Seasonal variation in biomass and species composition of seaweeds stranded along Port Okha,northwest coast of India

Port Okha coast, which is known for its luxuriant growth of a diverse assemblage of seaweeds on Saurashtra coast, is found to have abundant quantities of seaweeds being drifted and washed ashore every year. Studies conducted for quantifying the stranded seaweeds from May 2004 to April 2005 showed an average biomass value of 3.10 kg fresh wt/m²/month with maximum being 6.60 kg fresh wt/m² in April. The stranded weeds constituted a total of 62 species during the entire study period. Of this, Rhodophyta ranked high with 26 species followed by Chlorophyta with 22 species and Phaeophyta with 14 species. The stranded seaweeds that were washed ashore provide valuable floristic information about the intertidal and near shore sub-tidal algae of the respective regions. Although natural senescence of seaweeds is one of the major factors, strong currents primarily forced by tides, also contribute to the uprooting and subsequent drifting of seaweeds on to the beach. This ultimately causes changes in floristic features of the existing algal beds.     

厦门湾海域表层沉积物分布特征及其动力响应

沉积物分布对河口海岸地区的地貌演变和岸线变化非常重要。本文收集了2008年9月厦门湾海域的230个表层沉积物样品的数据,研究其表层沉积物空间分布和运输特征。厦门湾海域表沉积物的粒度分布特征非常明显。同时在应用GSTA模型对沉积物进行输运趋势分析的基础上探讨该区域泥沙运移趋势。结果表明,该海域有八种沉积物类型,粘土质粉砂占有比例最高,为65.22%;而且在不同的分区,由于不同的沉积物源和水动力条件,粒度参数特征也有所不同。径流、潮汐和波浪是海床表层沉积物、滩涂变化的主要控制动力,泥沙运动趋势与水动力条件密切相关。     

The Paleo‐Proterozoic High Heat Production Richardson Granite,Great Bear Magmatic Zone,Northwest Territories,Canada: Source of U for Port Radium?

Airborne radiometric survey and field studies outlined a large, elongate, high‐level plutonic suite within the Richardson pluton south of the Contact Lake Belt in the Great Bear Magmatic Zone, Northwest Territories, Canada. In terms of content of radioactive elements, the Richardson pluton is composed of two distinct granite types, low heat production (LHP) and high heat production (HHP). Uranium content in the LHP and HHP granites ranges from 3.0 to 4.9 ppm and 6.5 to 24.6 ppm, respectively, showing similarity of the LHP granite to average granites. Geochemical studies indicate that there is a genetic relationship between these two types of granite; the LHP granite was the early product of magma crystallization, whereas the HHP granite is the result of extensive crystal fractionation of biotite, plagioclase and apatite. The presence of magmatic fluorite in granite suggests that high fluorine content lowered the liquidus temperature of magma causing lower temperature fractionation during ascent to high crustal levels, which increased U and Th concentrations in the resultant HHP granite. Weak U mineralization occurs locally as discontinuous quartz ± hematite ± pitchblende veins and veinlets within the HHP granite. Stronger U mineralization (U ± Ag ± Ni ± Co ± Cu) occurred in the past‐producing Contact Lake and Port Radium deposits. It appears that such mineralization may have had a spatial and temporal genetic‐paragenetic relationship with the HHP granite.     

The use of the deposit-refund framework in port reception facilities charging systems

The European Union set in place Directive 2000/59/EC with the aim of substantially reducing discharges of ship-generated waste into the sea by improving the availability and use of port reception facilities. According to the Directive, port administrations shall ensure that the cost recovery system must aim to discourage ships from discharging their waste into the sea, while simultaneously placing the burden of costs on ships, in line with the "polluter pays principle". The present paper examines the extent to which the deposit-refund framework could be used in charging systems of port reception facilities. This has been realized through a case study involving a Greek port. Specifically, the charging system proposed here seems to approach quite close to the primary target, i.e. to a charging system that motivates ships to act more environmentally responsible manner regarding their waste, without significantly affecting their total cost nor the competitiveness of the port.     

巴基斯坦瓜达尔港气象要素特征分析

利用克拉玛依-瓜达尔友好城市气象站2018年1月1日至2019年12月31日逐日及逐小时气温、气压、降水、相对湿度、水汽压、风向风速观测资料,对瓜达尔港的气象要素特征进行分析。结果表明：1）瓜达尔港属热带沙漠气候,年平均气温为26.9 ℃,最热月为5—7月,最冷月为1月。瓜达尔港气温年较差、日较差分别为12.5 ℃和6.5 ℃,各季节间气温差异较小。其极端高温达42.7 ℃,极端低温为11.9 ℃。2）瓜达尔港年平均气压为1 009.1 hPa,气压最大值出现在12月和1月,最小值出现在7月,季节差异明显。3）瓜达尔港受制于副热带高压,常年干旱少雨,降水年季之间分布不均,差异明显。2018年年降水量为0.3 mm,集中于冬季;2019年年降水量为67.6 mm,主要集中于秋冬两季。相对湿度和水汽压年均值分别是67.3%和24.3 hPa。4）瓜达尔港年平均风速为2.4 m·s-1,白天风速大于夜晚风速。四季中春季风速偏大,夏季、秋季次之,冬季偏小。风向季节性变化明显,盛行风向除东北风外,还包括西南风。出现频率最高的是2级风,其次是1级风和3级风,6级以上大风出现频率为0。     

吉隆口岸地质环境质量研究

在分析吉隆口岸地质环境影响因素的基础上,建立以地质环境质量为目标层,以地面坡度等11个因素为方案层的指标体系.采用层次分析法和模糊综合评判法,根据最大隶属度原则对研究区地质环境质量进行定量分区评价,评价结果和现场定性评价基本一致.这表明指标体系和评价方法比较合理.该研究成果对口岸的规划建设具有指导意义.     

IMO legislation and its implementation: Accident risk,vessel deficiencies and national administrative practices

The article takes as its point of departure the apparently contradictory findings in recent research about accident rates in shipping and IMO implementation records. It is argued here that although IMO conventions have probably greatly improved shipping safety, they cannot credibly be held to be the chief cause of reduced accident rates as claimed in a recent Marine Policy article, when the documented failures of flag state and port state implementation continue to leave vessels sailing with grave deficiencies. The present analysis posits and corroborates a cluster of linked tendencies that jointly undermine IMO implementation. The core problem is IMO’s weak connection to the national maritime administrations, leading to broadly discretionary practices, exacerbated by language difficulties. Adding new rules is no panacea, as new rules in some cases negatively affect the functioning of existing regulations, and sometimes seem motivated mainly to show political alertness. The structural weakness of the IMO/member state link is the core implementation problem that urgently needs to be dealt with if marine safety is to be improved. The concluding section proposes a reform to bring the IMO out of this conundrum and ensure effective implementation.     

渔业捕捞对威海港附近海域底上大型底栖群落结构影响的初步研究

根据2009年8月对威海港附近海域9个站位的拖网调查资料,初步分析了威海港近海底上大型底栖动物的群落结构特征,包括群落结构、种类组成、优势种、丰度和生物量、多样性等.应用PRIMIER 6.0进行了物种多样性、群落指数和ABc曲线等的分析.本次调查共采到底柄动物48种,其中甲壳动物19种,鱼类14种,各站位的大型底栖动...     

人工干预下河北省淤泥质海岸岸线演变及其环境效应分析

以多期地形图、海图, 多时相航空影像图、卫星遥感数据, 多年实测数据为主要数据源, 综合运用GIS 软件室内判读与野外实地调查相结合的技术方法, 系统分析了人工干预下河北省淤泥质海岸岸线近50 a（1956～2006 年）来演变过程、动因, 深入探讨了海岸岸线演变特征及其对周边岸滩产生的环境效应。结果表明： 河北省淤泥...     

海港城市的成长模式

本文以动力结构的演变规律为基础,探讨海港城市的经济发展规律,得出了有关海港城市成长模式的一般性结论。