Marine Biology of the Orkney Islands

papers from a symposium organised by the Orkney Marine Biology Unit of the University of Dundee in 1984. Contents:

1. The seaweed potential of Orkney waters, by C.S. Johnston.
2. Development of mass blooms of photosynthetic bacteria on sheltered beaches in Scapa Flow, by R.A. Herbert.
3. The fauna of sandy beaches in Orkney: a review, by S.M. Atkins, A.M. Jones and J.A. Simpson.
4. A study of long-term changes in some rocky shore communities in Orkney, by J.M. Baxter, A.M. Jones and J.A. Simpson.
5. Fisheries in the Orkney area, by James Mason, A.W. Newton, D.W. McKay and J.A.M. Kinnear.
6. Orkney's seabirds and coastal otters, by Peter Reynolds.
7. Seals in orkney, by Bernie McConnell.
8. Marine pollution in Orkney, by I.M. Davies.