The papers at the General Symposia of the Joint Oceanographic Assembly were presented by authors who had been invited to deal with topics of broad interdisciplinary interest. Together they gave a valuable account of the present state of marine research, its proQlems and potential. There seems merit in publishing them in one volume and we are grateful to the authors who kindly agreed to prepare their papers for publication. This has taken some time (and not all authors found it possible) but we hope the resulting volume is still indicative of trends in modern oceanography. Particularly noticeable is the way in which the applied aspects are beginning to play a more important part in spite of worries about the effects of the Law of the Sea on our freedom to make observations. We are especially grateful to the four authors who agreed to give lectures summarising the work in their own field which was reported at the Assembly. We also wish to thank the other authors, as well as all concerned with the Assembly and with the production of this volume.
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A Schematic Model of the Evolution of the South Atlantic.- Climate and the Composition of Surface Ocean Waters.- Ocean Circulation and Marine Life.- The Baltic A Systems Analysis of a Semi-enclosed Sea.- Tactics of Fish Movement in Relation to Migration Strategy and Water Circulation.- Variable Ocean Structure.- Ocean Variability The Influence of Atmospheric Processes.- Variability of Ecosystems.- Man s Use of Coastal Lagoon Resources.- Non-renewable Resources of the Sea.- Salinity Power, Potential and Processes, Especially Membrane Processes.- Physical Oceanography.- Biological Oceanography.- The Marine Geosciences.- Applied Aspects of Oceanography.
