- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Protecting the world's marine mammals.
www.seashepherd.org
- Census of Marine Life (6)
Learn about the initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine life in the oceans. Also find sites dedicated to its specific projects and surveys.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Marine_Life/Census_of_Marine_Life
- Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Working to to conserve marine life of the Southern Ocean.
www.ccamlr.org
- WhaleTimes SeaBed
Introduction to whales, sharks, dolphins, penguins, and other ocean animals. Ask Jake the SeaDog questions, add to the WhaleTale, and more.
www.whaletimes.org
- Underwater Times
Daily news journal of ocean, scuba, and underwater life including sharks, crocodiles, whales, fish, and other animals in Antarctica and Arctic.
www.underwatertimes.com
- Oceans Alive
Celebrates marine biodiversity and explores ways to help save our oceans.
www.abc.net.au/oceans/alive.htm
- Mar-Eco
International exploratory study of the animals inhabiting the northern mid-Atlantic.
www.mar-eco.no
- British Marine Life Study Society
Producing publications and presenting information to stimulate interest in the undersea world and natural history of the seas.
www.glaucus.org.uk
- CAML: Census of Antarctic Marine Life
Investigating the distribution and abundance of Antarctica's vast marine biodiversity to develop a benchmark for the benefit of humankind.
www.caml.aq
- European Register of Marine Species
Project to facilitate marine biodiversity research and management.
www.marbef.org/data/erms.php
- SeamountsOnline
Designed to gather information on species found in seamount habitats, and to provide a freely-available online resource for accessing and downloading these data.
seamounts.sdsc.edu
- Oceana
Working to win specific and concrete policy changes to reduce pollution and to prevent the irreversible collapse of fish populations, marine mammals, and other sea life. Oceana offers animal profiles and pictures along with news.
community.oceana.org
- NMITA: Neogene Marine Biota of Tropical America
Online biotic database containing images and data for taxa used in analyses of tropical American biodiversity over the past 25 million years.
porites.geology.uiowa.edu
- Marine Life Society of South Australia
Self funded non government organisation, with a membership concerned with marine conservation and education.
www.mlssa.asn.au
- Discovery Channel - Blue Planet
Learn about the natural history of the world's oceans in this Discovery Channel program. The Blue Planet series explores topics like coral reefs and creatures in the deep ocean floor. Includes images of life at sea vents, sounds of singing whales, and information about ocean areas in crisis.
dsc.discovery.com/tv/blue-planet/blue-planet.html
- Dangerous and Venomous Ocean Organisms of Hawai`i
Explore information about dangerous sea creatures that live in Hawaii's ocean waters. Each marine animal's profile includes their habitat, how to prevent injury, first aid treatment, and a picture.
www.aloha.com/~lifeguards/critters.html
- Deep Sea 3D
The underwater 3-D IMAX film introduces viewers to the world that lies just beneath the surface of the Earth's oceans and lets them get up-close with a wide range of undersea life. Deep Sea 3D is directed by Howard Hall and narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.
www.imax.com/deepsea
- Secrets of the Ocean Realm
Companion site to the PBS series which explores the fascinating mysteries of the ocean depths and reveals never-before-seen behaviors of its inhabitants.
www.pbs.org/oceanrealm
- NOAA Office of Protected Resources: Endangered Species Act of 1973
Includes the text of the act as well as ESA marine life recovery plans and ESA biennial reports to Congress.
www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/laws/esa.htm
- Meiofauna
Meiofauna research, focusing on the morphology, systematics, and biogeography of primitive worm groups.
hooge.developmentalbiology.com
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