lack of dosage compensation. …”
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Groundwater vulnerability and, risk assessment of seawater intrusion for the development of a strategy plan towards sustainability: Case of the Souss-Massa coastal area, Morocco by Yassine Ez-zaouy, Lhoussaine Bouchaou, Mohammed Hssaisoune, Abdelhaq Aangri, Gianluigi Busico, Saadou Oumarou Danni, Oumaima Attar, Mohamed Nehmadou, Aicha Saad, Yassine Ait Brahim

“…Study focus: The Souss-Massa coastal area (SMCA) is known for tourism, fishing, and agriculture activities, which require intensive pumping of groundwater. …”
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Predicting species distributions in the open ocean with convolutional neural networks by Morand, Gaétan, Joly, Alexis, Rouyer, Tristan, Lorieul, Titouan, Barde, Julien

“…In this case study, we considered 38 taxa comprising pelagic fishes, elasmobranchs, marine mammals, marine turtles and birds. …”
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus warneri and Staphylococcus pasteuri Isolated from Stuffed Mussels by Nermin Berik, Dilek Kahraman Yılmaz

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Spatiotemporal Variations in Phytoplankton Community Structure and Diversity: A Case Study for a Macroalgae–Oyster Reef Ecosystem by Min Xu, Qi Zhao, Yufu Xu, Shenzhi Wang, Yingbo Yu, Haipeng Zhang, Yun Wang, Jiabin Shen, Linlin Yang, Yunling Zhang, Takayoshi Otaki, Teruhisa Komatsu, Kaida Xu

“…This action resulted in sustainable annual economic outputs through the fishing and sea cucumber put-and-take fishery. Although Luanhe River runoff and reef construction are important to the local phytoplankton community and fisheries’ production, little is known about how these factors affect phytoplankton community structure in the local coastal ecosystem. …”
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Quantifying uncertainty in anthropogenic causes of injury and mortality for an endangered baleen whale by Daniel W. Linden, Jeffrey A. Hostetler, Richard M. Pace III, Lance P. Garrison, Amy R. Knowlton, Véronique Lesage, Rob Williams, Michael C. Runge

“…We examined variation in the hazard rates of severe injury and mortality due to entanglements in fishing gear and vessel strikes as explained by temporal patterns and the age and reproductive status of the individual. …”
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Quality of life of older adults and associated factors in Ghanaian urban slums: a cross-sectional study by Jos M G A Schols, Priscilla Yeye Adumoah Attafuah, Irma Everink, Aaron Asibi Abuosi, Christa Lohrmann

“…QoL was assessed using the WHO Quality of Life-Brief version (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire.Settings Participants were drawn from two slums in Ghana, one in a fishing-dominated community and the other in an industrial community.Participants This study included 400 participants aged 60 and above who had lived in either slum for at least 1 month and were able to communicate verbally.Results Although the means of all participants’ transformed scores were poor in the physical and psychological domains, they were moderate in all other domains. …”
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