Editorial team for the Theme Section: Nick Pilcher, Marine Research Foundation, Sebah, Malaysia (Guest Editor); Andre Landry, Professor of Marine Biology and Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (Retired) Texas A&M University at Galveston,TX, USA (Guest Editor); Michael Moore, Senior Research Specialist Biology, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, Woods Hole, MA, USA (Guest Editor); Michael Ziccardi, Director of California’s Oiled Wildlife Care Network, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA (Guest Editor); Tracey Goldstein, One Health Institute, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA (Guest Editor) 

Theme Section coordinators: Bryan Wallace, Abt Environmental Research, Inc. and Duke University Marine Lab (Contact person; bwallace(at)stratusconsulting.com); Barbara Schroeder NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources; Brian Stacy NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources; Lori Schwacke NOAA, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science; Teri Rowles NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources

Photos: Mark Dodd (left), Blair Witherington (right)