1. Growth rate, carrageenan yield and gel properties of culturedkappa-carrageenan producing red algaKappaphycus alvarezzi (Doty) Doty in the subtropical waters of Shikoku, Japan

   • Masao Ohno
   • Danilo B. Largo
   • Takeshi Ikumoto

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 5

2. Nuclear genome characterization of the carrageenophyteHypnea musciformis (Rhodophyta)

   • Donald F. Kapraun
   • J. Craig Bailey
   • Julie A. Dutcher

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 12

3. Halotolerance studies onChlamydomonas reinhardtii: glycerol excretion by free and immobilized cells

   • R. León
   • F. Galván

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 20

4. Laboratory and field growth studies of commercial strains ofEucheuma denticulatum andKappaphycus alvarezii in the Philippines

   • Clinton J. Dawes
   • A. O. Lluisma
   • G. C. Trono

   OriginalPaper Pages: 21 - 24

5. Seasonal variation in the lipid content of culturedLaminaria japonica: fatty acids, sterols, β-carotene and tocopherol

   • Masura Honya
   • Tomihisa Kinoshita
   • Kazutosi Nisizawa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 29

6. Use of chlorophyll fluorescence to estimate the effect of photoinhibition in outdoor cultures ofSpirulina platensis

   • Avigad Vonshak
   • Giuseppe Torzillo
   • Loisa Tomaseli

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 34

7. Protoplast production fromPorphyra linearis using a simplified agarase procedure capable of commercial application

   • L. C.-M Chen
   • J. S. Craigie
   • Z. K. Xie

   OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 39

8. Maximizing okadaic acid content fromProrocentrum hoffmannianum Faust

   • Steve L. Morton
   • Jeffery W. Bomber

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 44

9. Use of macroalgae for marine biomass production and CO₂ remediation: a review

   • Kunshan Gao
   • Kelton R. McKinley

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 60

10. Riboflavin content of six species of microalgae used in mariculture

    • Malcolm R. Brown
    • Christine L. Farmer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 65

11. Effect of cell density and irradiance on growth, proximate composition and eicosapentaenoic acid production ofPhaeodactylum tricornutum grown in a tubular photobioreactor

    • Tjandra Chrismadha
    • Michael A. Borowitzka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 67 - 74

12. Effects of deep seawater on the growth of several species of marine micro-algae

    • Tsuneo Matsubayashi
    • Isao Maruyama
    • Takayoshi Toyota

    BriefCommunication Pages: 75 - 77

13. Book review

    • J. L. McLachlan

    BookReview Pages: 79 - 79

14. An overview of seaweed resources in Chile

    • M. Avila
    • M. Seguel

    Erratum Pages: 81 - 81

15. Second-derivative Fourier transform infrared spectra of seaweed galactans

    • Betty Matsuhiro
    • Pilar Rivas

    Erratum Pages: 83 - 83

16. Reviewers

    Legacy Pages: 85 - 85

17. Announcement

    Announcement Pages: 86 - 86

18. Patents

    Announcement Pages: 87 - 89

19. Announcement

    Announcement Pages: 90 - 90