OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of African Journal of Marine Science is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Evaluating the histopathology, condition index and stress-on-stress response of caged brown mussels Perna perna for monitoring marine coastal pollution in Senegal	16
The behavioural response of an estuarine teleost (Cape stumpnose Rhabdosargus holubi ) to angler bait collection in two adjacent Eastern Cape estuaries,	14
Winter storms: a potential threat to African oystercatchers Haematopus moquini	12
Sediment dynamics in the Roman Rock area of False Bay, South Africa	10
Residency, site affinity and coastal movements of the southern African endemic spotted gully shark Triakis megalopterus	10
Spatial and temporal distribution of shallow-water hake Merluccius capensis off the south coast of South Africa	8
Will I survive? Assessing the thermal tolerance of an estuary-dependent mugilid, Chelon dumerili , in a changing climate	6
Leonard Joseph Victor Compagno (1943–2024): the greatest shark expert of the 20th century	6
Reproduction, recruitment, growth and mortality of co-occurring species of the intertidal limpet Siphonaria with contrasting reproductive modes	6
Patterns of fish distribution in tropical rock pools at Príncipe Island, Gulf of Guinea	5
Further insights into killer whales Orcinus orca preying on white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in South Africa	5
Geographical and seasonal patterns in the diet of Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus in Namibia, based on extensive scat analyses	5
Movement patterns and underestimation of the maximum age of a Vulnerable endemic guitarfish species inferred from mark-recapture studies	5
Comparing the activity of exploited and unexploited populations of a reef-dwelling seabream, Chrysoblephus laticeps , during an extreme upwelling and col	4
Acoustic assessment of the biomass of aggregated chokka squid Loligo reynaudii on its inshore spawning grounds on the southeast coast of South Africa in the season close	4
Comparison of light trap designs for assessments of positively phototactic invertebrate and larval assemblages in urbanised coastal systems	4
Socio-ecological change in bait fisheries for the common sandprawn Kraussillichirus kraussi in Durban Harbour, South Africa	4
Migratory movement of photo-identified humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae along the southeastern coast of Africa	4
Catch trends and population status of the leopard whipray Himantura leoparda (family Dasyatidae) off the east coast of South Africa	3
Comparative growth and carotenoid production in the green microalga Dunaliella salina from marine and continental ecosystems: harnessing environmental di	3
Unravelling the mystery of a unique giant trevally Caranx ignobilis aggregation in the Mtentu Estuary, Pondoland Marine Protected Area, South Africa	3
Maturity length, fecundity and spawning season of Atlantic chub mackerel Scomber colias in the coastal waters of Ghana (west-central Gulf of Guinea)	3
Thermal tolerances of littorinid snails from temperate and subtropical South Africa	2
Listening to the voices of Namibia’s recreational anglers to improve shore-based fishery resource use and management	2
Marine macroalgae of the Agulhas Marine Province of South Africa: biodiversity, exploitation and potential for aquaculture	2

Predator avoidance by mesopredatory benthic sharks in response to potential predators in a natural environment	2
Network analysis of the endemic spotted gully shark Triakis megalopterus reveals spatial vulnerability to exploitation in the Western Cape, South Africa	2
Estimating the economic damage caused by jellyfish to fisheries in Morocco	2
Spatial environmental variability shapes the diversity of bottom ecosystems on the western Gulf of Guinea shelf	2
Movement patterns of Natal seacatfish Galeichthys troworum (Ariidae) tagged in the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, Eastern Cape, South Africa	2
The movements of adult leerfish Lichia amia in the Breede Estuary, Western Cape, South Africa: insights from acoustic telemetry	2
Rapid assessment of the Seychelles octopus ( Octopus cyanea ) fishery value chain: insights for sustainable management	2
Allan Heydorn (1930-2023): marine biologist and conservationist	2
Sensitivity simulation of sea surface temperature variability in coastal waters off East Africa in relation to the Indian Ocean Dipole	2
Estimating the economic income and social contributions derived from the South African west coast rock lobster fishery	2
A shelf-scale assessment of GLORYS and BRAN ocean reanalysis model outputs for the southern Benguela Upwelling System	2
Cross-realm biodiversity profile of the South African coastal zone	2
Metabarcoding of zooplankton confirms southwards dispersal of decapod crustacean species in the western Indian Ocean	2
Effects of diamond mining on sandy beaches in southern Namibia – the use of Tylos granulatus (Isopoda: Oniscidea) as an indicator species	1
Genome-wide genetic-marker variation uncovers potential stock structuring of oceanic tuna (skipjack) and coastal tuna (kawakawa) within the western Indian Ocean	1
Biometry, hatching efficiency, growth performance and survival of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana from Tanzania	1
Assessing the thermal tolerance of a cosmopolitan eurythermal species, the flathead mullet Mugil cephalus	1
Use and management of seagrass ecosystems in southwestern Madagascar	1
Editorial overview: Fish, fishers and the future	1
The road towards effective governance and management of marine protected areas in South Africa: evolving policies, paradigms and processes	1
Wind- and eddy-driven upwelling over submarine canyons inshore of the northern Agulhas Current	1
Assessing the socio-economic value of shark diving in the Protea Banks Marine Protected Area, South Africa	1
Strengthening the DNA barcode reference library for marine copepods in South Africa	1
Aspects of the reproductive biology of the common Octopus vulgaris from landings in the coastal trawl and artisanal fleets in the Atlantic waters of southern Morocco	1
New host–parasite associations of Cymothoidae (Crustacea, Isopoda) infesting elasmobranch fishes in Tunisian waters	1
Mapping fine-scale demersal trawl effort for application in ecosystem assessment and spatial planning	1
Spatial patterns and environmental drivers of demersal fish assemblages in the Swartkops and Sundays estuarine to marine seascapes, South Africa	1
Effect of rotational harvesting on the size composition of Cape rock oysters Striostrea margaritacea on the east coast of South Africa	1
Book review: ‘Otolith Atlas of Marine Fishes of Southern Africa and Adjacent Oceans’ (2nd edition – expanded)	1
Site- and habitat-dependent variations in the diversity of polychaetes associated with golden kelp Ecklonia radiata holdfasts along the southeast coast of South Africa	1
Eelgrass Zostera capensis populations in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, harbour distinct genomic signals despite limited geographical distance	1
Diet and condition of juvenile deep-water hake Merluccius paradoxus on the west coast of southern Africa	1
The effects of suspended bivalve culture on benthic community structure and sediment fluxes in Saldanha Bay, South Africa	1
Estimating population changes in humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae migrating past Cape Vidal, South Africa	1
Impact of interactions between common bottlenose dolphins and purse-seiners in the Moroccan Mediterranean region: case study in the Al Hoceima fishing grounds	0
Physico-chemical variables influencing the distribution and abundance of macroinvertebrates in salt marsh habitats of the Berg River Estuary, South Africa	0
Distribution and movement patterns of white musselcracker Sparodon durbanensis , a South African endemic seabream	0
Book review: ‘ The African marine litter outlook ’	0
Distribution and site fidelity of four endemic catshark species in Walker Bay, South Africa	0
A natural terminal Pleistocene decline of African penguin populations enhances their anthropogenic extinction risk	0
Movement and growth of the spotted gully shark Triakis megalopterus in South African waters	0
Value-chain analysis of Kenya’s artisanal tuna fishery focusing on skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis and kawakawa Euthynnus affinis	0
Introduction	0
Growth potential and productivity of the green macroalgae Ulva reticulata in a sustainable farming system in a coastal lagoon at Bambous Virieux, Mauriti	0
Contrast in larval sensitivity to low pH in sea urchins from neighbouring seagrass meadows at Inhaca Island, Mozambique	0
Status of gender equality in ocean research, conservation and management institutions and organisations in Kenya	0
Marine gastropods as potential sources of medicinal and nutraceutical compounds	0
Assessment of the movement behaviour of dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicus along the coast of South Africa using 39 years of tag-recapture data from a volun	0
Macrobenthic fauna of the Agulhas Bank shelf edge	0
Horizon scanning to identify priority research questions for the South African marine shore-based recreational fishery	0

To move or not? Tourists’ perceptions and management considerations of a beached whale carcass in a South African national park and marine protected area	0
The grazer Cymbula oculus (Patellogastropoda: Patellidae) serves as an important settlement substrate for several of its macroalgal prey	0
Biology and ecology of the African blackspot shark Carcharhinus humani on the east coast of South Africa	0
A baseline assessment of coastal pH variability in a temperate South African embayment: implications for biological ocean acidification research	0
Ghost gear crisis: the threat of ‘abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear’ (ALDFG)	0
Understanding the effects of climate change on Southern Ocean ecosystems	0
Growth patterns and condition index of rock oysters Saccostrea cucullata in relation to river influence in southeastern Madagascar	0
Multi-method approach identifies a South African estuary as an important elasmobranch habitat and potential nursery ground	0
A photo-identification-based assessment model of southern right whales Eubalaena australis surveyed in South African waters, with a focus on recent low counts of mothers with calves	0
Establishing a basis for recognising marine ‘other effective area-based conservation measures’ (OECMs) in South Africa	0
Life-history traits of the false jacopever Sebastes capensis (Scorpaenidae: Sebastinae) in South African waters	0
Life-history strategy and intertidal distribution in sympatric species of pulmonate limpets of the genus Siphonaria	0
Magellan mussels Aulacomya atra from the South African coast show high diversity within populations but a lack of geographic differentiation	0
An assessment of the impact of participation in the Oceanographic Research Institute’s Cooperative Fish Tagging Project on angler attitudes and behaviour	0
Influence of the Benguela Upwelling System on the genetic connectivity of blacktail seabream Diplodus capensis across southern Africa	0
Benthic macrofaunal changes in response to restoration efforts in the St Lucia estuarine lake, South Africa	0
Sustainable seafood: advances in traceability, assessment, monitoring and resource management	0
Comparing seismic survey mitigation regulations: lessons for South Africa from international frameworks	0
Nematode community structure and distribution along the Kenyan continental shelf	0
Exploratory characterisation of recreational fishing for skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis and eastern little tuna Euthynnus affinis in Sou	0
Characteristics and sociocultural impacts of small pelagic fishing by migrant fishers in Benin, West Africa	0
Comparisons of macrofaunal communities occupying shores across the full particle-size spectrum reveals pebble beaches to be a distinct coastal habitat type	0
Trophic interactions of two sympatric small pelagic fishes off the southern coast of Angola	0
Patterns in sightings of ocean sunfishes (Molidae) in the greater Dyer Island ecosystem, Western Cape, South Africa	0
Partitioning the sources of sediment organic carbon in South African seagrass meadows	0
Impact of catch and release on the welfare of bronze seabream Pachymetopon grande in the South African marine shore-based fishery	0
Long-term interannual temperature variability across the KwaZulu-Natal Bight as a technique for monitoring the complex uThukela Marine Protected Area, South Africa	0
An indicator-based approach for cross-realm coastal biodiversity assessments	0
The ecology of coastal wetland ponds created by diamond mining in southern Namibia. 3. Fish	0
Size structure and reproductive biology of skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis and kawakawa Euthynnus affinis in the western Indian Ocean	0
Future of the IUCN Endangered white steenbras Lithognathus lithognathus (Sparidae) – a tale of two estuaries	0
Low hypoxia tolerance in larvae of the sardine Sardinops sagax and anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus may limit their stock recovery in the no	0
Correction	0
Local knowledge, utilisation and consumption of seaweed in coastal communities of southwestern Madagascar	0
Acoustic telemetry reveals the drivers behind estuary–sea connectivity of an important estuarine-dependent fishery species, Pomadasys commersonnii , in the Breede Estuar	0
Genetic consequences in the southern African endemic seabream Polysteganus undulosus (Sparidae) after eight decades of overfishing	0
Analysis of wave energy distribution in the Gulf of Guinea based on reanalysis data from 1993 to 2019	0
‘Flash Mobula ’: first observations of courtship behaviour of the shortfin devil ray Mobula kuhlii	0
Coastal topography and rates of mussel recruitment: a comparison of bay versus open-coast sites	0
Individual variability in the thermal limits of juvenile dusky kob Argyrosomus japonicus from a permanently open estuary	0
Predation on the St Joseph Callorhinchus capensis by Cape fur seals Arctocephalus pusillus pusillus in Namibia	0
Summary	0
Spatiotemporal shape variation in sagittal otoliths of spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii in South African estuaries	0
The changing status of important marine fishery species in selected South African estuaries	0
Understanding the distribution and densities of ghost crabs ( Ocypode spp.) to improve management of hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata	0