SUMMARY
This paper explores some of the possible applications of High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) in the field of marine organic chemistry. It is suggested that the use of reverse phase (C18, C8) columns be developed further since these do not require a disruptive desalting step and this makes them particularly suited for sea-water research. The versatility of this technique is emphasized in that components can be separated and identified using columns and detectors specific to some physico-chemical characteristics.