Advocates for Wild, Healthy Oceans Center for Marine Conservation
America's Maritime Heritage "about the people and communities that built ships, shipped goods, sailed ships, kept lights, rescued wrecks, fished waters, and kept the sea lanes open; about the use of waterways for commerce, transportation, defense, and recreation; about the traditions and skills, arts and crafts, artifacts and documents, and buildings, structures, and vessels that reflect our past maritime endeavors"
ARCTIC page of links
Argo "For the first time, the physical state of the upper ocean will be systematically measured and assimilated in near real-time"
Beach Watch reports on water quality at individual beaches
Caribbean Conservation adopt a turtle, sea turtle tracking, learn about sea turtles, news and alerts, order a sea turtle poster
Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence
Coastal Issues Texas Wetland Information Network
Coral Bleaching, Coral Mortality, and Global Climate Change Jan. 2001 report from the State Dept.
Coral Reefs - Reefbase provides information on coastal and marine resources, coral reef threats, resource management practices, maps and photos, references, and more
DAMS, see WATER
Deep Sea Exploration NOAA
Dive and Discover about discovery and exploration of the deep seafloor
Dive and Discover expeditions to the sea floor with scientists
Dolphins photos and information
EarthTrends environmental information portal
FISH page of links
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
International Shark Attack File maps, statistics, risk factors, how, when, and where
Jason Project "From oceans to rain forests, from polar regions to volcanoes, the JASON Project explores Planet Earth and exposes students to leading scientists who work with them to examine its biological and geological development"
Mangroves: Florida Plants
Mariner's Journal interactive research cruises from the Australian Institute of Marine Science
MarLIN Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland
Monterey Bay Aquarium
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cool satellite pictures of large storms, severe weather, unusual cloud formations, ocean events
NOAA Backgrounders National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA Ocean Explorer follow ocean expeditions
Ocean Adventure: Jean-Michel Cousteau
Ocean Planet Smithsonian exhibit -- "Over 99 percent of living space on earth is ocean, all habitable by plants and animals"
Oceana "international advocacy organization created with the sole purpose of protecting the world's oceans" - beautiful graphics
Oceanography at UEA Norwich lots of research information in oceanography
Office of Naval Research Science and Technology Focus: Oceanography full of information and images
Orca Live live Webcam viewing of Orca whales off Hanson Island
Pew Ocean Science
The Plankton Net
Polar Research News
Properties of Water lots of information on water, rivers, lakes, groundwater, glaciers, snowfall; lots of information, e.g. "Raindrops are not tear-shaped. Scientists, using high-speed cameras, have discovered that raindrops resemble the shape of a small hamburger bun"
RIVERS, see WATER
Seacology preserving the world's islands
Sealab Antarctica National Geographic special
Seashell Field Guide
Seashells.org can help you identify your finds; also, how to clean and preserve them
Seashore Creatures Field Guide
Seaweed Information Server
Shark Attack File, International maps, graphs, stats, how to avoid attacks, much more
Shark Attacks.com killer information on bloodthirsty killers
State of the Beach a report from the Surfrider Foundation - "inside you'll find the disturbing truth about the current health of our beaches. And it ain't pretty"
UN Atlas of the Oceans facts, issues, geography
Underwater Archaeology Resources
Underwater Discovery Frank Goddio site
WATER page of links
WETLANDS, see BIODIVERSITY
WhaleNet interactive educational web site which focuses on whales and marine research
Whale-Watching-Web
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution research, education, general information and news