Eddy-Mixed Layer Interactions in the Ocean
By Raffaele Ferrari and Giulio Boccaletti

River Mouth Plume Events and Their Dispersal in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea
By Pedro Arnau , Camino Liquete , and Miquel Canals

The Role of the Tropical Oceans on Global Climate During a Warm Period and a Major Climate Transition
By Ana Christina Ravelo and Michael William Wara

Science Under Sail: Ocean Science Education Program Combines Traditional Vessels with State-of-the-Art Technology
By Amy Bower , Erik Zettler, and Glen Gawarkiewicz

So Many Microbes, So Little Time, and So Little Money: Needs and Challenges in Developing a Global Network of Biological Resource Centers
By D. Jay Grimes

Supply-Side Ecology and the Response of Zooplankton to Climate-Driven Changes in North Atlantic Ocean Circulation
By Marine Ecosystem Responses to Climate In the North Atlantic (MERCINA) Working Group, Charles H. Greene , Andrew J. Pershing, Bruce C. Monger , Mark C. Benfield, Edward G. Durbin, and Maria C. Casas

QUARTERDECK • The Value of Writing Clearly
By Ellen S. Kappel

FROM THE PRESIDENT • Passing the Gavel
By Larry Clark

COMMENTARY • The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy: Why You Should Care, and What You Can Do
By Mel Briscoe, Andy Clark, Pete Jumars, Marcia McNutt, and Jim Yoder

MEETING REPORT • The Ocean in a High-CO₂ World
By SCOR/IOC Symposium Planning Committee

THE OCEANOGRAPHY CLASSROOM • A Watery Road to Critical Thought: Oceanography's Place in Science Education
By Tom Garrison

BOOK REVIEW • The Oceans and Climate, Second Edition
By Lloyd D. Keigwin

BOOK REVIEW • Interhemispheric Water Exchange in the Atlantic Ocean
By Arnold L. Gordon

BOOK REVIEW • A Celebration of the World's Barrier Islands
By Harold D. Palmer