Many countries define policies to manage oceans and coastal areas in order to utilize marine ecosystems strategically. When we reviewed the strategies and policies of various countries in relation to ocean sustainability, we found that biodiversity preservation is a key issue for policies related to sustainable marine development. We investigated the research trends and collaboration status of ...

Dietzia sp. 111N12-1, isolated from the seawater of South China Sea, shows strong petroleum hydrocarbons degradation activity. Here, we report the draft sequence of approximately 3.7-Mbp genome of this strain. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first genome sequence of Dietzia strain isolated from the sea. The genome sequence may provide fundamental molecular information on elucidating t...

A new species of pycnogonid collected by the Chinese research vessel, R/V HY IV, during deep sea cruises to the South China Sea in 2013, is described. The new species, Hemichela nanhaiensis, obtained from more than 1300 m depth, is distinguished from the other two species in the genus by the characters of the chela dactylus with 12 denticulations on the inner margin and by the presence of talle...

The objectives are: (1) to study the structure and the dynamic and thermodynamic properties of highimpact weather systems in the vicinity of the Southeast and East Asian monsoon region that stretches from Indian Ocean to the tropical Pacific, including the South China Sea and Yellow Sea, which are of particular interest to naval operations; and (2) to study the ability and sensitivity of Navy o...

The marine clam Meretrix petechialis is an important economic shellfish species in Northwestern Pacific, but little is known about its phylogeographical pattern. Here, we analyzed 311 samples from 22 locations along the northwestern Pacific using combined profiling of one mitochondrial gene (the first subunit of cytochrome coxidase, COI) and one nuclear DNA marker (the internal transcribed spac...

Coupling of surface pCO2 and dissolved oxygen in the northern South China Sea: impacts of contrasting coastal processes W. Zhai, M. Dai, and W. Cai State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China Departments of Marine Sciences, the University of Georgia, GA 30602-3636, USA Received: 8 June 2009 – Accepted: 9 June 2009 – Published: 30 June 2009 Corre...

The U.S. Navy is a major investor in ocean model development. The pay-off of such an investment is the value-added ocean nowcast/forecast systems on naval operations and warfare effectiveness. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the value added of the Navy’s nowcast/forecast system to naval antisubmarine warfare (ASW) and anti-surface warfare (ASUW). The nowcast/forecast versus observat...

An Offshore China/South China Sea operator wanted to optimize the use of rotary steerable drilling assembly, simplify and reduce operational steps, and provide a larger reservoir wellbore. The operator elected to drill a single 8.5” wellbore and, in order to address a variety of issues and potential problems, change from a Cloud Point Glycol Drilling Fluid to a DrillIn Fluid (DIF) at the reserv...

Variation of phytoplankton absorption coefficients in the northern South China Sea during spring and autumn J. Wu, H. Hong, S. Shang, M. Dai, and Z. Lee State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China Naval Research Lab, Code 7333, Stennis Space Center, MS 39529, USA Received: 16 April 2007 – Accepted: 22 April 2007 – Published: 21 May 2007 ...

The new species Riwo zeidleri and Socarnella delectabilis are described. Prior to this study Riwo Lowry & Stoddart, 1995 was a monotypic genus, while Socarnella Walker, 1904 consisted of only two described species. The distribution of Riwo is expanded southwards from northern Papua New Guinea and the Great Barrier Reef to the south coast of Australia and the distribution of Socarnella is expand...