One of the underestimated consequences of marine litter presence on marine environment
is the transportation of fouling species on detritus–a process known as rafting. We undertook …

Human activities at sea have increased, causing subsequent degradation of ocean health
and affecting ecosystem services and societal goods and benefits. Climate change further …

A mechanistic understanding of organismal movement provides context for existing
biogeographic and ecological patterns and improves our ability to predict changing patterns …

Physalia physalis, the bluebottle in Australia, are colonial siphonophores that live at the
surface of the ocean, mainly in tropical and subtropical waters. P. physalis are sometimes …

Physalia spp., or Man-of-War, drifts in tropical and subtropical waters, transported by ocean
surface conditions. Its unique drifting behavior, influenced by dimorphism (left or right …

Pelagic cnidarians have been observed stranding annually in the Tetouanise Sea, a site of
intense human recreation in northwest Morocco. The abundance and size of jellyfish …

The first operational phase 2014–2021 of the Copernicus Marine Service has successfully
implemented a unique European Union ocean monitoring and forecasting service …

Although rivers contribute to the flux of litter to the marine environment, estimates of riverine
litter amounts and detailed studies on floating riverine litter behaviour once it has reached …

During recent years, the oceanic siphonophore Physalia physalis has repeatedly entered
the Mediterranean Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar, being successively transported and …

Many marine animals are difficult to study because they are widely dispersed across oceans
and are not captured by traditional sampling methodologies such as fishery surveys. A case …