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Wetland Care Australia   Wetland Care Australia - Australia - http://www.wetlandcare.com.au

Wetland Care Australia is the only not-for-profit organisation that has the expertise to advise on, and implement local, on-ground community driven actions to repair Australia’s wetlands. Wetland Care Australia adds value to Australia’s wetland community and environment by building the knowledge and science of wetland repair. Our core business objective is to connect this knowledge, and the potential of the wetland local communities, in repairing Australia’s Wetlands.  


World wide Ocean Optics Database World wide Ocean Optics Database – USA - http://wood.jhuapl.edu/ 

The Worldwide Ocean Optics Database is a collection of several hundred ocean optics data sets gathered over time that encompass much of the world's oceans. Because WOOD is comprised of so many different data sets, multiple parameters are available, gathered by many different instruments, and possessing varying levels of quality and editing. Because numerical representation of all data in the database is quickest and easiest, all of this "metadata" is stored as numerical codes by the database. To decipher the codes, follow the appropriate links.....


Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority – Australia - http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/

Welcome to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Online. 
This site is the gateway for information on all aspects of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and World Heritage Area. Hot Issues - Representative Areas. Visit the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) for any reef use, conservation, research and management information. Visit Reef HQ - the Great Barrier Reef Aquarium site and discover all about this world-renowned living coral reef experience and its education programs.


Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory – USA - http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/

The Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL) carries out interdisciplinary scientific investigations in oceanography, marine meteorology, and related subjects. PMEL programs focus on coastal and open ocean observations and modeling to improve our understanding of the physical and geochemical processes operating in the world oceans, to define the forcing functions and the processes driving ocean circulation and the global climate system, and to improve environmental forecasting capabilities and other supporting services for marine commerce and fisheries. Results from PMEL research activities contribute to NOAA's strategic goals of implementing seasonal-to-interannual climate forecasts, assessing and predicting decadal-to-centennial climate change, advancing short-term warning and forecast services, and building sustainable fisheries.


Environment Australia Online Environment Australia Online - Australia - http://www.ea.gov.au/

The goals of the Department are to develop, in the national interest, a proper recognition of environmental, social and related economic values in government decision-making and activities; and to improve the quality of the decision-making process, program delivery and communication by ensuring that Government has available to it reliable information and advice and efficient delivery mechanisms. The Marine Web Site aims to provide information and guidance on action to understand and care for Australia's coasts and oceans, and to promote the wise use of our marine resources.


Greenpeace Greenpeace - Netherlands - http://www.greenpeace.org/

Greenpeace is a non-profit organisation, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. To maintain its independence, Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations but relies on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants. As a global organisation, Greenpeace focuses on the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet's biodiversity and environment.


Reefnet Reefnet - USA - http://www.reefnet.org/

Reefnet is an Internet information service designed to increase the understanding of coral reef ecosystems world wide. Its purpose is to facilitate discourse on coral reefs and make quality reporting available on current scientific articles, research findings, international conservation strategies, and management techniques. By establishing a forum for scientists, conservation organizations and marine artists, Reefnet's goal is to encourage a greater appreciation through knowledge of the coral reef ecosystem.


Australian Institute of Marine Science Australian Institute of Marine Science - http://www.aims.gov.au/

Australia's ocean territory is the largest, most diverse and potentially most valuable, yet least understood of all our natural assets. The Australian Institute of Marine Science, (AIMS), was established by the Commonwealth government in 1972 to generate the knowledge needed for the sustainable use and protection of the marine environment, through innovative world-class scientific and technological research. Australia's ocean territory is the largest, most diverse and potentially most valuable, yet least understood, of all our natural assets. This web site has information about our research capabilities, laboratories, current projects and staff. 


University of Rhode Island  University of Rhode Island - USA -  http://www.uri.edu/

The University of Rhode Island promotes lifelong learning, leadership and service. URI is committed to diversity and respects the rights and dignity of each individual and group.
The University of Rhode Island has a strong tradition of research and outreach in areas that affect people in their daily lives, with particular focus on marine and environmental sciences; children, families, and communities; health sciences; and advanced technology and expertise. URI receives more than $52 million annually in sponsored research funds and consistently ranks among the top institutions in the nation receiving environmental research funds. ...... "Our goal is to show the usefulness of large scale ocean models and to embed local models into these global models to provide a high level of predictive accuracy," Spaulding said.


The Marine Aquarium Council (MAC) The Marine Aquarium Council (MAC) - Hawaii, USA - http://www.aquariumcouncil.org/

MAC - International Certification for the Quality and Sustainability of Marine Aquarium Organisms ... from Reef to Retail
The Marine Aquarium Council (MAC) is an international, not-for-profit organization that brings marine aquarium animal collectors, exporters, importers and retailers together with aquarium keepers, public aquariums, conservation organizations and government agencies.
MAC's mission is to conserve coral reefs and other marine ecosystems by creating standards and certification for those engaged in the collection and care of ornamental marine life from reef to aquarium.


The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) - Global - http://www.icriforum.org/

The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) is a partnership among governments, international organizations, and non-government organizations. It strives to preserve coral reefs and related ecosystems by implementing Chapter 17 of Agenda 21, and other relevant international conventions and agreements. The ICRI was announced at the First Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity in December 1994, and at the high level segment of the Intersessional Meeting of the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development in April 1995. ICRI was originally initiated by the governments of Australia, France, Japan, Jamaica, the Philippines, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Additional partners from governments, United Nations organizations, multilateral development banks, environmental and developmental NGOs, and the private sector have subsequently joined the original founders and are currently collaborating in the International Coral Reef Initiative.


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CRC Reef Research Centre CRC Reef Research Centre - Australia - http://www.reef.crc.org.au/

The CRC Reef Research Centre was established under the Australian Government's Cooperative Research Centres Program. The Centre provides strategic scientific information, education and training to enhance reef-based industry and management of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. The Great Barrier Reef is an area of unique national and international significance comprising the largest and healthiest collection of coral reefs and related ecosystems in the world. Because of its unique values the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area is listed under the World Heritage Convention. Within the Area are significant industries, principally commercial and recreational fisheries, tourism, shipping and ports. Management of use and conservation of resources is achieved through the world's largest (350,000 km2) multiple use marine parks system, and other management systems. Industries in the Area are significant economically for Queensland and Australia. The total economic value of reef-based tourism is estimated to be $2 billion per annum and fisheries in the order of $750 million annually. The Area supports 2780 licensed master fishermen and more than 600 tourist operators generating significant employment directly or indirectly. These industries depend on a healthy ecosystem for success in an ecologically sustainable way. Major export ports are located in or adjacent to the Area, and the GBR contains significant shipping channels. 


Reef Check Reef Check - USA - http://www.reefcheck.org/

Founded in 1996, Reef Check is a volunteer, ocean conservation organization designed to save coral reefs globally and temperate reefs in California. Now in its ninth year of operation, Reef Check is active in over 82 countries and territories throughout the world.


Dolphin Research Institute – Australia Dolphin Research Institute – Australia - http://www.dolphinresearch.org.au/

The Dolphin Research Institute Inc. was seeded in 1989 by a group of like-minded volunteers who wanted to learn more about the dolphins in Port Phillip Bay in order to protect them; it was officially incorporated in 1991. The Dolphin Research Institute is a CSIRO accredited Research Institute. Today it is a lean and efficient not-for-profit organisation which is making a significant impact. Three part-time staff are complemented by a research team consisting of a Research Committee, Summer university scholarship recipients, other university students on projects and an Associate base of over 50 members. A Board of Management oversees the general running and strategic planning of the organisation. Recognised as a leader in the field, the Dolphin Research Institute has provided 21 scholarships to university students over the last four summers. Together these Bachelor of Science students have contributed nearly 150 hours of field work each, totalling some 3000 hours of invaluable field effort.


Ocean Data Images Ocean Data Images – USA - http://dods.gso.uri.edu/

BBSR´s mission is to conduct research and science education of the highest quality from the special perspective of a mid-ocean island and to provide well-equipped facilities and responsive staff support to visiting scientists, faculty and students from around the world. The DODS home page contains documents describing the ongoing development of the Distributed Ocean Data System including links to the latest software and documentation and a listing of datasets available from DODS servers at URI, NOAA/NODC, NASA/JPL and the US JGOFS Program Office. URI/GSO maintains an archive of 20,000+ satellite images of the atlantic ocean. These images are accessable using Netscape. The Sea Surface Temperature Satellite Imagery page contains a classroom lesson describing some of the uses of those images. Information on El Nino is also available (from NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory). The JGOFS (Joint Global Ocean Flux Study) page contains documentation about JGOFS, its data system and access to JGOFS data. 



James Cook University James Cook University - Australia - http://www.jcu.edu.au/

James Cook University is unique in Australasia as the only tertiary institution with a discipline dedicated to specialised training in marine biology. This reflects its location in North Australia which provides access to a variety of tropical marine environments and a planning process that identifies marine science as a strategic growth area. Marine Biology is a discipline within the School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture and enjoys a close working relationship with other disciplines within the Biological Sciences Group. The Marine Biology discipline has teaching and research programs which emphasise a whole-organism approach to the study of tropical systems. This provides a unique opportunity for direct hands-on research in an area of relatively undisturbed tropical habitats with their associated biodiversity. If you are interested in visualising our marine environment please view our slide show the wonders of the coral reef, which highlights the many beauties and curiosities of our local coral reefs. 


Whales of Australia Whales of Australia - Australia - http://www.upstarts.net.au/aus_whales.html

There are about ninety species of whales and dolphins in the world but these pages cover those most commonly seen in Australia. As well as short descriptions and line graphics of each of the whales found in Australian waters there are also extensive notes on conservation, Australian Federal Legislation - which could be used as a model by other countries - and a growing list of places to go whale watching in Australia. This list of places where there is organised facilities for whale watching has grown to over 40 locations - 5 years ago there were only ten! Whales (including dolphins) range from the largest creatures that we so far know about to the most gregarious and "human-friendly" marine animal. Some whales seek out human contact and seem to revel in their company. Sometimes, as in the case of Old Tom, an orca or Killer-whale at Eden, this can be construed as merely opportunistic but in other cases, as at Monkey Mia in Western Australia human contact does not make it easier for the dolphins to feed, they are in an area that has more than enough fish for their needs and indeed they offer fish that they have caught to humans. However they do seem to enjoy human company.


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