Links To Other Web Pages

Categories of pages:

Aquariums and Museums
California state agencies
Field Study Aids
International Agreements, Conventions, Treaties
International Conservation and Environmental Organizations
Marine and Estuarine Sanctuaries and Reserves
Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding and Rehabilitation Information
Meetings, symposia, and conference announcements
Nonprofit Organizations - Local
Red Tides, Marine Biotoxins, Harmful Algal Blooms
Research Projects
Scientific Societies
Species Information - Birds
Species Information - Marine Mammals
Species Information - Sea turtles
U.S. Government

American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California
John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Illinois
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California
New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts
Oregon Coast Aquarium, Newport, Oregon
Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.

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California state agencies

Calif. Resources Agency
Calif. Coastal Commission
Calif. Dept. of Fish and Game
Calif. Dept. of Parks and Recreation

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Field Study Aids

El Niño Advisory: Latest NOAA/NESDIS West Coast El Niño Advisory
Historical El Niño Advisories, 1992 to the present
Map: Point Lobos State Reserve, CA
Maps of regions of California, in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format, from California Division of Tourism
Sunrise/Sunset Times and other solar and lunar information from the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications Department
U.S. Tidal Height and Current Predictions from the University of South Carolina Department of Biological Sciences
Elkhorn Slough, CA (near Parson’s Slough) Tidal Predictions
Monterey Harbor, CA Tidal Predictions
Moss Landing, CA Tidal Predictions
Santa Cruz, CA Tidal Predictions
U.S. West Coast Tide and Current Predictions - sites listed from north to south

Local Weather and Sea Conditions

Monterey Bay Marine Forecast: 2-day forecast of weather and sea conditions for Monterey Bay, with extended outlook for Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas (including Monterey Bay and the San Francisco Bay area); from The Weather Underground
California coastal marine forecasts, Point St. George to Point Piedras Blancas: 2-day forecast of weather and sea conditions from the National Weather Service-San Francisco, with extended outlook for Point Arena to Point Piedras Blancas (including Monterey Bay and the San Francisco Bay area); includes forecasts for San Francisco, San Pablo, Suisun Bays, the West Delta and Monterey Bay

• Monterey Bay forecast, with link to forecast discussion
Coastal Data Information Program: links to California coast wave modeling predictions, and recent wind, wave, and temperature data for the California coastline, Grays Harbor, Washington, and Kings Bay, Georgia; from Scripps Institution of Oceanography

• Monterey Bay Swell Model
Coastal Monterey County weather: 24-hour forecast from National Weather Service-San Francisco
Monterey, California, current weather conditions and 10-day forecast, with links to local and regional Doppler radar and satellite images; from The Weather Channel
Satellite image of Northeast Pacific Ocean/West Coast of North America, from The Weather Channel

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International Agreements, Conventions, Treaties

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Convention on Migratory Species
Searchable database of conservation and environmental treaties, provided by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University

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International Conservation and Environmental Organizations

IUCN: The World Conservation Union
UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme

UNEP-WCMC: UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

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Marine and Estuarine Sanctuaries and Reserves

California State Parks homepage - includes links to lists, with addresses, of individual State beaches, reserves, parks, etc.
Monterey County State Beaches and Parks
Santa Cruz County State Beaches and Parks
San Luis Obispo County State Beaches and Parks
San Mateo County State Beaches and Parks
Año Nuevo State Reserve

• Elephant seal camera: links to hourly photographs of North Bight Beach, an elephant seal "haulout" area
Point Lobos State Reserve

U.S. National Estuarine Research Reserves - provides links to home pages for individual NERRs
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
U.S. National Marine Sanctuary Program - provides links to home pages for individual Marine Sanctuaries and to on-line National Marine Sanctuary News Web page
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Monterey Bay

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Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Stranding and Rehabilitation Information

U.S. NMFS overview of Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program

Marine mammal and sea turtle strandings reported to the California Marine Mammal Stranding Network - links to lists of total annual numbers of strandings, by species; lists provided by NMFS Southwest Regional Office, Protected Resources Division
Monterey Bay Aquarium Sea Otter Research & Conservation Program
The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito, CA
The Infamous Exploding Whale, or: Possibly Not the Best Method for Disposing of a Cetacean Carcass

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Meetings, symposia, and conference announcements

Calendar of meetings relevant to marine mammal and sea turtle research
Ornithological meeting announcements - from The Ornithological Council

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Nonprofit Organizations - Local

American Cetacean Society, Monterey Bay Chapter
Friends of the Sea Otter, Monterey, CA

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Red Tides, Marine Biotoxins, Harmful Algal Blooms

The Harmful Algae Page - from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Marine Biotoxins and Harmful Algal Blooms - from U.S. Northwest Fisheries Science Center
U.S. NOAA Marine Biotoxins Program
Links to related Web pages - from WHOI

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Research Projects

Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate (ATOC)
ATOC Marine Mammal Research Program
Earthwatch

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Scientific Societies

Acoustical Society of America
American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Pacific Division

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
American Society of Mammalogists
Animal Behavior Society
Ecological Society of America
Ornithological Council

Pacific Seabird Group

Society for Conservation Biology
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Society for Marine Mammalogy
Western Society of Naturalists
Wildlife Society

Western Section of The Wildlife Society

Veterinary & Animal Science Organizations - links provided by NetVet Veterinary Resources

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Species Information - Birds

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Site Characterization: Birds - information regarding seabirds and shorebirds that may be seen in MBNMS
U.S.G.S. BRD Bird Monitoring in North America - information from Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
BIRDNET: The Ornithological Information Source from The Ornithological Council - provides information for professional and student ornithologists, with links to other ornithological Web pages
The Ornithological Council

Pacific Seabird Group
Ornithological discussion lists online: Web page provides links for subscribing to electronic bulletin boards and e-mail discussion lists including ORNITH-L, NEOORN-L, AVECOL-L, CAVNET, OCNET-L, AND WORGNET.
Recent Ornithological Literature Online: citations and abstracts that pertain to birds and the science of ornithology, from BIRDNET
Birding Links from BIRDNET

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Species Information - Marine Mammals

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Site Characterization: Marine Mammals - information regarding marine mammals that may be seen in MBNMS
Manatee, West Indian: USFWS links to information regarding the manatee’s life history, ecology, and status
Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walrus): species information from U.S. NMFS
Pinniped Species Information Pages - from the Seal Conservation Society
Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) on U.S. Endangered Species Act lists: species information from U.S. NMFS
Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA): U.S. NMFS overview of the MMPA, with link to MMPA’s full text
U.S. NMFS Annual Report to Congress on MMPA Activities
MMPA Bulletin - published by U.S. NMFS
Marine Mammal Stock Assessment Reports by U.S. NMFS
MARMAM: Marine Mammal Research and Conservation e-mail discussion list; includes FAQ and link to searchable archive of messages posted on MARMAM
Society for Marine Mammalogy
Manatee-related Web pages - a list of links from Save the Manatee Club
Marine mammal-related Web pages: lists of links from U.S. NMFS National Marine Mammal Laboratory and U.S. NMFS Office of Protected Resources

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Species Information - Sea Turtles

Sea turtle species information from U.S. NMFS
Annual Symposia on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation - links to Proceedings of Workshops from the 8th Annual Workshop (1988) through the present; most Proceedings provided as Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files by NMFS Office of Protected Resources
Marine Turtle Newsletter: current and back issues of MTN, retrievable as Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files; provided by seaturtle.org
Sea Turtle Online Bibliography from Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research
Sea Turtle Library, by Turtle Trax: reference lists and Web links that provide further information about sea turtles
CTURTLE: a description of an e-mail discussion list for sea turtle conservation and biology, established by the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research at the University of Florida; includes information on how to subscribe to CTURTLE

Searchable archives of CTURTLE messages posted from June 1997 through the present
The Turtle Transporter, by Turtle Trax: list of links to more sea turtle Web pages

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U.S. Government

Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) - Headquarters home page

FWS Endangered Species Program
FWS National Wildlife Refuge System
FWS Division of Migratory Bird Management
FWS Region 1 - Pacific (includes California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Pacific Islands, and Washington)
FWS Region 7 - Alaska
Links to other FWS regional office Web pages

Minerals Management Service (MMS) - Headquarters home page

MMS Environmental Program: provides link allows full-text search and retrieval of MMS-sponsored environmental research reports
Offshore Minerals Management Scientific & Technical Publications: Links to lists of available publications from 1994 to present, some available for on-line retrieval


NOAA Fisheries (National Marine Fisheries Service) - Headquarters home page; includes links to Regional Science Centers

National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML)
NMFS Office of Protected Resources (OPR)
Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC)
Southwest Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)


NMFS Publications


• NMFS Scientific Publications Office: information regarding NMFS Publication Series (NOAA Technical Reports NMFS, NOAA Technical Memoranda NMFS, Fishery Bulletin, and Marine Fisheries Review), with links for on-line retrieval or information regarding how to order reports
  
• National Marine Mammal Laboratory Publications: links to lists of publications by NMML scientists, some available for on-line retrieval
  
• NMFS OPR Electronic Reading Room: links to Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file copies of documents regarding marine mammals and sea turtles; documents include legislation, reports to Congress, endangered species recovery plans, and marine mammal stock assessment reports
  
• Alaska Fisheries Science Center Publications: links to lists of publications by AFSC scientists, some available for on-line retrieval
  
• Northwest Fisheries Science Center Publications: links to lists of publications by NWFSC scientists, some available for on-line retrieval
  
• Southwest Fisheries Science Center Publications: links to lists of publications by SWFSC staff, some available for on-line retrieval
  

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) - Headquarters home page

NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS)

U.S.G.S. Biological Resources Division (BRD) (formerly the National Biological Service (NBS))

U.S. Laws and Regulations


United States Code: searchable database of the Federal laws in effect as of a specified date in January; updated annually
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): compilation of the current rules/regulations that have been promulgated by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. Each title of the CFR is updated once per year; the date of the update is specified on-line. Rules initially appear in the Federal Register.
Federal Register: the official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents
THOMAS Legislative information on the Internet: provides searchable databases regarding pending Federal legislation, Public Laws, and Congressional Committee activities, as well as the full text of the Congressional Record

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