The publications
Scientific articles
In press
Lelong, E. « La protection constitutionnelle du domaine public naturel », Revue française de droit constitutionnel, forthcoming December 2026.
2026
Lelong, E. (2026). « Les droits de la nature sont-ils insolubles ? Réflexions sur les antagonismes entre droits de la nature et droit international de la mer », Revue juridique de l’environnement, 2025/HS, pp. 265-276.
Lelong, E. (2026). « Prise de hauteur juridique sur la révolution des sports nautiques à foil », In A. Szkopinski (dir.), Sport & Droit, LexisNexis, pp. 239-249.
Michel, M., Virgili, A., Dréo, R., Alglave, B., Torterotot, M., Bazin, S., & Samaran, F. (2026). Ecological habitat characterization of baleen whales in the northern Mozambique Channel: linking seasonal acoustic detections with environmental drivers. Global Ecology and Conservation, e04268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2026.e04268
Ollier, C., Boisseau, O., Ridoux, V., & Virgili, A. (2026). Short communication: a comparison of visual and acoustic group size of Mediterranean dolphins. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 27. https://doi.org/10.47536/jcrm.v27i1.1090
Virgili, A., Fournier, S., Le Maître, O., Pocheau, M., Ridoux, V., & Bañuls, R. (2026). Assessing cetacean encounter risk in offshore racing. Scientific Reports 16, 3921. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-33896-6.
Virgili, A., Houles, L., Dorémus, G., Lambert, C., Laran, S., Spitz, J., … & Ridoux, V. (2026). Cetaceans exhibit region-specific habitat preferences across tropical waters. Global Ecology and Conservation, e04001. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e04001.
2025
Lambert, C., Broderick, A. C., Beton, D., Cañadas, A., … Virgili, A., & Grémillet, D. (2025). Energyscapes pinpoint marine megafauna feeding hotspots in the Mediterranean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(6), e2412845122. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2412845122
Lelong, E. (2025). “The conceptualization of a legal status for marine environment through the evolution of terminology”, In M. C. Lavissiere, A. Cartron, L. Gautier (eds.), Legal Language and the Sea, De Gruyter Mouton, pp. 41-64 . https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111332543-003
Lelong, E. (2025). « L’intérêt à agir des surfeurs au nom de la défense des vagues : analyse à partir du contentieux de l’ONG Surfrider Foundation Europe en droit français », Revue juridique de l’environnement, Vol. 50, 2/2025, pp. 307-314 https://hal.science/hal-05136515.
Michel, M., Alglave, B., Olmos, M., Torterotot, M., Virgili, A., Martin-Marin, S., Royer, J-Y., & Samaran, F. (2025). Modelling the Influence of Environmental Factors on the Acoustic Presence of Blue Whale Populations in the Southern Indian Ocean. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-02941-9.
Mollier, M., Derville, S., Mazé, C., Virgili, A., Lerebourg, C., Prioul, F., Hamer, P., Hosken, M., McKechnie, S. & Tixier, P. (2025). Both environmental conditions and fisher behaviour influence the occurrence of shark and odontocete depredation on the longline catch in New Caledonia. Fisheries Research, 285, 107378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107378
2024
Pigeault, R., Authier, M., Ramirez-Martinez, N.C., Virgili, A., Geelhoed, S.C.V., Haelters, J., Louzao, M., Saaveedra, C. & Gilles, A. (2024). Assessing the reliability of species distribution models under changing environments: a case study on cetaceans in the North-East Atlantic. Global Ecology and Conservation, e03299. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e03299
Sol, M., Ollier, C., Boisseau, O., Ridoux, V., & Virgili, A. (2024). Temporal patterns in dolphin foraging activity in the Mediterranean Sea: insights from vocalisations recorded during the ACCOBAMS Survey Initiative. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, 1378524. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1378524
Virgili, A., Araújo, H., Astarloa Diaz, A., Dorémus, G., García-Barón, I., Eira, C., … & Ridoux, V. (2024). Seasonal distribution of cetaceans in the European Atlantic and Mediterranean waters. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, 1319791. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1319791
Virgili, A., Laran, S., Authier, M., Dorémus, G., Van Canneyt, O., & Spitz, J. (2024). Prospective modelling of operational offshore wind farms on the distribution of marine megafauna in the southern North Sea. Frontiers in Marine Science, 11, 1344013. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1344013
2023
Lerebourg, C., Boisseau, O., Ridoux, V., & Virgili, A. (2023). Summer distribution of the Mediterranean sperm whale: insights from the acoustic Accobams survey initiative. Frontiers in Marine Science, 10, 1229682. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1229682
Reports and deliverables
2025
Plard, F., Chero, G., Authier, M., Virgili, A., Correia, A. M., De Loose, E., Díaz-López, B., Fernandez, M., Magalhaes, S., Hamard, E., Rodríguez-Juncá, A., & Lambert, C. (2025). Whale Distribution Maps. Deliverable 2.1.1 of the Interreg Atlantic Area project “Atlantic Whale Deal” (EAPA_0004/2022). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19181953
Chero, G., Plard, F., Authier, M., Correia, A. M., De Loose, E., Fernandez, M., Hamard, E., Valente, R., Virgili, A., & Lambert, C. (2025). Ship Density Maps. Deliverable 2.1.2 of the Interreg Atlantic Area project “Atlantic Whale Deal” (EAPA_0004/2022). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19182170
2024
Virgili, A., Bañuls, R., Laran, S., & Ridoux, V. (2024). Part 2.2 “Modélisation de la distribution régionale des cétacés” of the framework agreement “Modélisation d’habitats de mammifères marins”. Technical report, Poste 2. Direction Générale de l’Armement / Observatoire Pelagis UAR 3462, La Rochelle Université – CNRS / Share The Ocean, 136 pp.