Hua Thai An, Cao Van Nguyen, Tran Mai Duc, Le Trong Nghia, Vu Thi Mo, Tran Van Huynh, Vu Trong Dai, Huynh Minh Sang
{"title":"Reproductive biology of Chinese thorny oyster, Spondylus sinensis Schreibers, 1793 in Khanh Hoa seawater, Vietnam","authors":"Hua Thai An, Cao Van Nguyen, Tran Mai Duc, Le Trong Nghia, Vu Thi Mo, Tran Van Huynh, Vu Trong Dai, Huynh Minh Sang","doi":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105291","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105291","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the reproductive biology of the Chinese thorny oyster <em>Spondylus sinensis</em> in the nearshore waters of Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, to provide baseline information for stock management and aquaculture development. A total of 30 individuals were collected monthly from November 2024 to October 2025 and examined for reproductive characteristics. Five gonadal maturity stages were identified, consistent with reproductive patterns typical of tropical bivalves. The population exhibited a significantly male-biased sex structure, with 55.5% males, 30.0% females, 10.3% hermaphrodites, and 4.1% indeterminate individuals, resulting in a sex ratio of 1.9:1. The gonadosomatic index showed clear seasonality, with peak spawning activity occurring from March to May and a secondary spawning period from July to October. The size at first sexual maturity (L50) was estimated at 50.9 mm shell height, and individuals began reproducing at approximately 46 mm. Absolute fecundity increased with size, averaging 854,540 ± 322,468 eggs per individual, while relative fecundity averaged 8540 ± 2358 eggs per gram of body weight. These findings indicate that <em>S. sinensis</em> exhibits an extended spawning season, high fecundity, and size-dependent reproductive characteristics. Establishing harvest size limits above 56 mm and regulating wild collection are recommended to ensure population sustainability. Overall, the study provides foundational reproductive data essential for effective resource management and for supporting future hatchery development of <em>S. sinensis</em> in Vietnam.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21070,"journal":{"name":"Regional Studies in Marine Science","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 105291"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148638291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariana L. Santana-Cisneros, Pedro-Luis Ardisson, Uriel Ordóñez-López, Roxana De Silva-Dávila, Luis Enrique Ángeles-González, Iván Velázquez-Abunader
{"title":"Neritic zooplankton assemblages and Octopoda paralarvae of the eastern Campeche Bank","authors":"Mariana L. Santana-Cisneros, Pedro-Luis Ardisson, Uriel Ordóñez-López, Roxana De Silva-Dávila, Luis Enrique Ángeles-González, Iván Velázquez-Abunader","doi":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105265","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105265","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Zooplankton are crucial for marine productivity, supporting commercially valuable species and contributing to fisheries. This study identifies major zooplankton groups (MZG) in the neritic zone of the eastern Campeche Bank, focusing on Octopoda paralarvae (PL). Octopoda includes at least five species, only some of which support commercial fisheries. We analyzed MZG, taxa diversity, PL abundance, and horizontal distribution relative to sea surface temperature (SST) and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a). PL abundance peaked in May–June during high SST, with a second peak in December during low SST. Paralarvae were recorded across a wide range of Chl-a concentrations, occurring under both high (>0.25 mg m⁻³) and low (<0.25 mg m⁻³) productivity conditions, consistent with GAM results indicating broad environmental tolerance, probably driven by taxa-specific seasonal variability. The association of PL with fish larvae and decapods in warmer months, and with copepods in colder months, suggests that optimal SST and food availability favor spawning, hatching, and growth. These variation trends support the view of the Campeche Bank as a larval nursery for octopus.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21070,"journal":{"name":"Regional Studies in Marine Science","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 105265"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148658818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of seasonal wave hydrodynamics on beach morphology and sediment grain size along the central west coast of India","authors":"Dinesh Kumar Sahu, Puneet Kumar Mishra, Vinay Kumar Yadav Banagani, R. Mani Murali, Jaya Kumar Seelam, Lynda-Uta Edet Okon","doi":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105324","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105324","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Knowledge of seasonal sediment dynamics along monsoon-dominated coasts is paramount in evaluating beach resilience and coastal management. This study investigates textural and volumetric variations in three open-coast beaches of South Goa (Utorda, Benaulim, and Cavelossim) during pre-monsoon, monsoon, and post-monsoon seasons in 2021–2022, including the effect of Cyclone Tauktae. Monthly beach profiles and sediment samples were analysed to measure grain size parameters (Mean, Skewness, Kurtosis and Sorting), and volumetric variations. Results indicate a repetitive pre-monsoon accretion and textural fining seasonal cycle, preceded by massive monsoonal erosion (in excess of 70% volume loss at certain locations) and coarsening, followed by post-monsoon recovery with volumetric restoration but worse sorting. Site-specific trends emphasize local geomorphic control, Utorda recorded repetitive and stable textural reorganization, Benaulim recorded robust volumetric recovery but chronic post-monsoon instability, whereas Cavelossim reflected anomalous monsoon sorting attributed to longshore transport. Cyclone Tauktae induced sudden erosion (>60% volume reduction) and coarsening over a span of one month, similar in nature to monsoonal effects but compressed in timescale. Statistical tests returning limited significance (probability value(p) > 0.05) are even though that consistent trends over years highlight the strength of monsoon-controlled processes. These results indicate that the Monsoon is the predominant controller of beach morphodynamics but local geomorphology and occasional cyclones filter the extent and character of response. Implications of this research offer a basis for site-specific monitoring and adaptive management under envisioned climate-driven enhancement of monsoon variability and extreme events.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21070,"journal":{"name":"Regional Studies in Marine Science","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 105324"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148740174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nuni Meghana Maha Lakshmi, Jyoti Eyasmin, Subhankar Chatterjee
{"title":"Microplastic contamination in Indian shrimp aquaculture ponds and its occurrence in three commercial shrimp species – Fenneropenaeus indicus, Penaeus monodon, and Litopenaeus vannamei","authors":"Nuni Meghana Maha Lakshmi, Jyoti Eyasmin, Subhankar Chatterjee","doi":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105276","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105276","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food production sector worldwide, and shrimp is a prominent part of seafood exports and economic development. Microplastic (MP) contamination in aquaculture, however, is an emerging concern for both the environment and food safety. In the present study, the occurrence, distribution, characteristics, and polymer composition of MPs were investigated in three shrimp aquaculture ponds in Yanam (India), and their retention in the commercially important shrimp species, Indian white shrimp (<em>Fenneropenaeus indicus)</em>, Black tiger shrimp (<em>Penaeus monodon)</em>, and White leg shrimp <em>(Litopenaeus vannamei)</em>. The water and Shrimp samples were collected during the post-monsoon season of 2024 (September-October), and the MPs were extracted, counted, morphologically identified, and analysed by ATR-FTIR. The highest number of MPs was found in Pond 2 (52 ± 35.46 MPs L<sup>−1</sup>), and in <em>P. monodon</em> (9.8 ± 3.11 MPs individual⁻¹) cultured therein. Fibres were the predominant morphotype in both water and shrimp samples, followed by fragments and films, and most particles were sized < 500 µm. Most of the samples contained a mixture of black, red, brown, and pink particles. The predominant polymers identified by FTIR analysis were polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), nylon, and polystyrene (PS). This study offers new insights into MP contamination in Indian aquaculture ponds in the Yanam region. It underscores the need for sustainable waste management and eco-friendly aquaculture practices to minimise MP pollution and related food safety concerns.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21070,"journal":{"name":"Regional Studies in Marine Science","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 105276"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148638146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ángela Fontán-Bouzas, Paulo A. Silva, Tiago Abreu, Soraia Romao, Carla Garrido, Cristina Bernardes, Javier Alcántara Carrió, Paulo Baptista
{"title":"Storm-driven morphodynamics of a dredged inlet channel revealed by multi-timescale bathymetric analysis at the Mondego River mouth, Portugal","authors":"Ángela Fontán-Bouzas, Paulo A. Silva, Tiago Abreu, Soraia Romao, Carla Garrido, Cristina Bernardes, Javier Alcántara Carrió, Paulo Baptista","doi":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105309","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105309","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study analyzes the storm-driven sediment dynamics of the periodically dredged, wave-dominated tidal inlet of Figueira da Foz (Portugal), using high-resolution bathymetric surveys and dredging records spanning more than 14 years. The Digital Elevation Models derived from repeated surveys reveal the development of a persistent submerged sandbar that forms an ebb-delta system, in which wave-driven processes largely exceed tidal forcing, promoting predominantly alongshore sediment bypassing. Sediment budgets computed at multiple temporal scales show a marked seasonal contrast. During summer periods, morphological changes are limited and sediment variability is largely controlled by dredging operations. In contrast, winter conditions are dominated by storm-driven sediment fluxes, with individual storm events mobilizing several hundred thousand cubic meters of sediment, frequently exceeding annual dredging volumes. For example, the winter of 2010/2011 recorded a net accretion of + 287,329 m³ despite seven storm events, while the February 2017 storm event (PSI ≈ 7222 m²·h) mobilized over 100,000 m³ within a two-week period. These events drive rapid reorganization of the ebb shoal, channel infilling, and updrift beach progradation, periodically compromising navigation depth within the inlet channel. Despite repeated dredging interventions (annual volumes consistently exceeding 100,000 m³ and reaching up to 400,000 m³ in recent years), the submerged sandbar consistently re-establishes at depths of approximately −5 to −6 m, indicating a strong tendency toward a storm-controlled dynamic equilibrium. The long-term natural infilling rate of approximately 1000 m³ day⁻¹ , derived from 14 years of sediment budget analysis, underscores the system's high resilience to anthropogenic interventions. The results demonstrate that storm-driven sediment dynamics impose fundamental constraints on dredging efficiency and channel maintenance strategies, highlighting the need to explicitly account for extreme wave conditions in the engineering management of wave-dominated inlet channels.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21070,"journal":{"name":"Regional Studies in Marine Science","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 105309"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148738874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyeon-Ki Lee, Tae-Woong Park, Hyeong-Soo Kim, Tae-Eon Kim, Hyeong-Joo Kim
{"title":"Long-term salinity dynamics and threshold exceedance in a regulated estuarine lake: A case study of the large-scale Saemangeum reclamation system (2006–2025)","authors":"Hyeon-Ki Lee, Tae-Woong Park, Hyeong-Soo Kim, Tae-Eon Kim, Hyeong-Joo Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105299","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105299","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding the drivers of salinity exceedance is essential for coastal management and sustainable land use in estuarine reclamation lakes. This study investigated long-term salinity dynamics and exceedance structure in Saemangeum Lake (2006–2025) using an integrated statistical framework. Mann–Kendall tests revealed significant decreasing trends in annual mean salinity, annual maximum salinity, and exceedance months for 20‰ (E20) and 25‰ (E25), whereas annual rainfall showed no significant trend. Spearman correlation analysis indicated strong positive associations between salinity levels and exceedance months (r = 0.88–0.93, p < 0.001), whereas annual rainfall showed no statistically significant association at the annual aggregation scale. Partial correlation analysis controlling for rainfall confirmed that the salinity–exceedance linkage remained robust, indicating that annual rainfall alone did not explain the observed salinity–exceedance association, although unmeasured hydrological and operational influences could not be excluded. Poisson generalized linear models further demonstrated that annual mean salinity was significantly and positively associated with the expected number of exceedance months for both E20 and E25 (p < 0.001), whereas annual rainfall was not statistically significant. Incidence rate ratios indicated that a 1‰ increase in annual mean salinity was associated with approximately 12% and 19% higher expected numbers of E20 and E25 exceedance months, respectively. Model diagnostics indicated no overdispersion and high in-sample goodness-of-fit, although the latter partly reflects the structural relationship between annual mean salinity and threshold exceedance months. These findings indicate that the observed salinity–exceedance association was not explained by annual rainfall in the fitted models, although event-scale rainfall effects could not be evaluated using monthly mean salinity data. The results provide quantitative evidence supporting salinity-focused coastal management strategies and offer an adaptable analytical framework for evaluating persistence above site-specific salinity thresholds in regulated estuarine reclamation systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21070,"journal":{"name":"Regional Studies in Marine Science","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 105299"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148740539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Life history traits and timing of elvers moving over a River Meuse dam after recent glass eel restocking","authors":"Billy Nzau Matondo, Michaël Ovidio","doi":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105285","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105285","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study describes for the first time some aspects of the life history traits and movement behaviour of young eels during the first year following their capture on the French Atlantic coasts that were released as glass eels into a large river with a vast catchment area. The restocked individuals have small size, exhibit discrete, cryptic, and benthic life habits, and have nocturnal activity. These make capturing individuals and studying this stage very challenging. Taking advantage of its positive thigmotactic behaviour, we used a fishway adapted for eels to collect samples using eel traps and trap pools lined with freshwater mussel shells. Results revealed that the restocked eels’ abundance has positively impacted the eel local stock, growth rate was good, catch periodicity followed that of older eel individuals, and composition of the associated fish species was indicative of the fish fauna that ascends the River Meuse through this fishway. These findings would open prospects for restocking using glass eels as a viable strategy to boost declining local stocks and, probably in the long term, increase the future escapement rate to the sea of silver eel spawners from the catchment, but the question of survival in large rivers still needs more research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21070,"journal":{"name":"Regional Studies in Marine Science","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 105285"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148638147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Marine heatwaves detection in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan, based on OISST data analysis","authors":"Kazuhiro Aoki, Goh Onitsuka","doi":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105263","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105263","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasing frequency, duration, and intensity of marine heatwaves (MHWs) raise concerns about potential future impacts, and a good understanding of the current state is essential for developing effective countermeasures. This study examines the occurrence of and driving factors behind MHWs in the Seto Inland Sea (SIS), Japan, as detected using the 0.25° daily optimum interpolation sea surface temperature (OISST) dataset. Although the root mean square difference between the daily OISST and buoy observations in SIS was approximately 1 °C, nearly half of discrepancy (about 0.48 °C) can be attributed to sub-grid spatial variability arising from the mismatch between OISST grid size and coastal temperature gradients. Consequently, the uncertainty of OISSST dataset is likely smaller than is likely smaller than the 1.1 °C anomaly threshold used for MHW detection. In the SIS, MHWs occurred only sporadically until the 2010s, whereas prolonged MHW events developed during 2024–2025. Sea surface temperatures broadly fluctuated in accordance with the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, with additional contributions from local short-wave radiation and temperature history. These results suggest that large-scale climate variability, modulated by regional atmospheric and oceanic conditions, plays a key role in driving MHW occurrence in the SIS.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21070,"journal":{"name":"Regional Studies in Marine Science","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 105263"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148638214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Md. Monjurul Hasan, K.M. Shahriar Nazrul, Lei Zhao, Qinhua Fang
{"title":"Marine spatial planning in Bangladesh: A framework-based assessment of progress, barriers and governance pathways","authors":"Md. Monjurul Hasan, K.M. Shahriar Nazrul, Lei Zhao, Qinhua Fang","doi":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105288","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105288","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is increasingly recognized as a standard governance tool for managing competing uses of marine space, conserving marine environments, and supporting sustainable blue economy development. The present study assesses the stepwise MSP development of Bangladesh within a framework application by using the UNESCO-IOC as an analytical approach. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the UNESCO-IOC step-by-step framework has not previously been applied to a structured readiness assessment of MSP development in Bangladesh. We go beyond readiness assessment to classify institutional and structural barriers, analyze functional compatibility-conflict among maritime uses and propose governance pathways explicitly grounded in those barriers rather than in idealized planning models. A qualitative narrative review of 121 secondary sources from 1908 to 2026, including legislation, policy instruments, institutional reports and academic literature was conducted. Findings show that Bangladesh’s MSP progress is largely stalled in the early preparatory phases, with only fragmentary or partial achievement across Steps 1–6 and no documented advancement in Steps 7–10. The principal barriers are governance fragmentation, the absence of a formally mandated lead agency, weak inter-ministerial coordination, limited financial commitment and underdeveloped geospatial infrastructure. The compatibility-conflict analysis highlights growing pressures between industrial uses and ecologically sensitive areas. Governance pathways are proposed across four interconnected domains - legal and policy, institutional and coordination, socio-ecological and climate and technical and scientific governance. These are sequenced with Bangladesh’s actual institutional limitations in mind, rather than an ideal type MSP trajectory. The study provides a transferable model for other Bay of Bengal states facing similar governance constraints.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21070,"journal":{"name":"Regional Studies in Marine Science","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 105288"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148638292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alex Aguilar, Asunción Borrell, Camilla Aiuti, Manel Gazo
{"title":"Current protected areas are too small for Mediterranean monk seals","authors":"Alex Aguilar, Asunción Borrell, Camilla Aiuti, Manel Gazo","doi":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105275","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105275","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Mediterranean monk seal once ranged widely across the Mediterranean and adjacent Atlantic but it is now one of the most threatened marine mammals. Today, the species persists in small, isolated colonies that face multiple anthropogenic pressures, and its recovery depends on the effective protection of both its resting and foraging habitats. Marine reserves have been created at several sites, but their design has rarely considered the mobility and ecological requirements of the species. Here we show that the current dimensions of reserves are at least an order of magnitude smaller than needed, according to the distances and depths routinely used by monk seals for foraging and dispersal. Even if the species has made a notable recovery during the past decade, this spatial mismatch cannot effectively protect populations. Our findings suggest that monk seal conservation requires better-connected protected areas but also an improvement of our understanding of the species’ ecological needs and adaptive capacity in a changing environment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21070,"journal":{"name":"Regional Studies in Marine Science","volume":"101 ","pages":"Article 105275"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148638293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}