Trakošćan Castle, built on a rocky peak in the late 13th century, is cultural heritage site protected as historical entity by Republic of Croatia. The Castle constructed highly irregular masonry structure with timber or shallow arches, vaults dome floors. It was substantially renewed, upgraded and partially retrofitted from 16th century until year 2000. M5.5 (VIII EMS) M6.2 (VIII-IX earthquakes...

Management of marine resources over the large ocean areas provides a great challenge, albeit one with hope for sustainable governance. Despite extensive studies in many of these large ocean areas, the interaction of physical and biological processes in large shallow mid-oceanic areas, such as the Mascarene Plateau in the Western Indian Ocean, is not yet well enough understood to influence manag...