| • Census of Marine Life (CoML) An international research program to assess and explain the abundance, distribution and diversity of ocean life. http://www.coml.org. • EurekAlert Marine Science Portal. Is a global resource for databases and educational tools on ocean and marine plants and animals. http://www.eurekalert.org/marinescience/. • OceanPortal. Lists websites that have information on oceans and marine life and includes research topics. http://ioc.unesco.org/oceanportal/. • UN Atlas of the Oceans. A great atlas of the oceans http://www.oceansatlas.com/. • Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE). A resource to organizations and institutes doing research on marine life. http://www.coreocean.org/. • Crustacean Society. A scientific organization that stidies the biology of crustaceans. http://www. vims.edu/tcs/. • The Oceanography Society. An organization that promotes communication between people who study oceans and marine life. http://www.tos.org/. • FishBase. Illustrations and data on fishes of the world. http://www.fishbase.org/home.htm. • ReefBase. A web site on coral reefs, threats to corals, laws, ecology and other aspects of coral survival. http://www.reefbase.org/. • CORAL-LIST. Provides a forum for Internet discussions and announcements among coral health researchers and scientists pertaining to coral reef health and monitoring throughout the world. http://www.coral.noaa.gov/. • FishNews. An automated, e-mail newsletter distributed by the NOAA Fisheries Services that provides electronic notification of important actions, rules, policies, and programs that may be of interest to researchers, practitioners, educators, and the public. http://www.nmfs.noaa. gov/fishnews.htm. |
| Links to Internet Sites on Oceans and Marine Life |
