In addition to heavy metals, environmental factors affect to induce the synthesis of metallothionein (MT) contamination biomarker in vertebrates and invertebrates. Environmental parameters that were selected of nine stations in Chabahar Bay subtidal area (2013-14)  include temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen and turbidity and heavy metals (copper, zinc, cadmium) in monsoon and post-monsoon,...

According to importance of Chabahar Bay as one of the marine strategic areas and need to learn about pollution of this area, in this study, Cu, Ni and Zn concentration was investigated in the soft tissue of chiton Acanthopleura vaillantii from 5 stations in the coast of Chabahar Bay at autumn of 1394. For this purpose, samples were collected and transferred to the laboratory, then after prepara...

Microalgae as a source of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, pigments, pharmaceutical and food metabolites, has received more focus by biological researchers at last decades. The amount and composition of fatty acids produced by microalgae depended on biomass production and environmental factors such as changes in salinity, light and nutrient availability. In this study, the green microalga...

Background and Objectives: ?????? Methods: ?????? Findings: ?????? Conclusion: ????? Coral ecosystems, like other natural habitats, are under effect by global warming. Every year we see the bleaching of corals in different parts of the world. Since the physical parameters of seawater are affected by meteorological phenomena, so in this study using ten-year data of oceanographic buoys, the ...

Abstract In the present study, sampling and analysis of size-fractionated suspended particulate matter (SPM) in coastal waters of Chabahar Bay have been done for the first time. Sampling has been conducted on December 25 of 2018 from 5 stations in different locations of the Bay in order to evaluate the effects of natural and human activities on SPM mass and composition. With an overall average...

This study has been carried out in the coast of Chabahar Bay from March, 2013 to Febuary, 2014. We sampled macrofouling organisms in three stations. Overall, 40 species of macrofouling organisms were detected in which Barnacles, sponges, Bryozoans, echinoderms, Polychaetes and Gastropods were the major groups. The majority of biomass and highest density were observed in the first half of the se...