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Open Journal of Marine Science (OJMS) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in marine science. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of marine…
Graham Robertson, Phillip Ashworth, Peter Ashworth, Ian Carlyle, Steven G. Candy
Longline fisheries for tunas and tuna-like species present an existential threat to many populations of albatrosses and petrels worldwide. To prevent this form of mortality we developed a new technology designed to deploy baited hooks underwater beyond the di…
Chalil Veedu Asha, Payattukattil Sukumaran Suson, Cleetus Irumpanath Retina, Sivasankaran Bijoy Nandan
This paper describes the fishery catch structure of Vembanad wetland system during August 2012 to July 2013. The estimates of fishery production indicated an annual landing of 4387.31 t, in which 480.98 t and 3906.33 t contributed by southern and northern zon…
Muta Ali Khalifa, Mohammad Mukhlis Kamal, Enan Mulyana Adiwilaga, Adriani Sunuddin
Irrawaddy dolphins ( Orcaella brevirostris ) are aquatic mammals with critically endangered status able to live in different water salinities habitats, like estuary, rivers and lakes. Banten Bay features estuarine area where rapid economic development, contri…
Pedro Flores-Rodríguez, Rafael Flores-Garza, Sergio García-Ibáñez, Carmina Torreblanca-Ramírez, Lizeth Galeana-Rebolledo, Enedina Santiago-Cortes
The community of mollusks at three rocky intertidal zone in Oaxaca, Mexico was analyzed. Two samplings per site were conducted. At each sampling the inspected area was 10 m 2 . The sampling unit was 1 m 2 . 5862 specimens were examined. 68 mollusks species we…
Hyun-Woung Shin, Han Seong Lee, Sang Mok Jung, Min Kyu Choo, Ji Young Cho, Kwang Soo Lee, Celia M. Smith
Motile cells of the green alga, Ulva fasciata respond to the quantity and quality of irradiance simultaneously. The specific responses of motile cell types (gametes and spores) by irradiance influence migration behavior in coastal water environment. Gametes m…
Patrícia P. B. Eichler, Beatriz Beck Eichler, Felipe Mendonça Pimenta, Evelyn da Rocha Mendes Pereira, Helenice Vital
We aim to evaluate the quality of the Guanabara Bay sediments and the ecological changes due to the PETROBRAS crude oil leak in January 2000. Twenty-six sediment samples collected in July 2000 and in February 2001 were analyzed for pH, dissolved oxygen, and f…
Bo Yeon Kim, Seo Kyoung Park, Jin Suk Heo, Han Gil Choi, Young Sik Kim, Ki Wan Nam
Spatial biomass variation and community structure of epilithic biofilms were examined using cell counts, chlorophyll a extraction, and remote-sensing techniques. Samples were collected at two levels of wave exposure along the Yellow and East Coasts of Korea i…
Keng Bin Loke, Mohamad Rosni Othman, Abdul Hamid Saharuddin, Mohd Naim Fadzil
The handling efficiency of container terminal may be affected by variables of vessel calls, loading and discharge of container in the terminal. Some of the previous studies indicated that the performance of ship operation would be affected by variables of ves…
Laurent Seuront, Mark Doubell, Paul Van Ruth, 1 1
We investigated the seasonal dynamics of flow cytometrically-defined populations of viruses, heterotrophic bacteria, and the picoeukaryotic and prokaryotic phytoplankton at three sites in the temperate oligotrophic inverse estuary of Spencer Gulf (South Austr…
Atock A. Nwatchok Stéphane, Daika Augustin, Mbane Biouélé César
The existence of rogue (or freak) waves is now universally recognized and material proofs on the extent of damage caused by these ocean’s phenomena are available. Marine observations as well as laboratory experiments show exactly that rogue waves occur in dee…
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