The latest issue of the Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, Volume 8(2), is out and consists of the following articles:

1. Eddy formation around South West Mascarene Plateau (Indian Ocean) as evidenced by satellite ‘global ocean colour’ data – M. Rezah Badal, S.D.D.V Rughooputh, Lars Rydberg, Ian S. Robinson and Charitha Pattiaratchi
2. The Changing Global Climate and its Implication on Sea Level Trends in Tanzania and the Western Indian Ocean Region – S.B. Mahongo
3. Levels of ABA, its precursors and dehydrin-like proteins during mangrove leaf development and senescence – Flora AbdulRahman Ismail, Masoud Muruke, Jan W.M. Derksen and C. Mariani
4. Litter fall and decomposition of mangrove species Avicennia marina and Rhizophora mucronata in Maputo Bay, Mozambique – Stela M.C. Fernando and Salomão O. Bandeira
5. The breeding pattern and variations in timing and reproductive output of the commercial sea cucumber Holothuria fuscogilva in Kenya – N. A. Muthiga and J. A. Kawaka
6. Zooxanthellae Densities are Highest in Summer Months in Equatorial Corals in Kenya – Jelvas Mwaura, Gabriel Grimsditch, Joseph Kilonzo, Nassir Amiyo and David Obura
7. Coral reef monitoring in Tanzania: an analysis of the last 20 years – Christopher A. Muhando
8. The Structure of Marine Fish marketing in Kenya: The Case of Malindi and Kilifi Districts – Andrew Wamukota
9. Intertidal Rock Pool Fishes in the Natural Reserve of Glorieuses Islands (Western Indian Ocean) – P. Durville and P. Chabanet
10. A cost effective light trap for sampling tropical fish and crustacean larvae – James M. Mwaluma, Boaz Kaunda-Arara, Melckzedeck K. Osore, and Joseph Rasowo