FRONT MATTER -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- Part I Hazards to Human Health From the Oceans -- 1 Climate and Weather, Coastal Hazards, and Public Health -- 2 Infectious Diseases -- 3 Harmful Algal Blooms -- 4 Marine-Derived Pharmaceuticals and Related Bioactive Agents -- 5 Marine Organisms as Models for Biomedical Research -- 6 Literature Cited -- Appendix A Committee Biographies -- Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix C Workshop Program -- Index.