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An Overview of Seabed Mining Including the Current State of Development, Environmental Impacts, and Knowledge Gaps by Miller, Kathryn A., Thompson, Kirsten F., Johnston, Paul, Santillo, David

“…Rising demand for minerals and metals, including for use in the technology sector, has led to a resurgence of interest in exploration of mineral resources…”
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Seabed Mining and Approaches to Governance of the Deep Seabed by Thompson, Kirsten F., Miller, Kathryn A., Currie, Duncan, Johnston, Paul, Santillo, David

“…-Commercial seabed mining seems imminent, highlighting the urgent need for coherent, effective policy to safeguard the marine environment. -Reconciling seabed…”
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Streamlining analysis methods for large acoustic surveys using automatic detectors with operator validation by Webber, Thomas, Gillespie, Douglas, Lewis, Timothy, Gordon, Jonathan, Ruchirabha, Tararak, Thompson, Kirsten F.

“…Passive acoustic surveys are becoming increasingly popular as a means of surveying for cetaceans and other marine species. These surveys yield large amounts of…”
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Insights into the distribution and ingestion of prey-like plastic fishing lures in Mediterranean rough-toothed dolphins by Foskolos, Ilias, Alexiadou, Paraskevi, Koutouzi, Niki, Frey, Silvia, Thompson, Kirsten F., Boisseau, Oliver, Frantzis, Alexandros

“…Rough-toothed dolphins (Steno bredanensis) form an isolated subpopulation in the Mediterranean Sea that resides only in the eastern basin. Due to the paucity…”
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Contribution of social media to cetacean research in Southeast Asia: illuminating populations vulnerable to litter by Coram, Amber, Abreo, Neil Angelo S., Ellis, Robert P., Thompson, Kirsten F.

“…Litter in the marine environment, in particular plastic, is a significant threat to marine megafauna. Cetaceans are known to ingest or become entangled in…”
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‘Eye in the sky’: Off-the-shelf unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) highlights exposure of marine turtles to floating litter (FML) in nearshore waters of Mayo Bay, Philippines by Abreo, Neil Angelo S., Aurelio, Remie M., Kobayashi, Vladimer B., Thompson, Kirsten F.

“…Litter is a serious threat to the marine environment, with detrimental effects on wildlife and marine biodiversity. Limited data as a result of funding and…”
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Social media as a novel source of data on the impact of marine litter on megafauna: The Philippines as a case study by Abreo, Neil Angelo S., Thompson, Kirsten F., Arabejo, Glio Florgiley P., Superio, Michael Dann A.

“…Marine litter is a global threat to marine biodiversity. However, there is a key knowledge gap on the impacts of marine litter in the Philippines – a country…”
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Threatened cetaceans off the coast of Israel and long‐range movement of a sperm whale by Thompson, Kirsten F., Gordon, Jonathan, Webber, Thomas, Zuriel, Yotam, Kobo, Kim, Tchernov, Dan, Airoldi, Sabina, Violi, Biagio, Verga, Alessandro, Gannier, Adrien, Fontanesi, Elena, Ascheri, Davide, Scheinin, Aviad P.

“…Research in the western Mediterranean has shown that sperm (Physeter macrocephalus) and Cuvier's beaked whales (Ziphius cavirostris) are present as small,…”
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The distribution of coastal fish eDNA sequences in the Anthropocene by Mathon, Laetitia, Marques, Virginie, Manel, Stéphanie, Albouy, Camille, Andrello, Marco, Boulanger, Emilie, Deter, Julie, Hocdé, Régis, Leprieur, Fabien, Letessier, Tom B., Loiseau, Nicolas, Maire, Eva, Valentini, Alice, Vigliola, Laurent, Baletaud, Florian, Bessudo, Sandra, Dejean, Tony, Faure, Nadia, Guerin, Pierre‐Edouard, Jucker, Meret, Juhel, Jean‐Baptiste, Kadarusman, Polanco F., Andrea, Pouyaud, Laurent, Schwörer, Dario, Thompson, Kirsten F., Troussellier, Marc, Sugeha, Hagi Yulia, Velez, Laure, Zhang, Xiaowei, Zhong, Wenjun, Pellissier, Loïc, Mouillot, David

“…Aim Coastal fishes have a fundamental role in marine ecosystem functioning and contributions to people, but face increasing threats due to climate change,…”
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Urgent assessment needed to evaluate potential impacts on cetaceans from deep seabed mining by Thompson, Kirsten F., Miller, Kathryn A., Wacker, Jake, Derville, Solène, Laing, Christopher, Santillo, David, Johnston, Paul

“…Deep seabed mining operations, if permitted, could present significant risks to ocean ecosystems. Disturbance on any scale is likely to be long lasting and…”
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Genetic Kinship Analyses Reveal That Gray's Beaked Whales Strand in Unrelated Groups by Patel, Selina, Thompson, Kirsten F, Santure, Anna W, Constantine, Rochelle, Millar, Craig D

“…Some marine mammals are so rarely seen that their life history and social structure remain a mystery. Around New Zealand, Gray's beaked whales (Mesoplodon…”
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A novel conservation approach provides insights into the management of rare cetaceans by Thompson, Kirsten F., Millar, Craig D., Scott Baker, C., Dalebout, Merel, Steel, Debbie, van Helden, Anton L., Constantine, Rochelle

“…► Collaborative multi-stakeholder research facilitates data collection on rare species. ► Opportunistically obtained specimens inform conservation management…”
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High coverage of the complete mitochondrial genome of the rare Gray's beaked whale (Mesoplodon grayi) using Illumina next generation sequencing by Thompson, Kirsten F, Patel, Selina, Williams, Liam, Tsai, Peter, Constantine, Rochelle, Baker, C Scott, Millar, Craig D

“…Using an Illumina platform, we shot-gun sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of Gray's beaked whale (Mesoplodon grayi) to an average coverage of 152X…”
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Cetaceans of the Saya de Malha bank region, Indian Ocean: A candidate Important Marine Mammal Area by Webber, Thomas, Lewis, Tim, Talma, Sheena, Sandooyea, Shaama, Meller, Laura, Dulau-Drouot, Violaine, Thompson, Kirsten F.

“…The banks of Saya de Malha and the surrounding Mascarene Plateau in the Indian Ocean are among the least studied shallow sea water regions in the world. The…”
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Interactions between marine megafauna and plastic pollution in Southeast Asia by Omeyer, Lucy C.M., Duncan, Emily M., Abreo, Neil Angelo S., Acebes, Jo Marie V., AngSinco-Jimenez, Lea A., Anuar, Sabiqah T., Aragones, Lemnuel V., Araujo, Gonzalo, Carrasco, Luis R., Chua, Marcus A.H., Cordova, Muhammad R., Dewanti, Lantun P., Espiritu, Emilyn Q., Garay, Jovanie B., Germanov, Elitza S., Getliff, Jade, Horcajo-Berna, Eva, Ibrahim, Yusof S., Jaafar, Zeehan, Janairo, Jose Isagani B., Gyi, Thanda Ko, Kreb, Danielle, Lim, Cheng Ling, Lyons, Youna, Mustika, Putu L.K., Neo, Mei Lin, Ng, Sirius Z.H., Pasaribu, Buntora, Pariatamby, Agamuthu, Peter, Cindy, Porter, Lindsay, Purba, Noir P., Santa Cruz, Ernesto T., Shams, Shahriar, Thompson, Kirsten F., Torres, Daniel S., Westerlaken, Rodney, Wongtawan, Tuempong, Godley, Brendan J.

“…Southeast (SE) Asia is a highly biodiverse region, yet it is also estimated to cumulatively contribute a third of the total global marine plastic pollution…”
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Summer and winter surveys of deep waters of the Hellenic Trench, Greece, provide insights into the spatial and temporal distribution of odontocetes by Thompson, KF, Webber, T, Karantzas, L, Gordon, J, Frantzis, A

“…The Mediterranean Sea provides habitat for globally threatened cetaceans. The Hellenic Trench is an Important Marine Mammal Area, providing core habitat for…”
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Short Communication: Marine litter ingestion by a Bryde’s whale (Balaenoptera edeni) in Mindanao, Philippines, and the need for consistent long-term recording of single-individual strandings by Abreo, Neil Angelo S., Blatchley, Darrell D., Thompson, Kirsten F.

“…Strandings provide opportunities to collect data on interactions between megafauna and marine litter which help address the limited information available on…”
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