1994) was designed to categorise threatened species according to their urgency for conservation action. Plants and animals were scored using five factors, encompassing 17 criteria. These factors were: 1. Distinctiveness: taxonomic distinctiveness. 2. Status: number of populations; mean population size; size of largest population; geographic distribution; condition of largest population; and the population decline rate. 3. Threats: legal protection of habitat; habitat loss rate; predator/harvest impact; competition; and other factors affecting survival. 4. Vulnerability: habitat and/or diet specificity; reproductive and/or behavioural specialisation; and cultivation/captive breeding potential. 5. Values: Maori cultural values; Pakeha cultural values. Invertebrates were then grouped into three categories depending on the score they received from the ranking exercise. The categories were:

Distribution and seasonal prevalence of Hematodinium sp. infection of the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) around

environmental pollution on the Algerian west coast using caged mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis* OCEANOLOGIA, 51 (1), 2009.

The West Coast Environmental Law Research Foundation is a non-profit charitable society which supports and conducts legal research to develop standards and objectives that will ensure the maintenance of environmental quality.

As shown in Figure 6-1, the overall condition of the coastal waters of the West Coast region based on the 2004–2006 assessment period is rated good to fair, with an overall score of 3.8. The water quality, benthic, and fish tissue contaminants indices are rated good, the sediment quality index

the West Coast States of Cali-fornia, Oregon, and Washington. Earthquakes pose a serious risk to our Nation. According to the Fed-eral Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 77 percent of that risk, or an average annual loss of $4.1 billion, is concentrated on the West Coast in Cali-

The West Coast Regional Office represents consumers ’ interests, with a focus on the concerns of low and moderate income consumers. Office staff advocates on behalf of consumers in the legislature, administrative agencies, and the courts. The office regularly works in coalition with other groups

This dissertation is dedicated to the memory of Edith Mirafuentes, whose loving service to the West Coast Bajau people has always inspired me.

, the pinto abalone (Haliotis kamstchatkana) and the sea otter (Enhydra lutris), on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations and other coastal communities play critical roles in the recovery of these two species, and those efforts are examined here in light

1.2 Methodology used to complete the review: The 5-year review was conducted by a contractor in collaboration with personnel at the NOAA NMFS West Coast Region (Long Beach office). The review process included collecting information through the following: 1) a literature search for information