Are too much reference works present in flourishing literature related to marine biotechnology?

Generally speaking the enormous interest in marine biotechnology resulting in the worldwide flourishing of editorial initiatives (journals, books, etc.) seems a direct consequence of that omen. However the pipeline from basic research to proof of concepts and commercialization should provide editorial products characterized by high presence of original reports from basic research, but a close look to the amount of this literature indicate some unbalancing among original research articles and books including other reference works, at least in a specific areas. This case is discussed here for general marine enzymes and for the specific case of marine carbohydrate active enzymes.