QUARTERDECK • Oceanography in Practice
By Larry Atkinson

REVIEW AND COMMENT • The Arctic Nuclear Waste Assessment Program
By R. Edson , G.L. Johnson , L.A. Codispoti , T. Curtin , and ANWAP Science Team

REVIEW AND COMMENT • Developing a Comprehensive Coastal Research Agenda
By Donald Scavia

REVIEW AND COMMENT • An Early Warning System for the Health of the Oceans
By Neil R. Andersen

REVIEW AND COMMENT • What Does GOOS/HOTO Mean, and What Will It Offer to the Marine Scientist?
By Herbert L. Windom

THE FUTURE OF OCEANOGRAPHY • Modeling Primary Production in the North Sea
By Andreas Moll

IN MEMORY OF • John Swallow, F.R.S., 1923–1994
By James Crease