Links
Email listserv for Science Programs (select "Scienceprograms" from the public lists drop-down menu)
Local sites:
Career information:
Cool science sites:
- Best of the Web - Plants and Animals
- Cascades Volcano Observatory
- Ask-An-Earth-Scientist: a question-answering service on geology and geophysics.
- Hawaii Coral Reef Network: research and education on coral reefs.
- The Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project has drilled a 1056 m hole in Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawaii.
- Hawaii Volcano Observatory
- The International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) Home Page.
- JASON project (1995's project was on the Big Island).
- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Home Page.
- Marine Biology Web: an educational resource for marine biology students with reference lists organized by subject, accounts of new and exciting research, and color photographs illustrating principles of marine biology and ecology.
- The Marine Mammal Page
- Monterey Bay Online: a Matrix of Information Resources of and about The Monterey Bay Region of California
- National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
- National Marine Sanctuary Program
- Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
- Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
- Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (American Samoa)
- Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
- Flower Garden National Marine Sanctuary
- Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
- Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
- Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
- Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- National Science Foundation (NSF).
- National Data Buoy Center (NDBC): get ocean surf and weather info from around the world.
- Ocean Planet Online at the Smithsonian Institution/National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC, US.
- Michael Ogden's Pacific Islands WWW "Things." Information about the Pacific Island nation-states.
- Pacific Tsunami Museum: an organization dedicated to education and research about tsuanmis
- Rabaul Caldera (Michigan Tech).
- Seafloor Topography maps predicted from gravitational anomalies
- Sea Grant News Media Center: information on researchers and educators to the world of marine research and resources that are available through the National Sea Grant College Program
- Seismic information and epicenter maps form the CNSS Combined U.S. Catalog (U. Washington).
- Turtle Trax, devoted to education and conservation of marine turtles
- Tidal predictions for anywhere in the 50 United States
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
- Keep an eye on the U.S. Congress, and the Whitehouse.
- U.S. government information services from FedWorld Information Network.
- Virtually Hawaii. NASA images of the islands and "virtual field trips".
Universities:
- Florida State University
- Oregon State University
- University of California:
- University of Florida
- University of Hawai'i:
- University of Hawaii phone directory of faculty and staff listings (not udated very frequently)
- University of Hawai'i at Hilo
- University of Hawai'i at Manoa
- University of Oregon
- University of Miami
- University of South Carolina
- University of South Florida
- University of Washington
- Washington State University
- Western Washington University
Marine Institutes:
- Australian Institute of Marine Science - conducts research in tropical marine systems in north Australia, specifically the Great Barrier Reef.
- Bamfield Marine Station - Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- Bodega Marine Laboratory - coastal research and teaching facility.
- Caribbean Marine Research Center - on Lee Stocking Island in the Bahamas
- College of Charleston - Grice Marine Biological Laboratory - marine lab supports teaching/research in environmental physiology, evolutionary biology, phytoplankton ecology, systematic biology, molecular biology, benthic ecology, marine ecology.
- Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory - on the north coast of Jamaica, immediately adjacent to a classically defined fringing reef. Research and teaching is focused primarily on coral reefs but also includes work on inshore oceanography, fisheries, and terrestrial ecology.
- Duke University School of the Environment Marine Laboratory
- Fish Ecology Lab - one of the top fisheries oceanography labs in North America. The lab is under the direction of Dr. William Leggett.
- Flinders University - Lincoln Marine Science Centre - centre for research and training in marine biology, ecology, and aquaculture, located in South Australia.
- Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
- Hatfield Marine Science Center - Oregon State University's marine laboratory in Newport, OR.
- Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology - University of Hawaii at Manoa's marine laboratory on Coconut Island
- Hopkins Marine Station - Stanford's laboratory in Pacific Grove
- Huntsman Marine Science Centre - provides teaching and research facilities devoted to the study of coastal land marine environments and organisms.
- Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC)
- Irish Marine Institute - national agency for marine research and development, creation of employment, and protection of the environment.
- James Cook University - Department of Marine Biology - dedicated to specialised training in marine biology; has identified marine science as a strategic growth area.
- Kewalo Marine Laboratory - research facility.
- Kristineberg Marine Research Station - provides information about facilities and resources at the station. Application for guest scientists available.
- Lobster Institute - research and info concerning the lobstering industry along the East Coast.
- Moss Landing Marine Laboratories - marine laboratory of the California State System
- Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
- Mote Marine Laboratory - independent, nonprofit marine and estuarine research and education facility
- Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
- National Resource Center for Cephalopods - production systems for the culture of cephalopods and facilities for visiting scientists. Squids and cuttlefishes are available year-round to on-campus and off-campus researchers.
- Oregon Institute of Marine Biology - University of Oregon's marine laboratory at Charleston, OR
- Port Erin Marine Laboratory
- Shoals Marine Laboratory
- Stanford University - Hopkins Marine Station
- Stockholm Marine Research Centre (SMF) - resource for research, education, monitoring and information about the Baltic sea in Sweden.
- Tjrn Marine Biological Laboratory - field station for marine biology at the Gteborg and Stockholm Universities. The server provides information mainly about staff, courses and research.
- UMass Dartmouth - Dept. of Biology
- University of Plymouth - Institute of Marine Studies - A series of pages devoted to marine education and research. Subjects include Marine Navigation, Hydrography, Marine Technology, Shipping and Transport and Ocean Sciences
- University of South Carolina Baruch Institute
- University of Southern Florida - Marine Science
- University of Sydney Fish Ecology Laboratory - current research programs of the staff and students.
- University of Texas, Austin - Marine Science Institute - describes the research, educational, and outreach activities of the University of Texas Marine Science Institute and the Department of Marine Science. The site is updated frequently.
- University of the Virgin Islands William P. MacLean Marine Science Center
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science - School of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary. Marine biology, marine chemistry, marine geology, physical oceanography and resource management.
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
