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    Executive Summary
    General Introduction
    Physical Preliminaries - The Arabian Sea: A Monsoon-Driven Environment
          Introduction
          Monsoon Systems
          Monsoon Variability
          Surface Layer Response
          Phytoplankton Response
          Thermohaline Circulation and Water Masses
          Fisheries of the Arabian Sea

    Modelling Studies of Arabian Sea Physics
    Zooplankton Ecology of the Arabian Sea
          Introduction
          Zooplankton Biomass
          Zooplankton Species Composition
          Basin Scale Zooplankton Distributions
             Southwest coast of India and coast of Pakistan
             Somalia Region
             Central Arabian Sea
          Low Oxygen Zone and Zooplankton Distributions
          Problems of Sampling Zooplankton in Very Rough Seas

    Fish Stocks in the Arabian Sea
    Implementation Plans
    Implementation Plan for an Add-On U.S. GLOBEC Study
          Justification of Target Zooplankton Species
          Ichthyoplankton and Fish Studies
          Approaches
          Conclusion

    Implementation Plan for a Full-Scale U.S. GLOBEC Study
          Fish Stocks
          Mesozooplankton
          Approach
          Conclusion

    Interaction with other Programs in the Region
    References
    Appendices
    Appendix A.  Workshop Summary
    Appendix B.  Zooplankton Working Group Report
          Introduction
          General Themes and Specific Scientific Questions
          Logistics Recommendations
          Survey Mode and Measurement Recommendations
          Extended Station Mode and Measurement Recommendations

    Appendix C.  Fish Working Group Report
          General Themes and Specific Scientific Questions
          Equipment and Approach Recommendations
          Recommendations

    Appendix D.  Technology Working Group Report
          Introduction
          Mesopelagic Fish Sampling Issues and Recommendations
          Plankton Sampling Issues and Recommendations
          Molecular and Biochemical Approaches to Arabian Sea Studies

    Appendix E.  Alternative Viewpoint for Myctophid Studies
    Appendix F.  Workshop Participants