Maritime Zones of India Act 218
MARPOL, see International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MARS IS, see Marine Satellite Information
Services
Matamuhari river 240
maximum sustainable yield (MSY) 49, 50, 369
MCRs, see Mangrove, conservation reserves
MDC, see marginal damage costs
mechanisms, institutional 320, 326, 365, 366
Medes Islands 267,268,272, 273
Mediterranean Sea 257
mega cities 212
Meghna
-, estuary 237
-, river 237, 241
M~rchant Shipping Act 217
mercury 149, 165, 173, 298,306
Merlangius merlangius 175
Merluccius merluccius 265, 266
metabolites, toxic 249
methyl parathion 248
MFiRs, see mangrove, fisheries reserves
MFoRs, see mangrove, forest reserves
MFOs, see mixed function oxygenases
Micropogon furnieri 304
mining
-, activities 204
-, aggregates 76
-, sand 215,245,249
MISTRA, see Swedish Foundation for Strategic
Environmental Research
mixed function oxygenases (MFOs) 165
model 3,50,55,56,79, 83, 84, 100, 111, 121, 123,
129-131,135-139,148,167,270,363,372
-, verification 131, 135
modelling 15,50,55,129,136-139
MOMP numerical experiment 130
monetary effects 24
money holders 228
monitoring 6,18, 20, 22, 25, 56, 70, 71, 77, 79, 81,
105,111,116,119,122" 145,146,149-151,157-171,
177, 178, 204, 223, 242, 283, 292, 298, 318, 320,
321,351,362-365,368,369
-, biological 160
-, chemical 160, 162
monsoon 213, 216, 237
Montego Bay 205
Motatan river 302
MSY, see maximum sustainable yield
Mullus barbatus 265
mussel farming 358
Mylossoma acanthogaster 304
Mytilus
-, edulis 175
-, galloprovincialis 269
N
Naaf river 237
National Coastal Consultative Council 281
National Coastal Management Agency 281
Index
National Coastal Management Authority 282
National Committee for Water Protection
Research 371
National Development Plans 55
National Environment Management Action Plan
(NEMAP) 242
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 361
National Ocean Information System (NOIS) 223
natural capital, substitution 91
Natural Resource Accounts (NRA) 6,55-58, 63,
66,67
Natural Resources Management Act (NRMA) 368
nature
-, balance of 101, 103, 121
-, basic views on 95
-, chances for 89
-, views on 92, 93, 95
nature conservation 358,359,368, 372
Nature Conservation Act 358,359,368,372
navigation 305,360
Negishi Bay 335
NEMAP, see National Environment Management
Action Plan
nematodes 109
Nephrops norvegicus 265
net benefits, estimation 346
Netherlands 69,72, 82, 83, 87, 89, 148
New South Wales 99,107,111,115-118,122,123
nickel 149
Nicobar island 211,213,215,216,218,221
Nissos Amorgos Oil Spill 308
nitrate 149
nitrogen 15-17,105,333,344. 360, 371
-, oxides (NOx) 58
no regret strategy 93
NOAA, see National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
NOIS, see National Ocean Information System
North Atlantic 146,147,151,175
North Sea
-, assimilative capacity 6, 145
-, monitoring 145
-, quality status 145
North Sea 137,145-151,156,157,162,164,166-171,
173,175-178,359
Norway lobster, see Nephrops norvegicus
NO.., see nitrogen oxides
NRA, see National Resource Accounts
Nucella lapillus 169
nutrients 15,106,131,136-139,146,151,156,188,
198, 249, 358
o
Octopus vulgaris 265
ODA, see Overseas Development Administration
OECD, see Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
oil 7, 8, 21, 23, 57, 62, 73, 76, 80, 100, 129, 138, 146,
149,170,171,176,189,192,198,213,215,219-221,
228,235,236,239,245,289,290,297,301,
MARPOL, see International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships
MARS IS, see Marine Satellite Information
Services
Matamuhari river 240
maximum sustainable yield (MSY) 49, 50, 369
MCRs, see Mangrove, conservation reserves
MDC, see marginal damage costs
mechanisms, institutional 320, 326, 365, 366
Medes Islands 267,268,272, 273
Mediterranean Sea 257
mega cities 212
Meghna
-, estuary 237
-, river 237, 241
M~rchant Shipping Act 217
mercury 149, 165, 173, 298,306
Merlangius merlangius 175
Merluccius merluccius 265, 266
metabolites, toxic 249
methyl parathion 248
MFiRs, see mangrove, fisheries reserves
MFoRs, see mangrove, forest reserves
MFOs, see mixed function oxygenases
Micropogon furnieri 304
mining
-, activities 204
-, aggregates 76
-, sand 215,245,249
MISTRA, see Swedish Foundation for Strategic
Environmental Research
mixed function oxygenases (MFOs) 165
model 3,50,55,56,79, 83, 84, 100, 111, 121, 123,
129-131,135-139,148,167,270,363,372
-, verification 131, 135
modelling 15,50,55,129,136-139
MOMP numerical experiment 130
monetary effects 24
money holders 228
monitoring 6,18, 20, 22, 25, 56, 70, 71, 77, 79, 81,
105,111,116,119,122" 145,146,149-151,157-171,
177, 178, 204, 223, 242, 283, 292, 298, 318, 320,
321,351,362-365,368,369
-, biological 160
-, chemical 160, 162
monsoon 213, 216, 237
Montego Bay 205
Motatan river 302
MSY, see maximum sustainable yield
Mullus barbatus 265
mussel farming 358
Mylossoma acanthogaster 304
Mytilus
-, edulis 175
-, galloprovincialis 269
N
Naaf river 237
National Coastal Consultative Council 281
National Coastal Management Agency 281
Index
National Coastal Management Authority 282
National Committee for Water Protection
Research 371
National Development Plans 55
National Environment Management Action Plan
(NEMAP) 242
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 361
National Ocean Information System (NOIS) 223
natural capital, substitution 91
Natural Resource Accounts (NRA) 6,55-58, 63,
66,67
Natural Resources Management Act (NRMA) 368
nature
-, balance of 101, 103, 121
-, basic views on 95
-, chances for 89
-, views on 92, 93, 95
nature conservation 358,359,368, 372
Nature Conservation Act 358,359,368,372
navigation 305,360
Negishi Bay 335
NEMAP, see National Environment Management
Action Plan
nematodes 109
Nephrops norvegicus 265
net benefits, estimation 346
Netherlands 69,72, 82, 83, 87, 89, 148
New South Wales 99,107,111,115-118,122,123
nickel 149
Nicobar island 211,213,215,216,218,221
Nissos Amorgos Oil Spill 308
nitrate 149
nitrogen 15-17,105,333,344. 360, 371
-, oxides (NOx) 58
no regret strategy 93
NOAA, see National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
NOIS, see National Ocean Information System
North Atlantic 146,147,151,175
North Sea
-, assimilative capacity 6, 145
-, monitoring 145
-, quality status 145
North Sea 137,145-151,156,157,162,164,166-171,
173,175-178,359
Norway lobster, see Nephrops norvegicus
NO.., see nitrogen oxides
NRA, see National Resource Accounts
Nucella lapillus 169
nutrients 15,106,131,136-139,146,151,156,188,
198, 249, 358
o
Octopus vulgaris 265
ODA, see Overseas Development Administration
OECD, see Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
oil 7, 8, 21, 23, 57, 62, 73, 76, 80, 100, 129, 138, 146,
149,170,171,176,189,192,198,213,215,219-221,
228,235,236,239,245,289,290,297,301,