Introduction
1 The Name of the Studied Area
2 The Geographical and Geological Settings
3 Biodiversity
4 Faunal Domains
References
Part I: Historical Perspectives
History and Geography of the Arabian Gulf
1 Introduction
2 The Arabian Gulf in General
2.1 Names of the Gulf
2.2 History of the Arabian Gulf Before Christ
2.3 History of the Arabian Gulf After Christ
2.4 The Ottomans and the Desired World Powers
3 History of Arabian Gulf Countries
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Kuwait
3.3 Bahrain
3.4 Qatar
3.5 The United Arab Emirates
3.6 Sultanate of Oman
3.7 Saudi Arabia
References
Documents
Periodicals
Books

Map
The Prehistoric Fishers and Gatherers of the Northern and Western Coasts of the Arabian Sea
1 Introduction
2 Environmental Conditions, Natural Resources, and Coastal Constraints
3 History of the Research
4 Resources Exploitation
5 Seafaring
6 Social Aspects of the Exploitation of Marine Resources
7 Inferring Fishing Gears and Methods from Material Culture Remains
8 Discussion
References
Part II: Environmental Aspects
The Biogeochemical Features of Kuwaiti Water in the Northwestern Arabian Gulf: Current State of Knowledge and Future
1 Introduction and Background

2 Hydrography: The Physical Settings
3 Climatically Important Gases and Their Components
4 Biogeochemistry of Bio-essential Macronutrients and Trace Elements
5 Chlorophyll a and Productivity
6 Impact of Anthropogenic Perturbations and Climate Change in Kuwaiti Waters
7 Concluding Remarks and Future Recommendations
References
Some Physical Oceanographic Aspects of Kuwait and Arabian Gulf Marine Environment
1 Introduction
2 Some Physical Oceanographic Aspects of Arabian Gulf
2.1 Precipitation, Evaporation, and Flow of Seawater in and out of Arabian Gulf

2.2 General Topography of the Countries Around Arabian Gulf
2.3 Bathymetry of Arabian Gulf
2.4 Tidal Variation in the Arabian Gulf
2.5 Wind Speed and Direction
2.6 Maximum Tidal Current in the Arabian Gulf
2.7 Maximum Wave Heights and Periods Inside the Arabian Gulf
3 Some Physical Oceanographic Aspects of Kuwaiti Territorial Waters
3.1 Tidal Variation off Kuwaiti Territorial Waters
3.2 Tide-Induced Current in the Kuwaiti Territorial Waters
3.3 Maximum Significant Wave Heights in the Kuwaiti Territorial Waters
3.4 Wave Period in Kuwaiti Territorial Waters
3.5 Water Transparency in Kuwaiti Territorial Waters