National Marine Educators special issue on coral

A special issue of the National Marine Educators Association journal, "Current," features articles by scholars on deep-sea coral discoveries, research, and conservation efforts in the U.S. and Europe. It discusses various types of proposed or implemented marine protected areas, as well as deep-sea corals' importance as Hawaiian monk seal habitat; as indicators of past ocean environment; and as aquatic pharmaceuticals. "Deep-Sea Corals" (Current, Vol. 21, No. 4, 2005) is available at http://www.mcbi.org/news/coral_08jun2006.htm