ON THE COVER
Future ocean observing within marine protected
areas may include traditional sampling by ships
at intervals augmented by continuous data col-
lection of a wide range of variables by a variety
of sensors, where the data are transmitted to lab-
oratories in real time for analysis. Figure modified
from Clark et al. (2025, in this issue). Illustration
by Jon White, Plymouth Marine Laboratory
FRONTIERS IN OCEAN OBSERVING EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
• Benoît Pirenne, Ocean Networks Canada
• Johanna Post, UNESCO
• Sophie Seeyave, Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean
• Martin Visbeck, GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel
• Ann-Christine Zinkann, NOAA’s Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing Program
OCEANOGRAPHY STAFF
• Ellen S. Kappel, Oceanography Editor
• Vicky Cullen, Oceanography Assistant Editor
• Johanna Adams, Layout and Design
FRONTIERS IN OCEAN OBSERVING GUEST EDITORS
The Use of Autonomous Tools for Ecosystem Management and Monitoring of
Marine Protected Areas
• Catherine Edwards, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, University of Georgia
• Georgia Coward, Center for Ocean Leadership, UCAR
Western Boundary Currents and Their Impacts on Shelf Seas
• Moninya Roughan, UNSW Sydney, Australia
• Tammy Morris, SAEON, South Africa
• Ilson Carlos A. da Silveira, University of São Paulo, Brazil
ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION
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Observing Program, and the Partnership for Observation of the Global Ocean.
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PRINT: ISSN 1042-8275
ONLINE: ISSN 2377-617X
PUBLISHED BY: The Oceanography Society
DATE: April 2025
PREFERRED CITATION
Kappel, E.S., V. Cullen, G. Coward, I.C.A. da Silveira, C. Edwards, T. Morris, and
M. Roughan, eds. 2025. Frontiers in Ocean Observing: Marine Protected Areas,
Western Boundary Currents, and the Deep Sea. Oceanography 38(Supplement 1),
https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2025.s1.