WITHDRAWN: Sea cucumbers of the Arabian Peninsula and Iran - A review of historical and current research trends.

Sea cucumbers are benthic marine invertebrates with immense ecological and commercial value. Processed sea cucumbers known as "" are a delicacy in southeast Asian countries with an ever-increasing demand depleting wild stocks on a global scale. Aquaculture techniques are well developed for commercially important species (eg.

Sea cucumbers of the Arabian Peninsula and Iran - A review of historical and current research trends.

Sea cucumbers are benthic marine invertebrates with immense ecological and commercial value. Processed sea cucumbers known as "" are a delicacy in southeast Asian countries with an ever-increasing demand depleting wild stocks on a global scale. Aquaculture techniques are well developed for commercially important species (e.

Salinity-driven decadal changes in phytoplankton community in the NW Arabian Gulf of Kuwait.

Evaluation of hydrological data obtained between 2000 and 2013 from a time series station in Kuwait Bay (station K6) and an offshore southern location (station 18) off Kuwait showed drastic increase in salinity by 6 units. We tested the hypothesis that increased salinity impacted phytoplankton community characteristics in these semiarid waters. The Arabian Gulf receives seasonal freshwater discharge in the north via Shatt Al-Arab estuary with a peak during March-July.