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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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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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Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds - http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/
Protecting coastal watersheds and marine resources. |
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Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management - http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/
Their mission is to achieve the conservation and responsible management of coastal and ocean ecosystems. The Division provides technical, programmatic and financial assistance and advocates comprehensive resource management. |
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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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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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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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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 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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The Hudson River Estuary Program - http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/4920.html
Information about this major estuarine system of New York state and activities to study and protect it. |
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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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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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Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia - http://www.vims.edu/cbnerr/
Ecological site for long-term estuarine research and monitoring. |
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Lost Wetlands - http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/peril_wetlands.html#LOUISIANA
A study of the loss, and containment of, the coastal wetland habitat along Louisiana's coast. |
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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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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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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. |
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Inshore Fish Group - http://www.ifg.bioteck.org
Southern Australian group that aims to assist communities in the conservation of bays and estuaries through the provision of scientific resources, including community monitoring of inshore fish. |
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ICEM Research Theme - http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucfwpej/icem.htm
Description of the JEI's research theme on integrated coastal and estuarine management (ICEM); Thames Estuary Project. |
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Tidal Wetland Ecology of Long Island Sound - http://camel2.conncoll.edu/ccrec/greennet/arbo/publications/34/CHP3A.HTM
An introduction to tidal wetland communities around Long Island including salt marshes. Provides a general description of salt marsh ecology, the plants and animals, and the relationships between them. |
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Characterization Program of the Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto Basin, South Carolina - http://www.csc.noaa.gov/lcr/text/aceweb.html
Provides information and data about the ACE Basin's environment, people, and issues. |
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Estuary-Net Project - http://www.northinlet.sc.edu/estnetweb/estnet.html
National Estuarine Research Reserve's Estuary-Net Project. A telecommunications project supporting the development of coastal non-point source pollution education programs. |