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NOAA Coastal Services Center - http://www.csc.noaa.gov/
Their mission is to foster and sustain the environmental and economic well being of the nation's coast by linking people, information, and technology. |
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Chesapeake Bay Program - http://www.chesapeakebay.net/
The regional partnership that's been leading and directing the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay since 1983. |
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Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds - http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/
Protecting coastal watersheds and marine resources. |
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Coastal America Partnership National Web Site - http://www.coastalamerica.gov/
Coastal America is a partnership among federal, state and local governments and private alliances to collaboratively address environmental problems along our nation's shoreline. |
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Volunteer Monitoring - http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/vol.html
Environmental Protection Agency. A manual specifically designed for volunteers to assist in monitoring the environmental health of estuaries. |
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Elkhorn Slough Foundation - http://www.elkhornslough.org/
Nonprofit organization working to preserve the slough in Monterey county in California. Includes natural history, research and education projects. |
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Chesapeake Research Consortium - http://www.chesapeake.org/
Association of six institutions with a long-standing involvement in research on problems affecting the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. |
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Restore America's Estuaries - http://www.estuaries.org/
A national coalition of 11 regional, coastal community-based environmental organizations with a combined membership of over 250,000 citizens. |
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The Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program (CBBEP) - http://www.cbbep.org/
Locally controlled project works to support sustainable use of the estuaries in the south central coastline of Texas near Corpus Christi. Includes group history, projects, publications, and main areas of interest. |
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The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation - http://www.erf.org/
Promotes the study of the structure and functions of estuaries and the effects of human activities on these fragile environments. Information on membership, publications and meetings. |
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Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program - http://www.btnep.org/
BTNEP is a non-profit organization supported by a group of universities that seeks to rebuild and protect the estuarine system between the Atchafalaya and Mississippi Rivers. |
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North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve - http://www.nccoastalreserve.net/
Provides information on this large estuarine area, the research being done there, educational programs and the coastal training program. |
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Red Tides in Western Gulf of Maine - http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/modeling/wgulf/wgulf.html
Describes U.S. Geological Survey studies on sources, transport, and nutrient environment for these phytoplankton blooms, which can be harmful. |
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The Terrene Institute - http://www.terrene.org/
Working to improve our nation's environment by building societal consensus for innovative and sustainable environmental solutions. The Terrene Institute promotes sustainable solutions through education and outreach programs that effect change in individual behavior, corporate stewardship and public policy. |
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Morro Bay National Estuary Program - http://www.mbnep.org/
Supports the most significant wetland system on California's south-central coast which provides habitat for a number of endangered and/or threatened species. |
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Coastal Marsh Project - http://www.geog.umd.edu/wetlands/
The purpose of the Project was to analyze the surface condition of coastal marshes and detect areas that were at risk for rapid loss of land area. |
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Sewri Mangrove Park: Mumbai pages - http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/leisure/travel/mangrove.html
Essential to the ecology of the coast and this island off the Indian coast, steps have been taken to protect this resource. |
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Dynamics Of The Salt Marsh - http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/pub/seascience/dynamic.html
A introduction to salt marshes, their dynamics and biology, and the importance of their conservation. |
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Gulf Estuarine Research Society - http://www.gers.org
An organization for people interested in estuarine and coastal issues centering on the Gulf of Mexico. |
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Western Australian Mangrove Page - http://wwwscience.murdoch.edu.au/centres/others/mangrove/
Provide information on techniques and other information relating to research and access to the Mangrove Grey Literature Bibliography, a searchable database of related documents which have not made it into the primary literature. |
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Alabama Center for Estuarine Studies - http://www.southalabama.edu/aces/
Studies the global pervasiveness of human induced changes to the estuarine ecosystem. |
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Coastal Eelgrass Habitats of Rhode Island - http://www.edc.uri.edu/eelgrass/
Interactive maps of Rhode Island eelgrass habitats, with downloadable GIS data, and policy and regulations pertaining to seagrass in RI. |
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Coast Alliance - http://www.coastalliance.org/
This is a conservation organization that educates the public and protects coastal habitats. Press releases, newsletters, and reports available on polluted runoff, coastal development and contaminated sediments. |
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Restoration and Creation of Saltmarshes and Other Intertidal Habitats - http://www.uea.ac.uk/~e130/Saltmarsh.htm
Information on created saltmarshes in the UK, and an extensive bibliography of published work. |
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Southeastern Estuarine Research Society (SEERS) - http://links.baruch.sc.edu/seers/
Objectives are the informal discussion and exchange of ideas dealing with estuarine and related research problems, related to the southeastern United States. |