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      n u m b e r   1 -  January-February, 1980
  The Horseshoe Crab –    
    Fisherman’s Bane to Medicine’s Benefactor A.H. Drummond, Jr. 2
  Beaked Whales Richard Ellis 10
  New Buoys on the Horizon Robin Burton 19
  The Ocean-Climate Connection Ed Sobey 25
  The Ospreys of Boca Grande Thomas G. Bell 31
  The Coral Atoll – An Oasis in the Desert Alan C. Paulson 36
  Menhaden – Fish on the Run John Frye 44
  Creatures of the Deep III 52
  Science of the Sea in Books 54
  About the Authors 60
  Gifts from the Sea 63
 
      n u m b e r   2 -  March-April, 1980
  The Multiudinous Reef Bruce E. Chalker &  
      Ronald E. Thresher 66
  Icebreaking by Hovercraft Robin Burton 78
  Flowers that Took to the Sea Lherif P. Loraamm 84
  Giant Spider Crabs from Mexico Mary K. Wicksten 90
  Butterflies of the Sea Kenneth Mallory 93
  Point Bonita Lighthouse Robert MacDonald 102
  Liberty-Ship Reefs in the Gulf of Mexico Michelle Michot-Foss 108
  The Dolphin Project Richard O’Feldman 114
  Science of the Sea in Books 119
About the Authors 124
Gifts from the Sea 127
 
      n u m b e r   3 -  May-June, 1980
  Tsunami! Michael J. Mooney 130
  Amphipods: Little-Known Crustaceans Walter G. Nelson 138
  The Valuable Alaskan Herring Ronald L. Smith 144
  Seafloor Signals Robin Burton 153
  The Trumpetfish: The Advantages of Being Thin Dee Scarr 160
  Enewatak Atoll: Restoring the Environment John C. Fine 165
  Upstaging the Film Stars: Tiger Shark Gives Birth Ramon Bravo 170
  The Florida Out-Islands and their Unique Animals Charles D. Getter &  
      Edward J. Petuch 172
Ascension Charles T. Feazel 179
Science of the Sea in Books 185
About the Authors 188
Gifts from the Sea 191
 
      n u m b e r   4 -  July-August, 1980
  Oceans of Energy 194
  Australia’s Great Barrier Reef National Park Des Connell 200
  The Misunderstood Mussel Doug Olander 205
  How Sharks Feed Phillip C. Heemstra 212
  The Giant Staircase and the Pygmy Forest Edward H. Saxton 217
  A Tale of Two Oceans R.E. Thresher 224
  Mercator: The Man
  Who Straightened Out the World Pat Almond 234
  The Turtle Run:
  From Ascension to Brazil and Back Charles T. Feazel 240
  Save-the-Turtle Stamps 244
  Science of the Sea in Books 245
  About the Authors 252
Gifts from the Sea 255
 
      n u m b e r   5 -  September-October, 1980
  Petroleum under the Sea Charles T. Schafer 258
  The Mysterious Grampus George Reiger 267
  Columbus’s First Landfall L. Anthony Leicester 271
  Columbus’s Arawaks:
  The Sea and the Virtuous Savage Vesta Rea-Salisbury 279
  The Cormorant that Evolved Backward Tui De Roy Moore 287
  The Filter Anemone James F. Schlais 298
  The Leatherback: Turtle without a Shell John Fletemeyer 302
  The Bigeye Thresher Shark Samuel H. Gruber 306
  Science of the Sea in Books 309
About the Authors 316
Obituary: William O. Mehrtens 318
Gifts from the Sea 319
 
      n u m b e r   6 -  November-December, 1980
  Dune Busting:
  How Much Can Our Beaches Bear? Haynes R. Mahoney 322
  Nature’s Architects Neville Coleman 331
  Neptune’s Sea-Mail Service Wilmon Menard 336
  Ocean Drogues and Drifters Ed Sobey 341
  One Is by Land, Two Is by Sea Nancy Low Yander Velde 346
  Strawberries of the Sea:
  The Coryanactis Anemone Chuck Davis 351
  Tides and Turbines Roger H. Charlier 355
  The Crown-of-Thorns Starfish:    
    More Sinned Against than Sinning Craig Banning 363
  Botany Bay:    
    Strange World Revealed on Minus Tides Dolly Connelly 369
Science of the Sea in Books 374
About the Authors 380
Gifts from the Sea 383
 
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