Book reviews

Climate change in contrasting river basins: adaptation strategies for water, food and environment. Edited by J Aerts and P Droogers. Published in 2004 by CABI Publishing, 288 p., hardcover. ISBN: 0–85199–835–6. Price: US$100 (orders: services@dadirect.com.au).

Australian water bugs. Their biology and identification (Hemiptera‐Heteroptera, Gerromorpha &; Nepomorpha). By Nils M Andersen? and Tom A Weir. Published in 2004 by CSIRO Publishing/Apollo Books, P.O. Box 1139, Collingwood, VIC 3066, Australia. 344 p., hardcover. ISBN: 0–643–090517. Price: AU$135.00 (orders: publishing.sales@csiro.au).

The Lakes Handbook. Volume I: Limnology and Limnetic Ecology. Volume II: Lake restoration and rehabilitation. Edited by Patrick O'Sullivan and Colin Reynolds. Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 109 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 1JF, United Kingdom (http//www.blackwellpublishing.com). Volume I (published in 2003) 712 p., hardcover. ISBN: 0632047976. Price: £125. Volume II (published in 2004) 568 p., hardcover. ISBN: 063204795X. Price: £125.     

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Detritus and microbial ecology in aquaculture. B7 Editors: D. J. W. Moriarty and R. S. V. Pullin, 1987. Proceedings for the Conference on Detrital Systems for Aquaculture, Italy, August 1985. 420 p. ISSN 0115–4389, ISBN 971–1022–29‐X. Price: US$12.50 surface. Available from ICLARM, MC P. O. Box 1501, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Coastal fishes of New Zealand, a diver's identification guide. By Malcolm Francis, 1988. Heinemann Reed, Octopus Publishing Group Ltd., Auckland. 63 p. Price: $29.95. ISBN 0–7900–0013‐X.

Lake managers handbook. Editor: W. N. Vant 1987, Water Quality Centre, Ministry of Works and Development, Hamilton. Water & Soil Miscellaneous Publication 103, 230 p., 53 figures, 12 colour plates. Price: $38.50. ISSN 0110–4705. Available from DSIR Publishing, P.O. Box 9741, Wellington, New Zealand.     

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Theory and management of tropical fisheries. Edited by D. Pauly and G. I. Murphy. Proceedings of the ICLARM/CSIRO Workshop on the Theory and Management of Tropical Multispecies Stocks. 12–21 January 1981, Cronulla, Australia. 1982. 360 p. $US21.50 surface; hardbound.

Animals of the estuary shore : illustrated guide and ecology. By Malcolm B. Jones, 1983. University of Canterbury publication No. 32. 162p., 140 figures, 11 keys. ISBN 0900–392–32–0 (soft cover, spiral bound). Price NZ$7.50.

Numerical ecology. By L. Legendre and P. Legendre, 1983. Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam. $US83.00.

The control of oil pollution (revised edition). Edited by J Wardley‐Smith. Graham & Trot‐man Limited, London. 1983. 285 p., 98 figures, 17 tables. ISBN 0.86010 3382. £19.00/$US35.00.

Physical oceanography in Australia. Edited by J. Imberger. Reprinted from the Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research, Volume 34, 1–230, 1983. CSIRO, Melbourne 1983.     

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Metal contamination in aquatic environments: science and lateral management. By Samuel N. Luoma and Philip S. Rainbow. Published in 2008 by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom (www.cambridge.org). 573 p, hardcover. ISBN 978–0‐521–86057–4. Price au$200.00.     

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Glossary of aquatic habitat inventory terminology. Compiled by Neil B. Armantrout. Published in 1998 by American Fisheries Society. 150 p. ISBN 1–888569–11–5. Price: US$33.00 (available from: APS Publication Fulfillment, P. O. Box 1020, Sewickley, PA 15143, United States).

Studying temperate marine environments— a handbook for ecologists. Edited by Michael Kingsford and Christopher Battershill. Published in 1998 by Canterbury University Press, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand (email: m.bradstock@cup.canterbury.ac.nz). 344 p., limpbound. ISBN 0–908812–54‐X. Price: NZ$49.95.     

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Behavioural biology of killer whales. Editors: C. Kirkevold and J. S. Lockard. Zoo Biology Monographs, Volume 1. Alan Liss Inc., New York, 1986. 457 p. ISBN 0–8451–3100–1. Price: US$79.50.

Aquaculture of Cyprinids. Editors: R. Billard and J. Marcel. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, 1986. 504 p. Price FF150.00. Available from INRA Publications, Route de St Cyr, 78000 Versailles, France.

The Peruvian anchoveta and its upwelling ecosystem: three decades of change. Editors: D. Pauly and I. Tsukayama. Institute) del Mar del Peru (IMARPE); Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ); International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) 1987.351 p. ISBN 971–1022–34–6, ISSN 0115–4389. Price US$17.50 surface; US$36 airmail. Available from ICLARM, MCP.O. 1501, Makati, Metro Manilla, Philippines.

The freshwater planktonic blue‐greens (Cyanophyta/Cyanobacteria) of New Zealand: a taxonomic guide. By M. K. Etheredge and R. D. Pridmore. Published for the National Water and Soil Conservation Authority, 1987. 122 p, including 93 figures. ISSN0110–4705. Price $38.50. Available from DSIR Publishing, P.O. Box 9741, Wellington, New Zealand.     

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A key to common algae. Freshwater, estuarine and some coastal species. By E. G. Bellinger. The Institution of Water and Environmental Management, United Kingdom. Fourth edition. Published in 1992.138 p. ISBN 1–870752 163.

Greater Cook Strait. By T. F. W. Harris, University of Auckland Marine Laboratory, Leigh. Published in 1990 by DSIR Marine & Freshwater, Wellington, New Zealand. ISBN 0–477–02580–3.

Samples of New Zealand science on CD‐ROM (for IBM‐compatibles only). Edited by J. A. Jasperse, 1992. SIR Publishing, Wellington. ISBN 0–908654–34–0. Price: NZ/US$50.00.     

Measurement of oxygen production and demand in lake waters

An analysis of the New Zealand whale stranding record by M. W. Bradyn. Science and Research Series 29. ISSN 0113–3713, ISBN 0–478–01278–6. Available from Department of Conservation, Wellington. Price: $15.00.

Fish quality control by computer vision, edited by L. F. Pau and R. Olafsson. Published by Marcel Dekker, Inc.     

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Nga tini a Tangaroa, a Maori‐English, English‐Maori dictionary offish names. By R. R. Strickland. New Zealand fisheries occasional publication 5. 1990. 64 unnumbered pages, ISSN 0113–227X. Available from Primedia Bookshop, P.O. Box 2526, Wellington, New Zealand. Price: $26.95.     

A Review of: “Place Matters:”

Oceanography, Units 1–16 edited by J. Stewart (Open University Press, 1977), 755 pp.

The Thermohaline Fine Structure of the Ocean by K. N. Fedorov (New York: Pergamon Press, Pergamon Marine Series. Volume 2, 1978). Translated from Russian by D. A. Brown, Technical Editor: J. S. Turner, 170 pp., no price listed.

The Ocean Basins and Margins edited by Alan E. M. Nairn and Francis G. Stehli, with William H. Kanes (New York: Plenum Press, Vol. 1–4A, 4B, 1973, 1979, 1975, 1977, and 1978) approx. 3,000 pp.

Recent Crustal Movements, 1977 edited by C.A. Whitten, R. Green, and B.K. Meade (New York: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Co., 1979), 663 pp., hardcover, $78.00.

The Alaskan Shelf‐Hydrographic, Sedimentary, and Geotechnical Environment by Ghanshyam Datt Sharma (New York: Springer Verlag, 1979), 498 pp., hardcover, $29.80.     

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The behavior and natural history of the Caribbean reef squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea. By Martin Moynihan and Arcadio F. Rodaniche, 1982. Advances in Ethology, No. 25. Berlin and Hamburg, Verlag Paul Parey. 150 p., 42 figures, 9 tables. ISBN 3 ‐ 489 ‐ 61936 ‐ 6 (soft cover). Price DM 48, approximately US$21.60.     

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Identification of Seismic Sources—Earthquake or Underground Explosion Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute held at Voksenåsen, Oslo, Norway, September 8–18, 1980, edited by E. S. Husebye and S. Mykkeltveit. (Dordrecht, The Netherlands: D. Reidel Publishing Company, published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division, NATO Advanced Study Institute, Series C, Vol. 74, 1981), 876 p.

Current Research in Earthquake Prediction I edited by T. Rikitake, Report No. 2, Developments in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Centre for Academic Publications, Tokyo, (Dordrecht, The Netherlands: D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1981), 383 p.

Air‐Sea Interaction: Instruments and Methods edited by F. Dobson, L. Hasse, and R. Davis. (New York: Plenum Press, 1980), 692 p.

Structure of Transition Zone edited by S. Asano. Published by Center for Academic Publications Japan, Tokyo. (Dordrecht, The Netherlands: D. Reidel Publishing Company. 1980.

The Sea Floor: An Introduction to Marine Geology by E. Seibold and W. H. Berger (Berlin: Springer‐Verlag, 1982), 288 p. $20.00.

Reference Coordinate Systems for Earth Dynamics Proceedings of the 56th Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union held in Warsaw, Poland, September 8–12, 1980, edited by E. M. Gaposchkin, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A., and B. Kolaczek, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland (D. Reidel Publishing Company Dordrecht, the Netherlands/Boston, U.S.A./London, England, 1981) 414 p. hard cover.

The Geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef by David Hopley (New York; John Wiley &; Sons, 1982) $59.95.     

Book reviews

J. Albertz. Grundlagen der Interpretation von Luft‐und Satellitenbildern: eine Einfuhrung in die Fernerkundung (Fundamentals of Interpretation of Aerial and Satellite Images: An Introduction to Remote Sensing). Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1991. 204 pp. Hardcover. U.S. $40.00–45.00. ISBN 3–534–07838–1.

International Symposium on Marine Positioning Proceedings, “Marine Positioning into the 1990's.” Marine Geodesy Committee/MTS, 1991. 594 pp. Hardcover. U.S. $139.00. ISBN 91–060360.     

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Mechanics of Sediment Transport. Edited by B. Mutlu Sumer and A. Muller. Proceedings of Euromech 156, Istanbul, 12–14 July 1982. Rotterdam: A. A. Balkema, 1983. 285 pp. $45.00.

Gear Drive Systems: Design and Application, Peter Lynwander, New York and Basel: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1983. Price: $49.50.     

Impact of lunar cycle and swell on the daily catch rate of western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) using time series modelling

The western rock lobster fishery is one of the most valuable single‐species fisheries in Australia, valued at AU$300 million per year. The impact of environmental factors such as lunar cycle and swell on the daily catch rate of the western rock lobster (Panulirus cynus) is of particular interest in the stock assessment and management of the fishery. The variation in daily catch rates was examined for two periods (migrating period November‐January, non‐migrating period February‐June), at different depths in three management zones for three categories of lobster (undersize, legal size, and setose). Regression and transfer function models for relationships between catch rates and environmental data were considered and compared. The lunar cycle has a significant impact on the daily catch rates with c. 30% lower catch rate during the full moon and c. 20% higher catches near the new moon. This impact occurs mainly during the non‐migrating period both in deep water (40–100 m) and shallow water (<40 m). The swell on the day before fishing was also shown to be significantly related to the catch rate with an increase of c. 10–15% for an increase in swell from light to moderate or moderate to high. These environmental factors can be used to standardise catch rates to provide an improved abundance index for stock assessment. Also, management closures are being considered for 3–5 days over the low catch rate, full moon period to reduce fishing costs and lower fishing effort.     

Book review

Jane's Ocean Technology 1974–75 by Robert L. Trillo (Editor). Jane's Yearbooks, London, England (in North America, Franklin Watts, Inc., New York), 1974. 344 pp. £12.50 ($55.00).

The Ocean Basins and Margins—Volume 2: The North Atlantic by A. E. M. Nairn and F. G. Stehli (Editors). Plenum Publishing, New York, 1974. 598 pp. $38.00.     

Integrated hydroacoustic flares and geomechanical characterization reveal potential hydrocarbon leakage pathways in the Perth Basin,Australia

Geoscience Australia (GA) and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) conducted a marine survey including monitoring hydroacoustic flares in order to understand the natural leakage pathways in the offshore northern Perth Basin. 186 hydroacoustic contacts were encountered and classified and thirty two were interpreted as possible seeps or expulsion of gases from the subsurface. The contacts were typically distributed above areas of interpreted subsurface faulting. In the survey site Da (15 km²), nine probable seeps and sixteen other contacts were interpreted and are aligned with a fault segment (A2) interpreted on 2D seismic reflection data. The segment A2 is part of a major N–NNW trending fault system intersecting the sedimentary sequence from the near seabed to the Permian units, including the Kockatea Shale source rock located in the oil window. Evaluation of the stress state on the fault segment A2 suggests that it is not critically stressed and therefore not likely prone to reactivation and dilation and vertical leakage under the modelled stress field. We propose that fault segment A2 acts as a baffle delimiting a migration pathway in the wall rock and permitting hydrocarbons generated from the source rock to overcome capillary entry pressures of the overlying marginal seals. The interpreted seeps could therefore be associated with intraformational vertical migration in the wall rock focused by the faults.     

High levels of site fidelity in movement patterns of Southern Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) in Victoria,Australia

ABSTRACT

Movement patterns of the Southern Rock Lobster Jasus edwardsii in Victoria, Australia were investigated from 8,533 tag-recapture events across a 20-year period (1992–2012). In total, 83% of lobsters were recaptured within 1?km of their tagging site and 93% within 5?km. While largely resident, elevated movements were observed within specific regions, with the overall direction of movement being from inshore to offshore areas. Movement was not impacted by lobster sex, size, or reproductive stage. The fishery for Southern Rock Lobster within Victoria is currently managed into two zones with separate total allowable commercial catches in each area. Given the high levels of site fidelity, our findings suggest that management of the resource at this spatial scale is appropriate and that consideration of significant movement between zones is not warranted in fishery stock assessment models.     

Geotechnical Investigation of the Titanic Wreck Site

Abstract

Recent marine forensic investigations have largely unravelled the sequence of events concerning the sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic and its descent through nearly 3800 m of water to the seafloor on the morning of 15 April 1912. In particular, the velocity and attitude of the Titanic's bow section (at present lying upright, reasonably intact, and embedded by ～12 m at the prow) as it hit the bottom are of general interest to marine accident investigators. During the 1998 Titanic Science Expedition, a single sediment sample was retrieved from the seafloor (depth 20–30 cm) near the wreck by the deep water submersible, Nautile. Published geological studies suggest the seafloor in this area has remained largely undisturbed since 1912. Geotechnical analysis of the sediment sample reveals that the impact was probably a substantially undrained event and that the characteristic undrained shear strength of the sediment is ～25kPa within 10–16 m below the seafloor. A simple analytical model was used to calculate the embedment of a cuboid with dimensions and mass of the water-filled bow as a function of impact velocity, impact angle, and the undrained shear strength of the sediment. The results indicate the impossibility of a steep angle of impact and fast velocity. The most likely scenario is an impact velocity of 5–10 m/s at a fairly shallow angle (<40°), which corroborates the results of hydrodynamic investigations.     

Phylogeography of Acesta clams from submarine seamounts and escarpments along the western margin of North America

Genetic connectivity and habitat characteristics were examined in two species of Acesta clams (Bivalvia: Limidae) from submarine seamounts and continental slopes along the western North America margin. Two species were identified from dive videos obtained with submarine remotely operated vehicles that surveyed a 2200‐km range between 27° and 46° N latitude. Acesta sphoni was only found at shallower habitats (545–860 m depth) in the southern part of this range, whereas Acesta mori was more abundant and widely distributed in deeper habitats (1029–1996 m). Both species occurred on seamounts and on the walls of submarine canyons and continental slopes. Segregation of these species by depth exposes them to correlated differences in water temperatures and dissolved oxygen concentrations. Ninety‐eight individuals sampled from seven seamounts and one escarpment locality were characterized with DNA‐barcodes based on 643 base pairs of mitochondrial cytochrome‐c ‐oxidase subunit I (COI). Further analysis of these sequences revealed no significant geographical subdivision across the sampled range. This lack of differentiation suggests ongoing genetic exchange between the seamount populations and those possibly distributed along the continental margins. Examination of regional bathymetric profiles suggested that an abundance of suitable habitat might exist along these margins.