Introduction to World Seas: An Environmental Evaluation 
 
Charles Sheppard
 
1. The Arabian Gulf 
 
Grace O. Vaughan, Noura Al-Mansoori, John A. Burt
 
2. Oman 
 
Michel Claereboudt
 
3. The Red Sea 
 
Susana Carvalho, Benjamin Kürten, George Krokos, Ibrahim Hoteit, Joanne Ellis
 
4. The Northern Mozambique Channel 
 
Obura, DO, Bandeira, SO, Bodin, N, Burgener, V, Braulik, G, Chassot, E, GullströmM, Kochzius, M, Nicoll, M, Osuka, K, Ralison, HO, Richmond, M, Samoilys, MA,, Scheren, P, TernonJ-F
 
5. South Africa 
 
V Wepener, N Degger
 
6. Madagascar 
 
HardingS.
 
7. The Sundarban Delta Complex 
 
S.K. Sarkar, M.K. Ahmed, K.K. Satpathy
 
8. The Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve, Southern India 
 
Nochyil S. Magesh, Subbiah Krishnakumar
 
9. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands 
 
Dilip Kumar Jha, Ramalingam Kirubagaran, Nambali Valsalan Vinithkumar, Gopal Dharani, Perumal Madeswaran
 
10. The Maldives Archipelago 
 
Guy Stevens, Niv Froman
 
11. British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago) 
 
Charles Sheppard, Anne Sheppard
 
12. Seas of Mauritius 
 
Ranjeet Bhagooli, Deepeeka Kaullysing
 
13. French Territories in the Western Indian Ocean 
 
Bigot, L., Chabanet, P., Cuet, P., Cauvin, B., Durville, P., Mulochau, T.,, Naim, O., Nicet, J.B.,, Tessier, E.,, Thomassin, B., Wickel, J.
 
14. The North-Western Margin of Australia 
 
Shaun Wilson, Alan Kendrick, Barry Wilson
 
15. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef 
 
Morgan S. Pratchett, Tom C.L. Bridge, Jon Brodie, Darren S. Cameron, Jon Day, Michael J. Emslie, Alana Grech, Mark Hamann, Scott F. Heron, Andrew S. Hoey, Mia O. Hoogenboom, Janice M. Lough, Tiffany H. Morrison, Kate Osborne, Mark Read, Chloe Schauble, Scott G. Smithers, Hugh P.A. Sweatman, Jane Waterhouse
 
16. Taiwan 
 
Chon-Lin Lee, Fung-Chi Ko, Jheng-Jie Jiang, Shiau-Yun Lu, Bing-Sian Lin, Chih-Chieh Su
 
17. The Bohai Sea 
 
Jinming Song, Liqin Duan
 
18. The Yellow Sea 
 
Jinming Song, Liqin Duan
 
19. The Coast of Vietnam: Present Status and Future Challenges for Sustainable Development 
 
Silvia Giuliani, Luca G. Bellucci, Dang H. Nhon
 
20. The West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia 
 
Seyedeh Belin Tavakoly Sany, Mohammad Tajfard, Majid Rezayi, Mohammad A. Rahman, Rosli Hashim
 
21. Java Island, Indonesia 
 
Larissa Dsikowitzky, Ario Damar, Sebastian C.A. Ferse, Hari E. Irianto, Tim C. Jennerjahn, Martin C. Lukas, Inga Nordhaus, Thomas Pohlmann, Jan Schwarzbauer, Ketut Sugama, Bambang Sumiono
 
22. Thailand 
 
Ines D. Lange, Eike Schoenig, Somkiat Khokiattiwong
 
23. The Philippines 
 
Wilfredo Y. Licuanan, Reine W. Cabreira, Porfirio M. Aliño
 
24. Singapore 
 
Loke M. Chou, Danwei Huang, Koh S. Tan, Tai C. Toh, Beverly P.L. Goh, Karenne Tun
 
25. Sulawesi Seas, Indonesia 
 
Rohani Ambo-Rappe, Abigail M. Moore
 
26. The Spratly Islands 
 
Ma. Carmen Ablan Lagman
 
27. New Caledonia 
 
Claude E. Payri, Valérie Allain, Jérôme Aucan, Corine David, Victor David, Cyril Dutheil, Lionel Loubersac, Christophe Menkes, Bernard Pelletier, Gilles Pestana, Sarah Samadi
 
28. The Samoan Archipelago 
 
Douglas Fenner
 
29. Current Status of the US Military Atolls in the Pacific: Johnston and Wake 
 
Lisa K. Lobel, Phillip S. Lobel
 
30. Tonga 
 
Karen Stone, Douglas Fenner, Daniela LeBlanc, Bronwyn Vaisey, Islay Purcell, Ben Eliason
 
31. The Coral Sea 
 
Daniela M. Ceccarelli
 
32. Tuvalu 
 
Daniela M. Ceccarelli
 
33. The Hawaiian Archipelago 
 
Alan M. Friedlander, Eric K. Brown
 
34. The Pitcairn Islands 
 
Robert A. Irving, Terence P. Dawson, Michele Christian
 
35. Fiji: Coastal and Marine Ecosystems 
 
Sangeeta Mangubhai, Helen Sykes, Edward Lovell, Gilianne Brodie, Stacy Jupiter, Cherie Morris, Steven Lee, Epeli M. Loganimoce, Bindiya Rashni, Ronal Lal, Yashika Nand, Ingrid Qauqau
 
36. Nauru 
 
Douglas Fenner
 
37. Kiribati: Atolls and Marine Ecosystems 
 
Sangeeta Mangubhai, Edward Lovell, Riibeta Abeta, Simon Donner, Farran Mack Redfern, Mark O’Brien, Karibanang Tamuera Aram, Robert Gillett, Randi Rotjan, Taati Eria, Sarah Botaake Teetu, Ratita Bebe
 
38. French Polynesia 
 
Serge Andréfouët
 
39. Solomon Islands: Coastal and Marine Ecosystems 
 
Stacy Jupiter, Joe McCarter, Simon Albert, Alec Hughes, Alistair Grinham
 
40. Western New Guinea: Papua and West Papua Provinces of Indonesia 
 
Douglas Fenner