Marine Megafauna Foundation

Recent papers from Marine Megafauna Foundation

1. Diversity assessment of Western Indian Ocean whiprays (Himantura spp.) through a molecular species delimitation approachMarine Biodiversity · 2026
2. Underwater ultrasonography confirms pregnancy and identifies developmental stages in free‐swimming oceanic manta rays ( Mobula birostris )Journal of Fish Biology · 2026
3. Population Assessment of Sperm Whales in the Mascarene Region (Western Indian Ocean): Emerging Signs of Decline and Conservation PerspectivesMarine Mammal Science · 2026
4. Integrating migratory connectivity data into the conservation of Australian sharks and raysConservation Biology · 2026
5. Prioritizing Shark, Ray, and Chimaera Conservation in Rapidly Changing Polar WatersGlobal Change Biology · 2026
6. Source limitation drives slow compositional recovery in tropical secondary forestsProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2026
7. An MLOps-centric Framework for Personalized Player Experience in Mobile Gaming Using MLflowSakarya University Journal of Computer and Information Sciences · 2026
8. Habitat Use, Residency, and Connectivity of Bull Sharks (Carcharhinus leucas) in the Bazaruto Seascape, MozambiqueFishes · 2026
9. Closing the Gaps: Integrating Biological, Ecological and Taxonomic Data to Support the Identification and Conservation of the Atlantic Pygmy Devil Ray ( Mobula hypostoma )Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems · 2026
10. Hiding in Plain Sight: Evidence of Echeneidae Cloacal and Gill Diving Behavior in Manta Ray HostsEcology and Evolution · 2026
11. Methods for tagging whale sharks: insights into performance and best practices with a focus on clamp attachmentsAnimal Biotelemetry · 2026
12. The distribution of a rarely encountered stingray, Megatrygon microps , informed by citizen science: A systematic reviewConservation Science and Practice · 2026
13. No Model Fits All: Dynamic Ensemble Species Distribution Model Reveals Seasonal Patterns of Essential Habitat Use by Ocean Giants in the Southwest PacificDiversity and Distributions · 2026
14. Whale Sharks Do It Deeper: Extension of Known Depth Range for Rhincodon typus from Satellite Telemetry Data in the Coral Sea, AustraliaHydrobiology · 2026
15. The Unseen Crisis of Sharks and Rays in SenegalEcology and Evolution · 2026
16. Multi-scale use of cleaning stations by manta rays in Mozambique: Insights from remote underwater video surveillanceMarine Environmental Research · 2026
17. Conservation Value of Shallow‐Water Habitats for Rays Within a Long‐Standing Marine Protected AreaAquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems · 2026
18. A global image-based data repository of killer whale interactions with elasmobranchsScientific Data · 2026
19. Characterisation and comparative analysis of the complete mitochondrial genomes of two whiprays, Himantura leoparda and H. uarnak, occurring in the Southwest Indian OceanMitochondrial DNA Part A · 2026
20. Only One Percent of Important Shark and Ray Areas in the Western Indian Ocean Are Fully Protected From Fishing PressureEcology and Evolution · 2026