Dear MARMAM colleagues, on behalf of my colleagues co-editors of the new Research Topic *Risks, Threats, and Conservation Status of Cetaceans in the Mediterranean and Black Seas*, of the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, we would like to invite any interested contributor to submit their research at: https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/22037/risks-threats-and-conserva... We’re putting together a group of top researchers whose work we’d like to feature in this collection. The submission deadline for abstracts is September 30th, 2021, while for full manuscripts the deadline is on January 31st, 2022. Hosted by Frontiers in Marine Science, this is a unique opportunity for us to collaborate and to showcase your research. We look forward to working together on this exciting project. Kind Regards, Morgana vighi, on behalf of The Topic Editorial Team Marine Megafauna Section, Frontiers in Marine Science: • Roberto Carlucci - University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy • Antonella Arcangeli - Istituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale (ISPRA), Rome, Italy • Pauline Gauffier - Museu da Baleia da Madeira, Caniçal, Portugal • Aylin Akkaya - Marine Mammals Research Association, Antalya, Turkey • Sandro Mazzariol - University of Padua, Padua, Italy • Morgana Vighi - Consultant, Barcelona, Spain • Léa DAVID - EcoOcéan Institut, Montpellier, France __________ https://research-topic-management-app.frontiersin.org/manage/contributor-con... Submission deadline: 31 January 2022 All submitted articles are peer reviewed. Article processing charges are applied to all published articles. • See if your institution has a payment plan with us. (see here: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/institutional-membership ) • Find out about applying for fee support (see here https://www.frontiersin.org/about/publishing-fees#feesupport ) Please let us know if you don’t wish to participate this time: https://research-topic-management-app.frontiersin.org/manage/contributor-dec... About Frontiers in Marine Science Finding ocean-based solutions to solve global challenges including overfishing, pollution, and climate change. Led by Field Chief Editor Carlos M. Duarte, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, our journal is the fourth most-cited in its field. More than 3,500 articles by 16,000 authors have received 14 million views and 13,000 citations. Impact Factor: 4.912 (as reported in the Journal Citation Reports by Web of Science) CiteScore: 5 (as reported in Scopus by Elsevier) About Research Topics Frontiers’ Research Topics multidisciplinary article collections bringing together leading experts in the field. Designed for impact, these collections are highly cited and widely read by researchers across the world. Find out more about Research Topics (see https://www.frontiersin.org/about/research-topics).