The Arabian Seas: Biodiversity, Environmental Challenges and Conservation Measures

- Introduction. - Part I Historical Perspectives. - History and Geography of the Arabian Gulf. - The Prehistoric Fishers and Gatherers of the Northern and Western Coasts of the Arabian Sea. - Part II Environmental Aspects. - The Biogeochemical Features of Kuwaiti Water in the Northwestern Arabian Gulf: Current State of Knowledge and Future. - Some Physical Oceanographic Aspects of Kuwait and Arabian Gulf Marine Environment. - Low Oxygen Zones Predict Future Condition of Fish Under Climate Change. - Dust Storms and Its Benefits to the Marine Life of the Arabian Gulf. - Desert Dust as a Vector for Cyanobacterial Toxins. - Part III Geological Aspects. - The Geology of Iraqi Territorial Waters, Northwest of the ArabianGulf. - Deep Tectono-Geodynamic Aspects of Development of the Nubian-Arabian Region and Its Relationship with Subsurface Structure. - Freshwater Ostracodafrom the Wetland Mid-Holocene Sediments, Dhamar Highlands, Yemen. - Part IV Major Biotopes. - Microbial and Physical Sedimentary Structures in the Tidal Flats of Khor Al-Zubair, NW of Arabian Gulf. - Preliminary Account of the Ichthyoplankton of the Marine Waters of Iraq, Northwest Arabian Gulf. - Distribution and Abundance of Seagrasses in Qatar Marine Zone. - Marine Macroalgae in Qatar Marine Zone. - The Diversity of the Giant Clams and Their Associated Symbiodiniaceae Algae in the Red Sea. - The Dynasty of the Pharaoh: Phylogeography and Cryptic Biodiversity of Sepia pharaonis Cuttlefish in Northwest Indian Ocean Peripheral Seas. - Sharks and Rays of the Arabian Sea and Adjacent Waters. - Maturation, Spawning, and Feeding Habits of the Indian Mackerel Rastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1817) from the Sea of Oman off the Sohar Coast, Sultanate of Oman. - Reproduction and Feeding of the Indian Oil Sardine Sardinella longiceps Val. from Mahout along the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman. - Interdecadal Changes in Community of the Fish Fauna of the Marine Waters of Iraq. - Fishes of the Arabian Sea Coasts of Oman: Checklist and Biodiversity Analyses. - Gobiiform Fishes of the Arabian Sea. - Population Biology Including Population Structure, Spawning Cycle, and Maturity of Plectorhinchus schotaf (Forsskål, 1775) (Family: Haemulidae) Collected from the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman. - The Ichthyodiversity of the Red Sea: A Unique Extension of the Indian Ocean Biota. - Marine Mammals of the Arabian Seas. - Part V Biodiversity. - Is It the Time to Perform a Regular National Marine Biology Survey in the Seas Around the Arabia Peninsula to Assess the Marine Biodiversity?. - A Proposal for Creating a Directory of Marine Biota Gauges in Iraq. - Influence of Climate-Driven Low Oxygen Zones on Fish Biodiversity: A Case Study from the Arabian Sea. - Assessment of the Fish Biodiversity in the Vicinity of Sohar Industrial Area, Sultanate of Oman: A Proposal. - The Feasibility of Introducing Undergraduates in Biodiversity Science in the Arabian Gulf Area. - The Possibility of Applying Citizen Science in the Countries Bordering the Arabian Peninsula. - Part VI Natural Resources. - Stock, Maximum Sustainable Yield, and Management Status of Tenualosa ilisha in Bangladesh Waters. - Biological Characteristics, Population Dynamics and Fisheries Management of Pomadasys commersonnii (Lacepède, 1802) in the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman. - Law Enforcement, Compliance, and Fisheries Sustainability. - The Influence of Oxygen Minimum Zone and Oceanographic Parameters on the Length Distribution of Five Fish Species in the Arabian Sea. - Strategies for Monitoring and Management of Marine Fisheries Resources of the Sultanate of Oman. - The Fisheries of the Arabian Sea Large Marine Ecosystem. - Valuation of Fishing Tools and Social State of Hilsa ( Tenualosa ilisha ) Fishers of the Estuary of Shatt al-Arab River, Basrah, Iraq. - Monitoring the Marine Recreational Fisheries in the Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman. - Marine Artisanal Fisheries of Iraq. - Fish Consumption Behavior in the Coastal City of Basrah on the Arabian Gulf, South of Iraq. - Part VII Fishing Boats. - Boats and Ships of the Arabian Gulf and the Sea of Oman Within an Archaeological, Historical and Ethnographic Context. - Small Watercrafts on the Western Indian Ocean: Interaction of Human and the Sea in the Pre-oil Era. - Part VIII Coral Reefs. - Coral Reef Management in the Arabian Seas. - Underwater Fish Survey in the Marine Waters of Iraq: An Imported Training Program. - Part IX The Sea and Human Health. - Harmful Algal and Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms in the Arabian Seas: Current Status, Implications, and Future Directions. - Catfish-Related Injury and Infection: Report on Cases from the Marine Waters of Iraq. - Do Not Turn Your Back to a Dangerous Animal: A Case of a Fatal Selfie with Poisonous Ray in the South of Iraq. - Human Remains Recovered from a Shark Collected in the Marine Waters of Iraq: A Case Report. - Multiple Puffer Fish (Tetrodotoxin) Poisoning, with Fatal Incidences After Ingestion of Pufferfish in Sana'a, Republic of Yemen. - Marine Fish Attacks in the Arabian Sea Coasts of Republic of Yemen. - Part X Environmental Challenges. - Coastal Environmental Challenges in Kuwait. - Lipid Tracers in Coastal Sediments of the Northwestern Arabian/Persian Gulf: Characteristics, Sources, Distribution, and Possible Ecological Impacts. - Hydrocarbons Pollution in the North-West Arabian Gulf. - Characterization and Possible Cause of the Fish Anomalies So Far Reported in the Vicinity of Jubail City, Saudi Arabia, Arabian Gulf. - The Feasibility of Using Fish Bioindicators to Check Enhancements in Habitat Quality: Case Study of Two Teleosts Collected from Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Oman Waters. - Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Seawater Desalination on the Hypersalinity of Arabian/Persian Gulf. - Secondary Microplastic Ingestion by Planktivorous Fishes in the Sea of Oman. - First Report of Plastic Fragments in the Lanternfishes Collected from the Sea of Oman. - Topically Acquired Bacterial Infections from Aquaculture: A Synopsis with Relevance to the Arabian Peninsula. - Part XI Biological Invasion. - Potential Pitfalls in the Definition of Lessepsian Migrants: The Case of Brachidontes . - A Proposal for a Plan ofAssessment of Danger of Alien Species to Marine Biota Variety in the Eastern and Southern Coasts of the Arabian Peninsula. - Part XII Islands. - Idmi and Other Mammalian Wildlife in the Farasan Islands Protected Area. - Part XIII Conservation. - It Is About Time to Use Magnetic Resonance in Fish Studies and Aquatic Ecological Risk Assessment in Iraq. - Marine Protected Areas in the Countries Bordering the Arabian Peninsula: Reserve the Existing and Establish Further.