Marine fauna

This beautifully illustrated series was compiled by a group of talented specialists in the marine and coastal field. It provides a wealth of scientifically established facts on the South African coast for use by the public, schools, libraries and coastal communities. There are over 200 fact sheets and 6 posters.

The European Red List is a review of the conservation status of European species according to IUCN regional Red Listing guidelines. It identifies those species that are threatened with extinction at the regional level, so that appropriate conservation action can be taken to improve their status. This publication summarizes results for all described native European marine fishes. Overall, 7.5% of the total of European marine fish species were considered threatened in European waters, and 8.4% have declining populations.

The Journal publishes original contributions dealing with the following fields of investigations.

This book provides a description of the marine environment of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi bringing together the latest research findings and information about the marine resources and environment of the Emirate.

Seamounts in the central-west Pacific Ocean are known to have thick, cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts. These are of commercial interest for mining. However, very little is known about the faunal communities on these seamounts, and in particular whether they could be different from those that occur on seamounts which do not have thick cobalt-rich crusts. This study was commissioned by the ISA to assess patterns of community composition and diversity on seamounts with, and without, cobalt-rich crusts, and the factors that determine these patterns.

This is a practical guide for undertaking a molecular survey of deep-sea nematodes including protocols for collecting deep-sea nematodes, preservation and shipping of samples, slide mounting, image capture and the production of individual barcodes.