14 October 2025

The effects of naproxen sodium on the growth, reproduction, survival, and feeding of a freshwater pond snail

"The article adds important information on the ecotoxicological effects of a widely used pharmaceutical on a gastropod species and thus supports the environmental risk assessment for aquatic ecosystems."

Jörg Oehlmann, Handling Editor

14 October 2025

Metabarcoding analysis reveals hidden eukaryotic plankton biodiversity in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

"This study provides significant insights into the biodiversity of the Ross Sea region in the Southern Ocean, an area currently facing severe threats from global climatic change."

Dong Sun, Handling Editor

23 September 2025

Evaluation of cross-generational exposure to microplastics and co-occurring contaminants on embryonic and larval behavior in fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas

"Assessing potential transgenerational effects of substances is a challenging task and accordingly there are only a few studies on this, especially for microplastics. The results imply that parental exposure to microplastics induces subtle effects in fish embryos and larvae."

Jörg Oehlmann, Handling Editor

18 September 2025

Toxic dinoflagellate Prorocentrum cordatum affects the filtration rate and enzymatic activities of Chinese razor clam (Sinonovacula constricta)

"Climate change, nutrient pollution, and coastal development are contributing to more frequent and intense HABs, making it increasingly important to understand the process of mitigating the presence of harmful microalgae through natural solutions."

Xavier Pochon, Section Editor

9 September 2025

Analysis of imaging data on seasonal changes in the population structure and vertical distribution of two dominant planktonic copepod species in the western subarctic Pacific

"A solid contribution to the knowledge of copepod vertical migration (VM) in oceanic species, as well as the application of an imaging technique to study VM."

Xavier Pochon, Section Editor

3 September 2025

surveyjoin: a standardized database of scientific trawl surveys in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

"The open access of data allows other researchers to explore changes in stocks due to several events, not least climate change. In my opinion, it is important to share data and not store them in a drawer. R, in this sense, can do a good job. "

Claudio Vasapollo, Handling Editor

22 August 2025

Growth, mortality, and exploitation of Saurida lessepsianus Russell, Golani & Tikochinski, 2015, from a southern Aegean Sea small-scale fishery: a stock assessment for sustainable fisheries

"This study is one of the first comprehensive assessments of the fish (Saurida lessepsianus) stock on the southern Aegean coast (Turkey)."

Xavier Pochon, Section Editor

19 August 2025

Effects of Undaria pinnatifida-derived brown algae polysaccharide (UPS) on the nutritional composition, digestive capacity, immune performance and intestinal microbiota of juvenile sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus)

"A good article outlining the sustainable feed that could enhance the overall health of sea cucumber in aquaculture"

Sau Pinn Woo, Handling Editor

19 August 2025

Gram staining reveals diverse bacterial associations in coral cell-associated microbial aggregates in the Pacific Ocean

"New work highlighting on understudied microbial aggregates in reef-building corals."

Claudia Pogoreutz, Handling Editor

11 August 2025

Influence of the Great Amazon Reef System and Pleistocene sea-level drops on the phylogeography of Haemulon aurolineatum (Haemulidae)

"This manuscript addresses a significant gap in the understanding of the phylogeography of Haemulon aurolineatum, an ecologically and biologically relevant marine fish species."

Xavier Pochon, Section Editor