Ocean & coastal resource links

Additional sites from Oregon Sea Grant:

• Hatfield Marine Science Visitor Center
  • HMSC Marine Education Program
• Free Choice Learning
• OSU Watershed Extension

Collaborators and partners:

• Community Seafood Initiative
• Marine Sciences at Oregon State University

Sea Grant links - national, state and regional, plus special sites of interest

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Outside links

The following links will take you away from the Oregon Sea Grant Web site. Please bookmark this site for easy return. If you discover that a link is not working, please contact us and let us know.

• General ocean resources
• Biotechnology
• Coastal resources, hazards, and management
  • Oil spill resources
• Community resources and economics
• Ocean productivity and fisheries
  • Fish and shellfish health and disease control
  • Fisheries and marine economics
  • Fisheries and wildlife
    • Salmon and watersheds
  • Fishing community organizations
• Marine conservation groups
• Marine education
• Marine mammals
• Marine trades, coastal recreation, and tourism
• Ocean and coastal law and policy
• Oceanographic, atmospheric and geologic sciences
• Seafood
  • Seafood and fisheries technology
• Miscellaneous
• Government agencies
  • US
    • US states
  • Other nations

The following links will take you away from the Oregon Sea Grant Web site. Please bookmark this site for easy return.

General ocean resources

• The World Ocean Observatory -Global exchange for ocean information, education and public discourse about the future of the ocean and its implications for human survival
• NOAA's Ocean and Coastal Resource Management Page
• Sustainable Ecosystems Institute - a non-profit promoting cooperative solutions to resource management, including issues in Fish and Wildlife, Marine mammals, and Tourism.
• The Pew Oceans Commission - reports on science and public policy

Biotechnology

• National Sea Grant Research: Marine Biotechnology
• Marine Biotechnology, online journal
• Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland
• European Society for Marine Biotechnology
• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Biotechnology
• BioSpace [the business of biotechnology]
• BioTech, Indiana University, Internet Directory of Biotechnology Resources
• Fralin Biotechnology Center, Vermont
• Wikipedia: Biotechnology

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Coastal resources, hazards, and management

• HazNet, a Sea Grant-sponsored resource site for information about coastal natural hazards including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and erosion.
• The Coastal Management Web, an independent compilation of online resources.
• Sustainable Oregon
• Oregon Coastal Management Program
• Center for Applied Coastal Research
• Seismosurfing the Internet for Earthquake Data
• Tsunami! (from the University of Washington)
• Science for Society - Tsunamis on the Oregon Coast. Includes images and animations.
• Volcano World (K-12, higher education and public outreach site)
• Wikipedia: Tsunami; Coastal erosion

Oil spill-related resources

• Resources for Oil Spill Responders from NOAA
• Prince William Sound Science Center
• Sound Ecosystem Assessment project, assessment of the effect of the Exxon Valdez spill on salmon and herring fisheries
• Texas Oil Spill Prevention and Response Program
• Oil Spill Web, an international oil spill resource and information center.
• Oil Spill Response Limited, an industry site
• Environmental Impact of the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
• Wikipedia: Oil Spill

Community resources and economics

• USDA Rural Development Home Page
• Center for the Study of Group Processes
• Watershed Management Professional Program, Portland State University

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Ocean productivity and fisheries

• NOAA Fisheries Statistics and Economics, searchable databases of fisheries stats
• NOAA Fisheries Strategic Plan
• Marine Trade Training and Education, a list of institutions offering training, certification and degree programs in marine trades, compiled by Alaska Sea Grant.
• Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
• Blackwell Aquaculture, Fisheries and Fish Biology, publisher of books and journals about fisheries and aquaculture
• Pacific Marine Expo , a major commercial fishing trade show
• Wikipedia: Fishing industry ; fisheries

Fish and shellfish health and disease control

• AquaNIC (Aquaculture Network Information Center)
• Oregon State University Center for Fish Disease Research

Fisheries and marine economics

• NOAA Fisheries (National Marine Fisheries Service)
• The International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade
• The Biodiversity Economics Library, a bibliography and discussion list

Fisheries and wildlife

• American Fisheries Society
• Marine Fish Conservation Network
• The Tragedy of the Coastal Commons, an interactive Web site for conversations about sustaining coastal resources
• Northwest Fisheries Science Center
• UC Davis' Bodega Marine Laboratory
• University of Washington College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences
• Turtle Trax - Marine Turtles

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Salmon and watersheds

Comprehensive salmon sites

• Wild Salmon Spotlight - A comprehensive and well-organized site, sponsored by the Gold Seal, Inc. Includes links to:
  • Meet the Pacific Salmon - a clear description of the five major Pacific salmon species.
  • Sockey salmon life cycle - with photo illustrations
  • Many links to news about BC habitat projects, regulatory agencies, etc.
• Stream Net - Northwest Aquatic Resource Information Network. Collaborative effort among NW fish and wildlife agencies and tribes. Instant access to baseline data on anadromous fish distribution, production, habitat, management, and related factors.
• Watershed Education Resources on the Internet - large selection of links compiled by the Global Rivers Environmental Education Network (GREEN)
• The Salmon Page (formerly hosted by the Riverdale School) - Outstanding educational resources
• Wikipedia: Salmon

Salmon facts & data:

• Pacific Northwest Salmon History Snapshots - Part of a site maintained by OSU researcher Court Smith for use in his Anthropology 481 class. Includes research and historical data, plus links to related publications, videos, etc.
• USFWS Fact Sheets on Threatened and Endangered Species
• Where do salmon go in the ocean? and other Pacific salmon facts NOAA's FishFAQ
• Adaptive Management in the Columbia River Basin - Historical background material for a University of Florida zoology course.
• El Niño Theme Page. Explanation of El Nino phenomenon, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
• King County, Washington salmon & trout information
• Oregon river stages - updated daily

Watersheds and habitat restoration:

• OSU Watershed Extension
• Surf Your Watershed - Interactive site from US EPA allows visitors to click on successive maps to locate their own watersheds and retrieve information about water quality, air quality, local restoration groups, etc.
• Watershed Analysis Tools on the Web
• Technical Tools for Watershed Management - Extremely useful information catalog from the EPA
• Salmonid Habitat Project - Outline of ODFW-OSU model restoration projects
• Wild Olympic Salmon - A Washington watershed restoration group
• Salmon enhancement of the North Arm River, details of a Newfoundland restoration project
• Interior Watershed Assessment Procedure Guidebook - Online guide from Canadian Ministry of Forests contains information applicable to watersheds elsewhere, too.

Organizations:

• Save Our Wild Salmon Columbia River Campaign
• Oregon Trout
• Trout Unlimited
• Sustainable Fisheries Foundation
• Sierra Club: Stepping Up to Save the Salmon
• Institute for Fisheries Resources - affiliated with the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
• EcoTrust, a Portland-based private nonprofit "committed to developing new strategies for conservation by helping local communities build new economies based on protecting their environment."
• Oregon Sea Grant - OSU-based research, outreach and education program, part of the national Sea Grant College Program network. Publisher of salmon-related books, videos.
  • Restoration newsletter archives

K-12 materials:

• Step On Line - The Salmon and Trout Education Project, an interactive marine biology education site. (Note: This site is not Netscape compatible)
• Surf Your Watershed - Interactive site from US EPA allows visitors to click on successive maps to locate their own watersheds and retrieve information about them.
• Educating Young People About Water - Curricula, teacher guides and other material from ERIC, the Environmental Resources Information Clearinghouse. Includes ratings for various watershed curricula
• GLOBE, an international earth science education project sponsored by NOAA. online
• Access Excellence - A teacher exchange featuring step-by-step descriptions of favorite biology and life science activities. Includes several watershed activities.
• Teaching Earth Science - Lesson plans, classroom activities and resource links pertaining to astronomy and space, earthquakes, erosion, plate tectonics, rocks, minerals, the rock cycle, volcanoes, water, and weather.

Newsletters and Periodicals (available online):

• Restoration, a quarterly newsletter from Oregon Sea Grant from 1994-2003 (archive).
• Coastlines - Information on Estuaries and Near Coastal Waters. online quarterly from the US EPA
• Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (full text on line)
• American Fisheries Society publications - links to a variety of journals, thus far available on line only in table-of-contents form
• Northwest Fishletter, a publication of FishNet, a power industry-sponsored public policy group

Books, videos, etc.

• Oregon Sea Grant publications and videos - a growing library of books, fact sheets and videos about salmon and related issues, including historical perspectives. Clips available for online previews; many short publications available for free download
• GoodNature Publishing offers beautiful (and biologically accurate) posters of salmon, watersheds and other Northwest nature subjects.
• Towns in Transition: Managing Change in Natural Resource-Dependent Communities. 1997 video from the OSU Extension Service. 30 mins.
• The Salmon Project Videos - A series of videos "designed to stimulate critical thinking in middle through secondary level students about the exploitation and conservation of natural resources." Produced in cooperation with the National Science Foundation.

Research

• Columbia Basin Research - From the University of Washington School of Fisheries. research papers and a searchable literature database.
• North Pacific Rim Salmon Project ODFW
• Publications of the Northwest Fisheries Science Center - Directory, abstracts and ordering information. Some publications are on line.
• The Wilderness Society'S Center For Landscape Analysis
• Agriculture Research Service Water Database - contains stream flow and precipitation data for small agricultural watersheds in several states (not including Oregon).
• Young Chinook Salmon Abundance Monitoring - Research reports from a Sacramento River estuary project

Regulatory, policy & agency sites

• The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds, "an unprecedented undertaking on the part of the State of Oregon to restore our state's salmon and trout resources".
• Endangered Species Act - Full text (.PDF)
• NOAA Fisheries, the National Marine Fisheries Service site
• Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
• Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds , U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Rich site.

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Fishing community organizations

• Massachusetts Fisherman's Partnership
• Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
• Blue Water Fishermen's Association (Atlantic)

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Marine conservation groups

• Institute for Fisheries Resources
• Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition
• National Wildlife Federation
• Pacific Seabird Group
• Save Our Shores
• Wikipedia: Marine conservation

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Marine education

• Oregon Sea Grant Marine Education Programs
• NOAA Education Resources, for teachers, students and the public.
• The Bridge, a selection of the best sites for marine education, designed for teachers. Lesson plans, online expeditions and publications, real data, etc.
• The New Millennium Observatory. Join scientists on actual cruises to explore the ocean floor off Oregon's Pacific coast. Curriculum, lesson plans and student interaction.
• The Marine Careers site, an online version of Sea Grant's popular Marine Careers Guide.
• NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries site.
• The JASON Project
• Extreme 2000: Voyage to the Deep. Join the crew of the submersible Alvin exploring hydrothermic vents off the coast of Mexico.
• The Ecology Channel
• Oregon Field Guide, an award-winning public television series about the natural world

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Marine mammals

• Oregon State University Marine Mammal Program
• Whale Watching Spoken Here - Learn all about Whale Watch Weeks in Oregon
• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Whale-Watching Web
• Whalenet
• Whale Center of New England.
• Center for Coastal Studies
• Wikipedia: Marine mammal

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Marine trades, coastal recreation, and tourism

General

• Recreational Boating Safety Page, from the U.S. Coast Guard
• Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation
• The Marina Program - Marina Management software and links.
• Wikipedia: Ecotourism

Oregon and Pacific Northwest

• Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition, home of the Coast Watch Mile-by-Mile program.
• Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership
• Central Oregon Coast Association

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Ocean and coastal law and policy

• OceanLaw Net - Resources on international law of the sea
• Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Management Act
• University of Oregon Ocean and Coastal Law Center
• National Sea Grant Law Center and Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Legal Program
• Center for International Environmental Law
• Gerard D. Mangone Center for the Study of Marine Policy, University of Delaware
• United Nations International Law of the Sea page
• Wikipedia: Environmental law

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Oceanographic, geologic, and atmospheric Sciences

• UN Atlas of the Oceans - rich, searchable information system on all things oceanic
• National Oceanographic Data Center
• Smithsonian Institution's Ocean Planet Exhibit
• SIEDAC, searchable database of international documents related to socioeconomic trends and issues, including environmental treaties and resource indicators
• International Ocean Institute of Canada.
• NOAA Tides & Currents - central repository of operational and oceanographic data, including Tides online
• Oregon State University College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
  • Research Vessels Wecoma and Elakha
• Wind and Sea - National oceanic and atmospheric resources locator
• Oregon Coast Geospatial Clearinghouse - links to coastal data and how to find it. Part of the National Spatial Data Infrastructure
• World Wide Web Virtual Library: Oceanography
• International Ocean Institute, an independent, non-governmental organization devoted to studying and preserving the world's oceans.
• Scripps Institute of Oceanography
• University of Colorado, Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (PAOS)
• Texas A&M University, Department of Oceanography
• Old Dominion University, Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Dalhousie University Department of Oceanography
• Wikipedia: Oceanography

  El Niño

  • NOAA El Niño Home Page
  • The 1997-98 El Niño/ Southern Oscillation - Interactive site chronicling worldwide data from what has been called the worst El Nino event ever recorded.
  • Tracking El Niño sends a PBS Nova correspondent around the world to report on effects of the climate phenomenon and what scientists are learning about it
  • Wikipedia: El Nino-Southern Oscillation

  Marine geology

  • Oregon State University Marine Geology and Geophysics Page
  • Oregon State University Coastal Imaging Lab
  • World Data Center for Marine Geology and Geophysics
  • National Geophysics Data Center: Marine Geology and Geophysics

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Seafood

• US Food and Drug Administration Seafood Hotline
• US Dept. of Commerce National Seafood Inspection Program
• Seafood Network Information Center
  • Sea Grant HACCP Seafood Alliance
• National Seafood Sector Council of Canada
• AquaNIC
• Pacific Coast Oyster Growers Association
• The FDA Seafood List, a searchable database of market names for imported and domestically available seafood
• The FDA's Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia, another searchable index, this one with images
• Seafood Watch, from the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Seafood and fisheries technology

• Fishery Industrial Technology Center, University of Alaska
• MIT Center for Fisheries Engineering Research
• Aquatic Foods Division of the Institute of Food Technologists
• Japanese National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering

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Miscellaneous

• Data Explorer: online Nautical charts and other data from the National Ocean Service.
• Virginia Institute of Marine Science
• The National Academy of Science, including online versions of recent reports on salmon and the Endangered Species Act.
• Great Lakes Information Network
• Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

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Government agencies

United States

• All US government sites are now reachable through Firstgov.gov
• National Sea Grant Program
• National Sea Grant Library - searchable database of more than 40,000 Sea Grant publications, many available on line
  • Regional and state Sea Grant links
  • Other Sea Grant sites of note
    • Wisconsin's Great Lakes Shipwrecks
    • online Expeditions (from Delaware Sea Grant)
    • Project FLOW - Fisheries Learning on the Web (from Michigan Sea Grant)
    • Earthwatch Radio - including podcasts (from Wisconsin Sea Grant)
    • Guide to Los Angeles and Orange County beaches (from Southern California Sea Grant)

State governments

• California Resources Agency
• California Ocean Resources Management Program
• Oregon State Marine Board
• Alaska Department of Natural Resources

Other nations

• Canada National Water Research Institute
• Australian Oceanographic Data Centre
• Japan Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council