Volume 64 • Issue 11 * November 2012
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The International Journal for Marine Environmental
Scientists, Engineers, Administrators, Politicians and Lawyers
ISSN 0025-326X
The International Journal for Marine Environmental Scientists,
Engin^ers, Administrators, Politicians and Lawyers.
Volume 64
November 2012
Issue 11
Contents
Editorial
Graveyards under íhe sea
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News
200,000 tons of oil from Deepwater Horizon removed by bacteria • End of destructiva deep-sea fishing practice in
sight • Preserving large teníales could prevent overfishing of Atlantic cod
New EU project heralds more efficient and sustainable future for aquaculture industry • Scientists predict major shifts in
Pacific ecosystems by 2100 • Overgrown aigae causing coral reef declines • Destroyed coastal habitáis produce
greenhouse gas
Salt marsh carbón may slow cíímate warming • New grants to predict ocean acidification's effects on commercíal
fisheries • Nano-velcro clasps heavy metal molecules in its grips
Military ordnance in Gulf of México poses threat to shippíng • Novel plastic-and-papyrus restoratíon project
News-in-Brief
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Reviews
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Papuan Bird's Head Seascape: Emerging threats and challenges in the global center of marine biodiversity S. Mangubhai,
M.V. Erdmann, J.R. Wilson, C.L. Huffard, F. Bailamu, N.í. Hidayat, C. Hitipeuw, M.&, Lazuardi, Muhajir, D. Pada,
G. Purba, C. Rotinsulu, L. fíumetna, K. Sumolang and W. Wen
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Onshore ballast water treatment: A viable option for major ports N.N. Pereira and H.L Brinati
Viewpoints
Chesapeake Bay nutríent pollution: Contribution from the land application of sewage sludge in Virginia LS. Land
Monitoring strategies for drill cutting discharge in the vicinity of cold-water coral ecosystems A. Purser and L. Thomsen
Reports
Multi-biomarker responses ín fishes from two typical marine aquaculture regions of South China X. He, X. Nie, Y. Yang,
X. Liu, D. Pan, Z, Cheng and X. Liang
Development of novel oil washing process using bubble potential energy T.-i. Kim, Y.-h. K¡m and M. Han
Local scale marine modelling of Fukushima releases. Assessment of water and sediment contamination and sensitivity to
water circulatíon description R. Peria'ñez, K.-S. Suh and B.-l. Min
Seagrass burial by dredged sediments: Benthic community alteration, secondary production loss, biotic Índex reaction and
recovery possibility V. Tu Do, X. de Montaudouin, H. Bianchet and N. Lavesque
Plástic consumption and diet of Glaucous-wínged Gulls (Larus glaucescens) V.A. Lindborg, J.F. Ledbetter, J.M. Walat and
C. Moffett
Severe pollution of PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs in sediments from Lake Shihwa, Korea: Tracking the source H.-B. Moon,
M. Choi, H.-G. Choi and K. Kannan
Decadal change in sublitíoral macrofaunal biodiversity in the Bohai Sea, China H. Zhou, Z. Zhang, X. Liu and E. Hua . . .
Are baleen whales exposed to the threat of microplastics? A case study of the Mediterranean fin whale (Balaenoplera
physalus) M.C. Fossi, C. Panti, C. Guerranti, D. Coppola, M. Giannetti, L. Marsili and R. Minutolí
Photosynthetic response of two seaweed species along an urban pollution gradient: Evidence of selection of pollutiontolerant species F. Scherner, J. Bonomi Barufí and P.A. Horta
Assessing confinement in coastal lagoons D.M. Canu, C. Salidora, G. Umgiesser, A. Cueca and C. Ferrarín
Recent status of total rnercury and methyl mercury ¡n the coastal waters of the northern Gulf of México using oysters and
sediments from NOAA's mussel watch program D.A. Apeti, G.G. Lauenstein and D.W. Evans
Artificial neural network modeling of the water quality Índex for Kinta River (Malaysia) using water quality variables as
predictors N.M. Gazzaz, M.K. Yusoff, A.Z. Aris, H. Juahir and M.F.
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Laboratory testing protocol for the impact of dispersed petrochemicals on seagrass K.G. Wilson and P.J. Ralph
Remediation of muddy tidal fíat sediments using hot air-dried crushed oyster shells T. Yamamoto, S. Kondo, K.-H. Kim,
S. Asaoka, H. Yamamoto, M. Tokuoka and T. Hibino
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