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PART I: EXPLORING THE SEA1. The Early History of Diving, R. Marx2. Medical Problems Associated with Underwater Diving, Y. Melamed, A. Shupak, and H. Bitterman3. H.M.S. Challenger and the Development of Marine Science, H. Charnock4. Long-Range Needs for Deep-Sea Platforms: The Deep-Sea Observatory Concept, P.H. Wiebe, D.D. Moran, R. Knox, C.B. Miller, and J.A. McGowan5. Undersea Satellites: The Commercialization of AUVs, D. WalshPART II: CURRENTS, CHEMISTRY, AND CLIMATE6. Update: World Ocean Circulation Experiment, W.J. Gould7. El Nino and La Nana, G. Philander8. Tracking Ocean Eddies, P.L. Richardson9. Carbon Sink and the Oceans, P. Quay10. Numerical Air/Sea Environmental Prediction, J.J. Jensen and J. Hovermale11. Sea Level as an Indicator of Climate and Global Change, B.B. Parker12. Ocean Warming and Sea Level Rise along the Southwest U.S. Coast, D. Roemmich13. Global Warming and Antarctica, J.C. KingPART III: GEOLOGY AND SEA LIFE14. World Initiation of Holocene Marine Deltas by Deceleration of Sea-Level Rise, D.J. Stanley and A.G. Warne15. History of Pacific Guyots Uncovered, Ocean Drilling ProgramLeg 143 Scientific Party16. Ecology of Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Communities: A Review, R.A. Lutz and M.J. Kennish17. Biodiversity of the Pelagic Ocean, M.V. Angel18. The Predatory Behavior of the White Shark, A.P. Klimley19. Sea Turtles Master Migration with Magnetic Memories, L. Seachrist20. Which Whales Are Hunted? A Molecular Genetic Approach To Monitoring Whaling, C.S. Baker and S.R. Palumbi21. Anthropogenic Nutrients and the Degradation of Western Atlantic and Caribbean Coral Reefs, P. Hallock, F.E. Muller-Karger, and J.C. Halas22. An Assessment of Global Warming Stress on Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems, D.K. Atwood, J.C. Hendee, and A. Mendez23. MermaidsTheir Biology, Culture, and Demise, K. Banse24. Red Menace in the World's Ocean, E. Culotta25. Bioluminescence: Excited States under Cover of Darkness, H.H. SeligerPART IV: OCEAN RESOURCES26. U.S. Ocean Resources 2000: A National Plan for Growth27. Marine Fisheries at a Critical Juncture, M.P. Sissenwine and A.A. Rosenberg28. Ecosystem Management and the Antarctic Krill, S. Nicol and W. de la Mare29. Marine AquacultureOpportunities for Growth, R.B. Fridley30. Fish Meal and Alternate Sources of Protein in Fish Feeds, G.L. Rumsey31. Gas HydratesGeological Perspective and Global Change, K.A. Kvenvolden32. The Resource Potential of Antarctic Icebergs, P. Wadhams33. The Call of the Islands, E.G. FrankelPART V: OCEAN POLLUTION34. Petroleum Drilling and Production Operations in the Gulf of Mexico, C.S. Fang35. Oil Spill Response Technologies, U.S. Congress36. Fate and Transport of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, J.A. Galt, W.J. Lehr, and D.L. Payton37. , The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Status of the ShorelineJ. MichelSources and Permissions