This issue of Advances in Marine Biology focuses on Nephrops norvegicus, known variously as the Norway lobster, Dublin Bay prawn, langoustine or scampi. It is a slim, orange-pink lobster which grows up to 25 cm long, and is "the most important commercial crustacean in Europe". This volume contains the following chapters:

■ Systematics and Position of Nephrops among the Lobsters
■ Habitat and Ecology of Nephrops norvegicus
■ Sensory Biology and Behaviour of Nephrops norvegicus
■ The Reniform Reflecting Superposition Compound Eyes of Nephrops norvegicus: Optics, Susceptibility to Light Induced Damage, Electrophysiology and a Ray Tracing Model
■ Stress Biology and Immunology in Nephrops norvegicus
Susanne P. Eriksson, Bodil Hernroth and Susanne P. Baden
■ Reproduction: Life Cycle, Larvae and Larviculture
■ Nephrops Fisheries in European Waters