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ABAG Earthquake Maps and Information

ABAG, the Association of Bay Area Governments, is the regional planning and services agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. This site contains information not only on earthquake related hazards but also about other natural threats to public safety.

AquaNIC: Aquaculture Network Information Center

Sponsored by the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, provides a gateway to electronic information relating to aquaculture. Information organized by species and aquaculture system, lists job-related information, publications, websites, newsletters, digital media, news, online courses, and more.

Census of Marine Life (CoML)

A global network of researchers in more than 80 nations engaged in a 10-year scientific initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans.

CENSUS 2000 Data

Gateway to Census 2000.

Coastal and Marine Geology Program

Information, maps, images, data, and publications on coastal and marine topics from the US Geology Survey.

Coastal Features Map

Global map showing the distribution of coastal features worldwide.

Conservation and Environment Site from the Library of Congress American Memory Collection

This site is from the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress. The maps contained in this category show early exploration and subsequent land use in various areas of the United States. These maps show the changes in the landscape, including natural and man-made features, recreational and wilderness areas, geology, topography, wetland area, vegetation, and wildlife. Specific conservation projects such as the growth and development of U.S. National Parks are included in this category.

Definition of Fisheries Technical Terms—NEFSC/ NOAA

The Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) offers this helpful list of definitions of important fisheries terms. Technical terms from "Absolute Recruitment" through "Yield per Recruit" are described clearly in straightforward language. This resource will lend a helping hand to both the fisheries students and fisheries scientists.

eNature

This site's core content of wildlife information about almost 6,000 individual species is the same data set used to create the printed Audubon Field Guides.

EnviroMapper for Envirofacts

This tool from EPA combines interactive maps and aerial photography to display facility-based information from the Envirofacts Warehouse.

Earth Trends

Statistical data, country profiles, maps, and articles pertaining to various topics in environmental studies, including a section on coastal and marine ecosystems.

EurekAlert Marine Science Portal

Maps, publications, images, and other marine science resources, including a “press release” page highlighting current news, new publications, and events in marine science.

GulfBase

GulfBase is a project of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

Integovernmental Oceanographic Commission

The IOC, an agency of UNESCO,provides Member States of the UN with an essential mechanism for global cooperation in the study of the ocean.

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)

ICES coordinates and promotes marine research in the North Atlantic.

International Tsunami Informaion Center (ITIC)

The ITIC works to mitigate the hazards associated with tsunamis by improving tsunami preparedness for all Pacific Ocean nations.

Marine Realms Information Bank

Access to free online scientific information about oceans, coasts, and coastal watersheds from the U.S. Geological Survey.

National Coastal Condition Reports

Reports from EPA that describe the ecological and environmental conditions in U.S. coastal waters.

NOAA Organizational Chart for Coastal Managers

The NOAA Organizational Chart for Coastal Managerslists the many offices and divisions of NOAA that apply to coastal resource management. The Web version of the chart contains the following information: office and division names and acronyms, descriptions of responsibilities, and Web site addresses.

OceanPortal

A web directory of ocean data and information related web sites from the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE).

Online Books Page—University of Pennsylvania

The Online Books Page is a website that facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet.

Open Directory Project: Oceanography

An open source directory of information compiled, updated and annotated by volunteer editors from around the world. Contains international information about conferences, data centers, projects and more.

Race Rocks Islets Virtual Tour

Physical visits to an endangered ecosystem may destroy it. However, you can take a virtual visit to the Race Rocks Islets near Vancouver Island, B.C., and protect its marine ecology. This virtual window on these islands, which have been a government-protected marine ecosystem since 2000, was created by local marine biology students.

Resources for Methods in Evaluation and Social Research

This page lists FREE resources for methods in evaluation and social research.

Statistical Resources on the Web

Extensive list of links to many kinds of statistical data on the Internet. This resource is part of the University of Michigan Documents Center.

State and Local Government on the Net

This Internet directory provides convenient one-stop access to the websites of thousands of state agencies and city and county governments.

United States Government Manual: Browse

As the official handbook of the Federal Government, the United States Government Manual provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, and boards, commissions, and committees. The Manual begins with reprints of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. The new edition of the Manual is available annually in late summer.

United States Code

The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is divided by broad subjects into 50 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. Since 1926, the United States Code has been published every six years.

Wetlands Functions and Values—EPA Watershed Academy

The EPA's Watershed Academy Web site has added a learning module on wetland functions and values. The module explores the ecological and societal benefits and values that wetlands provide, such as "fish and wildlife habitats, natural water quality improvement, flood storage, shoreline erosion protection, opportunities for recreation and aesthetic appreciation," and much more. First-time users will find helpful instructions at "How to navigate this module"; the hyperlinked instructional text is also accompanied by useful color images.

Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds

EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW) promotes a watershed approach to manage, protect, and restore the water resources and aquatic ecosystems of our marine and fresh waters.

WINDandSEA: The Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Locator

This site is sponsored by the NOAA Central Library in Silver Spring, MD. The guide was designed "to make Internet searching more efficient for the NOAA community, the academic community, other government agencies concerned with oceanic and atmospheric issues, and the general public." The guide contains over 1,000 links to science and policy sites and is organized by topic. Resources have been reviewed and annotated by NOAA Central Library staff.

The Virtual Technical Report Center — EPrints, Preprints, & Technical Reports on the Web

Updated monthly by the University of Maryland Library.

This is a very valuable "Invisible Web" site. "The Institutions listed here provide either full-text or searchable extended abstracts of their technical reports on the World Wide Web. This site contains links to technical reports, preprints, reprints, dissertations, theses, and research reports of all kinds. Some metasites are listed by subject categories, as well as by institution." Scroll through the alphabetized organization/institution list to see the variety and depth of the offering.

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