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Open Journal of Marine Science (OJMS) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in marine science. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of marine…
Mamadou Koné, Yves Kouadio, Hubertine Doulou
The equatorial Atlantic cold water tongue plays a key role in regulating the climate of the West African continent and the marine ecosystems of the equatorial Atlantic. This study examines its vulnerability to the increasing frequency of marine heatwaves betw…
Esther U. Kadiene, Baghdad Ouddane, Jiang-Shiou Hwang, Sami Souissi, 1 1
Coastal freshening and warming may modify the bioavailability and biological effects of persistent contaminants. This study examined how salinity and temperature affected cadmium (Cd) accumulation and Cd-related growth impairment in the haptophyte Diacronema…
Patila Amosa, Asonei Leauga, Varea Vaurasi, Faainuseiamalie Latu, Toetu Leasi, Sekotilani Aloi Gray, Jeffery Leung Wai, Aleluia Taise Uili, 1 1
The Pacific Small Island Developing States (Pacific SIDS) are at the forefront of climate change impacts, yet these effects remain understudied and therefore poorly understood. Ocean acidification (OA) research in Samoa is in its infancy, with a new OA projec…
Jamison Elliott, Andrea Struve
Recently, there has been consistent research within the field of environmental science focused on anthropogenic, or human-caused, climate change and understanding its trends and causes. Similarly, much of this research has been focused on its effects and unde…
Marilia Hagen, Anibal Azevedo
The focus of this study is on significant, interconnected climate patterns that shape worldwide weather, sea temperatures, and atmospheric circulation. Here, the Sun-Earth interaction is the variation in Earth’s position as the seasons change. A seesaw patter…
Guadalupe Vázquez-Medina, Emilio I. Romero-Berny, Jesús M. López-Vila, Víctor M. Velázquez-Durán, Everardo Barba-Macías, Miguel Á. Peralta-Meixueiro, Felipe B. Méndez-Zepeda, 1 1
Artisanal fisheries operating within protected coastal systems play a critical role in sustaining local livelihoods while interacting closely with ecologically sensitive environments. This study provides an integrated assessment of a multigear artisanal fishe…
Priya Ranjan Mishra, Adil Sidahmed Omer Ahmed, 1 1
The Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf are ecologically distinct yet socio-economically vital marine systems, where fisheries underpin food security, livelihoods, and coastal economies in the Middle East. This review presents a comparative assessment of fisheries s…
Enid Godwin, Emmanuel Chukwudi Okolocha, Caleb Ayuba Kudi, Hassan Umaru Onimisi, Simon Ikechukwu Enem, Godwin Onyeamaechi Egwu
Fish plays an important role in the human diet. Streptococcus iniae is an opportunistic zoonotic pathogen and causes serious infections in humans, often through transmission of Streptococcus iniae -contaminated fish. The risk of zoonotic transmission to human…
Abdullah Ahmed, Xuan Zhang, Hongliang Zhang
Seabed scour caused by propellers is an increasingly widespread issue with respect to offshore developments as a result of the continually rising sizes of vessels. This literature review aggregates current research literature from 2020 through 2025 with respe…
Nicolas Andrialovanirina, Émilie Poisson Caillault, Kélig Mahé
Nearly one million otoliths, the calcified structures of the inner ear in teleost fish, are sampled annually in the world for the stock assessment. The analysis of internal otolith measurements is based on the idea that there is a relationship between fish si…
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