Opportunities for Environmental Applications of Marine Biotechnology

Board on Biology, Oceans Studies Board, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Introduction and Goals; 3 Bacterial Biofilms and Bifouling: Translational Research in Marine Biotechnology; 4 Antifouling; 5 Economic and Regulatory Aspects of Marine Biotechnology; 6 Policy Considerations for Advancing Marine Biotechnology; 7 Applications of Economics in the Field of Environmental Marine Biotechnology; 8 Spilled Oil Bioremediation; 9 In Situ Bioremediation of Oiled Shoreline Environments; 10 Contributions of Marine Biotechnology to Marsh Oil Spill Restoration; 11 Constraints on the Use of Bioremediation in Wetlands; 12 Restoration; 13 Opportunities for Biotechnology for Coral and Reef Restoration; 14 Coral Epidemiology; 15 Use of Trace Metals in Marine Bioremediation: A Need for Fundamental Knowledge; 16 Microbial Contamination; 17 Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in Marine Toxicology; 18 Critical Needs in Harmful Algal Bloom Research; 19 The Need for New Biotechnological Tools for Conservation of Marine Environments; 20 Social and Regulatory Aspects of the Marine Environment; 21 Rapporteur Comments on the Bioremediation Session; 22 Appendix A: Workshop on Opportunities for Advancement of Environmental Applications of Marine Biotechnology; 23 Appendix B: Opportunities for Advancement of Environmental Marine Biotechnology