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Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy
Fact Sheet from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Antarctic Meteorology Research Center (AMRC)

• Iceberg Images at AMRC

Antarctic Journal of the United States

Atlantic Geology

Australian Institute of Marine Science

• Mariner's Journal
  "The mariner's journal is a daily log of selective scientific cruises that will be presented via these pages. The purpose is to provide daily reports which will include information about the current location of the research vessel and the type of experiments or collections that are being undertaken."

Bilges, Fueling, and Spill Response
- National Sea Grant Depository

Brookings Institution - Environment and Energy - (dead link)

• Brookings Briefing: Should the United States Ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty? (May 04, 2004)
  Opening remarks by Senator Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.) and moderated by David B. Sandalow.

Coastal Services

Control of Oil Spills
From the National Sea Grant Depository

Council on Ocean Law

Earthquake (02/28/01) Damage to University of Washington Libraries

• Fisheries-Oceanography Library

Earthwatch Radio
"We cover a wide range of subjects that concern science and the environment and give special attention to global climate change, the Great Lakes and the oceans. We produce 10 programs every two weeks and distribute them to more than 100 radio stations and other broadcast outlets, mostly in the Great Lakes region."
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Institute for Environmental Studies and the Sea Grant Institute

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council

• Historical Information - (dead link)
• Publications
  • Restoration Notebook Series - (dead link)
    "This is a natural history series that highlights species on the injured resources list. They are written by researchers who have studied these species or subjects within the spill region."
• Exxon Valdez : Legacy of an Oil Spill 10 Years After [10-Year Report]
  "...provides information about the impacts of the oil spill, the injury and recovery of fish, wildlife, and people of the spill region, and information about ongoing restoration and research activitites [sic]."

Fish and Wildlife Reference Service Newsletter

Geophysical Research Letters
"...publishes short, concise research letters that present scientific advances that are likely to have immediate influence on the research of other investigators."

A History of the Pacific Salmon Treaty

International Environmental Law and Policy (etext)
A Comprehensive Reference Source
By David Hunter, Jim Salzman and Durwood Zaelke, 2nd Ed., 2002.
(University Casebook Series)

• Treaties - Oceans and Seas

japanlaw.co.jp
"to introduce Japanese laws and practices"
Topics include: How to Incorporate a Company in Japan ; New Insurance Business Law ; New Code of Civil Procedures ; Law for International Carriage of Goods by Sea.
Organized by Yoshida & Partners, Tokyo

Limnology and Oceanography

Marine Fisheries Review

Marine Science in the Arctic: A Strategy

The Marine Studies and Information Mailing List

National Academy Press (free online versions)

• 2003
  • Enabling Ocean Research in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Network of Ocean Observatories
    Committee on the Implementation of a Seafloor Observatory Network for Oceanographic Research, National Research Council, 2003.
  • Exploration of the Seas: Voyage into the Unknown
    Committee on Exploration of the Seas, National Research Council, 2004.
  • Non-native Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay
    Committee on Non-native Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, National Research Council, 2003.
• 2002
  • Marine Biotechnology in the Twenty-First Century: Problems, Promise, and Products
    Committee on Marine Biotechnology: Biomedical Applications of Marine Natural Products, Board on Life Sciences, National Research Council, 2002.
  • Oil in the Sea III: Inputs, Fates, and Effects
    Committee on Oil in the Sea: Inputs, Fates, and Effects, National Research Council, 2002.
• 2001
  • Chemical Reference Materials: Settings the Standards for Ocean Science
    Committee on Reference Materials for Ocean Science, National Research Council, 2001.
  • Environmental Performance of Tanker Designs in Collision and Grounding: Method for Comparison -- Special Report 259
    Marine Board, National Research Council, 2001.
• 2000
  • Clean Coastal Waters: Understanding and Reducing the Effects of Nutrient Pollution (2000)
  • Improving the Collection, Management, and Use of Marine Fisheries Data
    Ocean Studies Board, National Research Council, 2000.
  • Marine Protected Areas: Tools for Sustaining Ocean Ecosystems
    Ocean Studies Board, National Research Council, 2000.
  • Opportunities for Environmental Applications of Marine Biotechnology:
    Proceedings of the October 5-6, 1999, Workshop
    Board on Biology, Oceans Studies Board, 2000
  • Recruiting Fishery Scientists: Workshop on Stock Assessment and Social Science Careers
    Ocean Studies Board, National Research Council, 2000.
• 1994
  • Improving the Safety of Marine Pipelines
    Committee on the Safety of Marine Pipelines, Marine Board, National Research Council, 1994.
• 1993
  • Applications of Analytical Chemistry to Oceanic Carbon Cycle Studies
    Committee on Oceanic Carbon, Ocean Studies Board, National Research Council, 1993.
• 1991
  • Tanker Spills: Prevention by Design
    Committee on Tank Vessel Design, National Research Council, 1991.
• 1989
  • Using Oil Sill Dispersants on the Sea
    Committee on Effectiveness of Oil Spill Dispersants, Marine Board, National Research Council, 1989.

The National Council for Science and the Environment

• National Library for the Environment
  • The Law of the Sea Convention and U.S. Policy
    Congressional Research Service Issue Brief, IB95010, by Marjorie Ann Brown, 11/17/00.

National Marine Mammal Laboratory Image Gallery

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Publications - see Oceanography - NOAA Resources

National Sea Grant Library (NSGL)
A Marine, Coastal, and Great Lakes Information Resource
"...an archive and lending library for Sea Grant funded documents. These documents cover a wide variety of subjects, including oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, limnology, coastal zone management, marine recreation and law."

• NSGL Database
  "The NSGL database is updated on a monthly basis. Full bibliographic citations and abstracts (when available) are provided for each document in the database. In addition, many documents are being digitized and are available here as full-text PDF images."

Natural Resources Defense Council

• Testing the Waters 2002 (August 2002)
  A Guide to Water Quality at Vacation Beaches

Nature [Magazine] Genome Gateway

• Ocean Genomics
  "With the sequencing of microbial genomes now almost routine in some circles, one could be forgiven for feeling a little jaded. However, reports in this week's Nature powerfully demonstrate how genomics can lead to a new understanding of biodiversity, ecology and biogeochemistry. This collection, along with other analysis of key components of the ocean's food web, highlights the significance of genome sequences from the sea..."

NOAA Central Library - Photo Collection
"Presently there are approximately 10,000 digitized images on this site."

The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990

Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Online Publications

Ocean and Atmospheric Data Management Online

Ocean and Coastal Law Memo

Ocean Modelling Online
"The new rapid-response refereed journal for the Marine Science community"

Ocean Surface Topography
Includes data from TOPEX/Poseidon and Jason-1.
Sections include: Overview ; Science ; Technology ; Missions ; Newsroom ; Education ; Gallery.
NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology

• Literature Database

Oil Spills at Sea: Potential Impacts on Hawaii
From the National Sea Grant Depository

Pacific Northwest Salmon Recovery Efforts and the Pacific Salmon Treaty

Pacific Salmon Report to the Prime Minister of Canada and the President of the United States on Pacific Salmon

Pacific Salmon Treaty Text

Pew Institute for Ocean Science

• Publications

Science of Tsunami Hazards - The International Journal of the Tsunami Society

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Special Report - The Sound of Broken Promises (October 2006)
"This six-part special report both chronicles the long life of Granny, the respected elder in her Northwest orca pod, and examines the weak regulations, spotty enforcement and political foot-dragging that have put local orcas in jeopardy. Whale lovers and marine advocates wonder if the recent adoption of Endangered Species Act protections for orcas and a pending plan to restore our inland sea will finally reverse the decline. Or will Granny and her pod continue swimming in a sea of broken promises?"

Seawinds on QuikScat Daily Wind Report
"The goal of this effort is to process the QuikScat winds in near real-time (within hours after data acquisition) and make the wind information available to the general public in the form of QuickTimeÆ movies, GifÆ and Jpeg images."
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

SeaWiFS Ocean Color Gallery
SeaWiFS Project

Summary Proceedings - Legal Issues and Liability for Construction Along the Ocean Shore
- From the National Sea Grant Depository

Tacoma Public Library - Northwest Room
Sections include: Washington Place Names ; The Genealogy Collection ; The Photography Collection ; Tacoma Building Index ; The Murray Morgan Prize ; Murray's People ; Ships & Shipping Database ; Unsettling Events ; Tacoma Obituary Index.

• Ships and Shipping
  "This database contains a searchable index of more than 13,000 ships. It provides full text information on 1,000 ships built on the Pacific Coast and ships with a connection to the Pacific Northwest. The database includes the names (and former names) of vessels, their builders, careers, and disposition."

Tides and Tide Prediction
Includes Tide Predictors ["These predictor links are biased toward worldwide or very large area predictors or predictors that cover California, the US, and the Pacific Basin."] ; Tide Prediction Software ; Tide Information ; Tide Observations.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library

Tsunami Pictures and Data from Turkey
From USC Tsunami Team

Tsunamis- Emergency Fact Sheet

UN Atlas of the Oceans
"The Atlas is an information system designed for use by policy makers who need to become familiar with ocean issues and by scientists, students and resource managers who need access to underlying data bases and approaches to sustainability

United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea - Oceans and Law of the Sea

• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982)
  • 20 Years of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982-2002) ["not an official document"]

United Nations Environment Programme

• GPA - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities
  • UNEP/GPA News Forum

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Publications see Environmental Studies - EPA

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Publications see Geology Resources - USGS

University of Hawaii - School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)

• The Ocean Atlas of Hawaii
  "This is a description of the ocean around Hawai'i - marine climate, water properties, currents, tides, waves."

University of Oregon School of Law - Ocean and Coastal Law Center

• Recent Articles in Marine Legal Affairs
  Compiled by Andrea G. Coffman, Librarian
• Ocean and Coastal Law Center Research Papers

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