Editorial by Judith Winters

“…'Being a Modern Human: essentialist and hierarchical approaches to the emergence of modern human behaviour' presents a novel approach to the relationship between population dynamics and material culture by recruiting hierarchical systems theory, 'A Sea of Small Boats: places and practices on the prehistoric seascape of western Britain' successfully applies landscape archaeology themes to maritime perspectives and 'Storing up Problems: Labour, Storage, and the Rural Peloponnese' is a nicely argued article on interpreting surface scatters…”
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Genomic Signatures of Local Adaptation under High Gene Flow in Lumpfish—Implications for Broodstock Provenance Sourcing and Larval Production by Simo Njabulo Maduna, Ólöf Dóra Bartels Jónsdóttir, Albert Kjartan Dagbjartarson Imsland, Davíð Gíslason, Patrick Reynolds, Lauri Kapari, Thor Arne Hangstad, Kristian Meier, Snorre B. Hagen

“…Our results bridge population genetic/genomics studies with seascape genomics studies and will facilitate genome-enabled monitoring of the genetic impacts of escapees and allow for genetic-informed broodstock selection and management in Norway.…”
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Coral Reef Mapping with Remote Sensing and Machine Learning: A Nurture and Nature Analysis in Marine Protected Areas by Camila Brasil Louro da Silveira, Gil Marcelo Reuss Strenzel, Mauro Maida, Ana Lídia Bertoldi Gaspar, Beatrice Padovani Ferreira

“…Conservation and management efforts in the region were also analyzed, integrating human use layers to the ecological seascape. Three ML techniques were applied: two to derive base layers, namely geographically weighted regressions for bathymetry and support vector machine classifier (SVM) for habitat mapping, and one to build the species distribution model (MaxEnt) for <i>Millepora alcicornis</i>, a conspicuous and important reef-building species in the area. …”
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Effect of Light-emitting Diodes, Ultraviolet-B, and Fluorescent Supplemental Greenhouse Lights on Strawberry Plant Growth and Response to Infection by the Anthracnose Pathogen Coll... by Barbara J. Smith, Amir Rezazadeh, Eric T. Stafne, Hamidou F. Sakhanokho

“…There were significant effects due to cultivar on DSRs in both trials: ‘Strawberry Festival’, ‘Pelican’, and ‘Seascape’ received the lowest DSRs. This study showed an effect of supplemental light on several strawberry plant growth parameters, including a harmful effect of high-intensity red LED irradiation.…”
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Ancestral Sperm Ecotypes Reveal Multiple Invasions of a Non-Native Fish in Northern Europe by Leon Green, Apostolos Apostolou, Ellika Faust, Kajsa Palmqvist, Jane W. Behrens, Jonathan N. Havenhand, Erica H. Leder, Charlotta Kvarnemo

“…Historical and contemporary evolution in the traits of the round goby sperm cells is tightly linked to the population and seascape genomics as well as biogeographic processes in these invasive fishes. …”
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Ancestral sea gardens supported human settlements for at least 3,800 years on the Northwest Coast of North America by Keith Holmes, Dana Lepofsky, Nicole F. Smith, Travis D. Crowell, Travis D. Crowell, Anne K. Salomon

“…This shift in settlements and clam gardens suggest that a threshold in social-ecological carrying capacity may have been reached in this land- and seascape. In the last few centuries, there is a dramatic decline in the number of clam gardens and evidence of human settlement, corresponding to social and ecological changes associated with European colonization. …”
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A Flexible Autonomous Robotic Observatory Infrastructure for Bentho-Pelagic Monitoring by Jacopo Aguzzi, Jan Albiez, Sascha Flögel, Olav Rune Godø, Endre Grimsbø, Simone Marini, Olaf Pfannkuche, Erik Rodriguez, Laurenz Thomsen, Terje Torkelsen, Javier Valencia, Vanesa López-Vázquez, Henning Wehde, Guosong Zhang

“…At the same time, real-time outboard processed three-dimensional (3D) laser scanning has been implemented to increase mission autonomy capability, delivering quantifiable information on habitat features (i.e., for seascape approaches). The first version of platform autonomy has already been tested under controlled conditions with a tethered crawler exploring the vicinity of a cabled stationary instrumented garage. …”
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Unifying approaches to Functional Marine Connectivity for improved marine resource management: the European SEA-UNICORN COST Action by Audrey Darnaude, Sophie Arnaud-Haond, Ewan Hunter, Oscar Gaggiotti, Anna Sturrock, Maria Beger, Filip Volckaert, Angel Pérez-Ruzafa, Lucía López-López, Susanne E. Tanner, Cemal Turan, Servet Ahmet Doğdu, Stelios Katsanevakis, Federica Costantini

“…Marine Functional Connectivity (MFC) characterizes the flows of matter, genes and energy produced by organism movements and migrations across the seascape. As such, MFC determines the ecological and evolutionary interdependency of populations, and ultimately the fate of species and ecosystems. …”
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Regional reef fish assemblage maps provide baseline biogeography for tropicalization monitoring by Brian K. Walker, Dana Fisco Becker, Gareth J. Williams, Audie K. Kilfoyle, Steven G. Smith, Allie Kozachuk

“…Ecoregions, habitat depth, habitat type, and relief should be incorporated into the stratification and analyses of reef fish surveys to statistically determine assemblage differences across the seascape, including those from tropicalization.…”
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Concern about the human health implications of marine biodiversity loss is higher among less educated and poorer citizens: Results from a 14-country study in Europe by Sophie M. C. Davison, Sophie M. C. Davison, Mathew P. White, Mathew P. White, Sabine Pahl, Sabine Pahl, Tim Taylor, Angel Borja, Oonagh McMeel, Paula Kellett, Bethany R. Roberts, Lora E. Fleming

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Checklist of coral reef fishes of Darvel Bay, Sabah, Malaysian Coral Triangle, with a note on the biodiversity and community structure by Nur Farhana-Azmi, B. Mabel Manjaji-Matsumoto, Nasrulhakim Maidin, Jonathan John, Elvin Bavoh, Ejria Saleh

“…The Darvel Bay is a large semi-enclosed bay with spectacular natural land and seascape. The inward side of the Bay has only been recently known to be an important foraging ground for the endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) elasmobranch species, such as the Whale Shark and mobulid rays. …”
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Checklist of coral reef fishes of Darvel Bay, Sabah, Malaysian Coral Triangle, with a note on the biodiversity and community structure by Nur Farhana Azmi, B. Mabel Manjaji-Matsumoto, Nasrulhakim Maidin, Jonathan Balang John, Elvin Michael Bavoh, Ejria Saleh

“…The Darvel Bay is a large semi-enclosed bay with spectacular natural land and seascape. The inward side of the Bay has only been recently known to be an important foraging ground for the endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) elasmobranch species, such as the Whale Shark and mobulid rays. …”
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Underwater remote sensing: linking acoustic to habitats by Che Hasan, Rozaimi

“…This was completed by deriving secondary layers or seascape derivatives that able to provide some indicators of the complexity of the seafloor. …”

Conservation actions and ecological context: optimizing coral reef local management in the Dominican Republic by Camilo Cortés-Useche, Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, Johanna Calle-Triviño, Rita Sellares Blasco, Victor Galván, Jesús E. Arias-González

“…Here, we analyzed the case of the Bayahibe reefs in the Southeastern (SE) Dominican Republic to identify conservation actions and illustrate a conceptual example of local seascape management. We assessed reef health indicators from 2011 to 2016. …”
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The Potential of Multibeam Sonars as 3D Turbidity and SPM Monitoring Tool in the North Sea by Nore Praet, Tim Collart, Anouk Ollevier, Marc Roche, Koen Degrendele, Maarten De Rijcke, Peter Urban, Thomas Vandorpe

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Indices and methods for evaluating gross ecosystem product in sea areas: a case study in Changdao County, China by Wenwen Li, Wenwen Li, Shuai He, Erwen Chen, Tao Xia, Yuemei Jin, Boping Tang, Shang Chen

“…Material products in the sea area include aquatic products and oxygen products; regulating products include carbon sequestration, climate regulation, waste treatment, and coastal protection; and cultural products include leisure and recreation, and seascape-added value. The marine GEP was calculated for the administrative sea areas of Changdao County, which is located in the Yellow Sea-Bohai Sea transitional zone.Results and discussionOur analysis indicated that from 2017 to 2019, the marine GEP in Changdao ranged between 32.59 and 33.35 billion Chinese yuan (CNY). …”
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Komunitas Spons (Porifera) pada Ekosistem Terumbu Karang di Manokwari, Indonesia by Nelly Sayori, Tresia S. Tururaja, Duaitd Kolibongso

“…Manokwari, a developing city north of the Bird's Head Seascape region, Papua has a lack of information on benthic communities and no reports of sponges. …”
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The World of Edges in Submerged Vegetated Marine Canopies: From Patch to Canopy Scale by Jordi Colomer, Teresa Serra

“…The continuous fragmentation of coastal marine habitats has reduced their structural complexity, thus making habitat edges a prevalent seascape feature, including in the shallow (or upper) and deep (or lower) limits of the canopies, the patch edges, and the edges in the gaps within the canopies. …”
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High Megabenthic Complexity and Vulnerability of a Mesophotic Rocky Shoal Support Its Inclusion in a Mediterranean MPA by Francesco Enrichetti, Giorgio Bavestrello, Valentina Cappanera, Mauro Mariotti, Francesco Massa, Lorenzo Merotto, Paolo Povero, Ilaria Rigo, Margherita Toma, Leonardo Tunesi, Paolo Vassallo, Sara Venturini, Marzia Bo

“…The results highlight the high natural value of the area, presenting high biodiversity (111 megabenthic and demersal species) and diverse types of animal forest, predominantly dominated by cnidarians. The tridimensional seascape is among the most complex in the eastern Ligurian Sea, but the long-term evaluation of its environmental status suggested consistent affects due to the high abundance of lost fishing gear (0.65 items m⁻²) directly entangled with structuring cnidarians. …”
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Japan and the Ocean: A transnational history of Hyakushō and the making of the Arafura zone by Dotulong, MRG

“…I also examine the ways in which environmental hardship facilitated the emergence of practices of care across racial boundaries on the industrial seascape (the decks of ships, boomtowns, and courthouses), and how those practices evolved into more expansive forms of mutual aid across a multitude of cultures in the wider Arafura Zone. …”