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The Journal is an independent periodical featuring original research and articles of scientific interest related to the Bahama Islands. The Journal is published twice a year (May and November) in Nassau, capital of the Bahamas, by Media Enterprises Limited, as a non-profit contribution to education and research. Submissions are welcome.

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Media Enterprises is a Bahamian-owned communications agency, and the Bahamas' largest book publisher and distributor. Check this site for the most comprehensive listing of educational texts on the Bahamas and Caribbean.

Subscriptions

The magazine was established in 1993. Subscription is $35 a year for Vol 8, plus $15 for overseas air mail delivery. Subscriptions are processed upon receipt of Visa/MasterCard details, or US/Bahamian currency cheque or money order payable to Media Enterprises Ltd, P. O. Box N-9240, Nassau, Bahamas.

Submissions

Letters, notices, reviews and original or reprinted articles are accepted subject to peer review at the editor's discretion. Contributions may include any material of scientific interest to the Bahamas-from agriculture to zoology.

Submissions are accepted subject to normal copyright and ethical considerations, preferably as a typescript with a 3.5" diskette identifying platform and software used, or as e-mail (nsealey@100jamz.com) attachments. Authors are asked to provide submissions as a text file, without extensive page layout or electronic formatting.

Illustrations should be camera-ready, captioned, and large enough to withstand reduction. All material will be acknowledged promptly, and original artwork/photos returned to the author on publication. Original photos are required. Scanned material and laser prints cannot be used. Limited advertising space (free for non-commercial purposes) is available for notices, publications, organizations and institutions.

Editor

The Bahamas Journal of Science is edited by Neil E. Sealey, author of several text books on the Bahamas and Caribbean. A lecturer in geography at the College of the Bahamas from 1979 until 1995 when he joined Media Enterprises, he also edited a geographical journal in the United Kingdom, and was an officer in the British Merchant Marine prior to that. He was educated at Oxford and London and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society.

Contents of Last Two Issues:

May 2000, Vol. 7 No. 2.

TOURISM AND WATER QUALITY IN ELIZABETH HARBOUR
Kathleen Sullivan Sealey

BAHAMA PARROTS AND FERAL CATS ON ABACO
James O. Keith and Rosemarie Gnam

A STUDY OF CATS AND DOGS IN MARSH HARBOUR AND NASSAU
William J Fielding

TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE OBSERVATIONS FROM THE CAY SAL BANK
Anthony White, Kathleen Sullivan Sealey, Thomas Gire and Judith Gire

PREHISTORIC WATERCRAFT OF THE ISLANDS
Richard T Callaghan and Stephanie J Schwabe

A PRELIMINARY MARINE BIODIVERSITY SURVEY OF ANDROS ISLAND
John A Cigliano

RAINFALL IN NEW PROVIDENCE FOR 1999
Neil Sealey

ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING IN ENDANGERED SPECIES

November 2000, Vol. 8 No. 1.

N ANALYSIS OF STONE TOOLS FROM THE THREE DOG SITE, SAN SALVADOR
Mary Jane Berman, April K. Sievert, and Thomas R. Whyte

HISTORICAL HURRICANE IMPACTS ON THE BAHAMAS: 1800-1850
Ronald V. Shaklee

LESSONS LEARNED FROM HURRICANE FLOYD DAMAGE ON SAN SALVADOR
Douglas W. Gamble, Michael E. Brown, Darren Parnell, David Brommer, and Paul G. Dixon

ANDROS ISLAND FLORA AND FAUNA IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Jose V. Lopez, Cheryl L. Peterson, Felix Morales and Luther Brown

HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE AND "STRAY" DOGS
William J. Fielding and Jane Mather

HUMAN IMPACT AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT IN THE BAHAMAS
Sherrie Bain

Back Issues (1993-2000) A full listing of articles by issue is available via e-mail. All back issues are available. Complete volumes are available for $30. Make US or Bahamian currency cheques payable to Media Enterprises Ltd and mail to P.O. Box N-9240, Nassau, Bahamas. Visa/MasterCard orders welcome.