1.   Marine scientists were pretty sure a coral reef, like any complex ecosystem, must be assembled in the correct order.

2.   An unlikely dispute has erupted in Alaska between marine scientists and environmentalists over how best to safeguard the coastal area affected by the wreck of the Exxon Valdez.

3.   A planned effort by marine scientists to take white abalone and induce them to spawn in captivity may be the last chance to save the species.

4.   Every important species of fish in the sea is in sharp decline, fishermen and marine scientists say.

5.   Fishing guides like Curry, along with marine scientists and local residents, worry about the growing presence of brown tide in the lower Laguna Madre.

6.   For all of its promise, though, the idea of growing corals in laboratories has raised questions among marine scientists.

7.   In any case, federal and state marine scientists dismiss the notion that only fish from the Mobile area would be contaminated.

8.   Marine scientists who thought they may have discovered a new species could borrow fish from the Smithsonian for comparison.

9.   Montagna and other marine scientists began extensive sampling on Friday in those bays to see if the brown tide remains.

10.   Project consultants include Jean Michael Cousteau, son of the famed marine scientist Jacques Cousteau, and Edward Buckbee, the retired developer of Space Camp.