Oceans-Waterways Misc

Acidification
Acronyms
Algae
Beaches
Coasts
Data/Monitoring/Forecasting/ResearchOrganizations
Desalination
Education
Hydrography
Journals/Magazines
Maps
Marine Protected Areas
News
Ocean Fertilization
Ocean Temperatures
Policy
Reports
Videos

Acidification:

To date about one-third of all anthropogenic CO2 emissions have dissolved into the oceans." www.whoi.edu/


www.pmel.noaa.gov	NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Lab Ocean Acidification Home Page.
www.pmel.noaa.gov	NOAA’s Ocean Acidification State of the Science Fact Sheet.
ocean-acidification.net	Ocean Acidification Network- a central source of information for ocean scientists on research activities. Co-hosted by Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research and UNESCO-IOC.
www.nrdc.org	Natural Resources Defense Council. Ocean Acidification: The Other CO2 Problem
oceanacidification. wordpress.com	European Project on Ocean Acidification's Blog.
www.science.org.au	NOVA Acid test for the seas. The basic facts on ocean acidification.
www.pmel.noaa.gov	Carbon Dioxide and Our Ocean Legacy. Science Brif funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. 2006.
www.unep.org	United Nations Environment Program. A serious 8 minute video on ocean acidification.

Acronyms:
www.nodc.noaa.gov	NOAA. Extensive list of Ocean related Acronyms.

Algae/Harmful: `see Biofuels page for more on algae...`
www.grid.unep.ch	United Nations Environment Programme- Environment Alert Bulletin 'Human induced harmful algal blooms' (May 2008). The occurrence of coastal harmful algal blooms (HABs) over the last several decades has become a worldwide environmental concern. PDF.
www.whoi.edu	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is dedicated to research and education to advance understanding of the ocean and its interaction with the Earth system, and to communicating this understanding for the benefit of society. Harmful Algae and Red Tides Info.

Beaches:
www.epa.gov	EPA's Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health (BEACH) Program aims to meet the goals of improving public health and environmental protection for beach goers and providing the public with information about the quality of their beach water.
www.surfrider.org	Surfrider Foundation. State of the Beach report is an annual update on the health of our nation’s beaches. It is intended to empower concerned citizens and coastal managers by giving them information needed to take action. Information on beach access, surf zone water quality, beach erosion, beach fill, shoreline structures, beach ecology and surfing areas.

Coastal:
www.whoi.edu	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is dedicated to research and education to advance understanding of the ocean and its interaction with the Earth system, and to communicating this understanding for the benefit of society. Coastal Science Portal.
woodshole.er.usgs.gov	Woods Hole. Coastal Ocean Modeling at the USGS Woods Hole Science Center.
www.climateactionproject.com	"Coastal Zones and Marine Ecosystems" IPCC Impact report. Integrated assessment and management of open marine and coastal ecosystems and a better understanding of their interaction with human development will be important components of successful adaptation to climate change. 2009. PDF.

Conservation Organizations Page...

'As CO2 dissolves in the oceans it raises ocean acidity which has a negative impact on almost every marine species.' www.whoi.edu

Coral Reefs Page...

Data-Observations/Monitoring and Forecasting/Assessment/Research/Organizations:
www.noaa.gov	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "From daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce, NOAA’s products and services support economic vitality and affect more than one-third of America’s gross domestic product. Cutting-edge research and high-tech instrumentation provides citizens, planners, emergency managers and other decision makers with reliable information they need when they need it."
www.nodc.noaa.gov	UNESCO's National Oceanographic Data Center is a national repository and dissemination facility for global oceanographic data which acquires and preserves a historical record of the Earth's changing environment to be used for operational applications and ocean climate research. Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission.
ioc.unesco.org	UNESCO's Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Ocean Theme's goal is to develop a strategy for an international observing system for the oceans that serves the research and operational oceanographic communities and a wide range of users of marine data and information, such as scientists, policy-makers, port and coastal zone managers, the tourism industry, the fisheries and aquaculture industry, shipping, offshore mining, and the general public.
ioc3.unesco.org	UNESCO's Ocean Observations Panel for Climate is a scientific expert advisory group charged with making recommendations for a sustained global ocean observing system for climate in support of the goals of its sponsors (the Global Climate Observing System, the Global Ocean Observing System, and the World Climate Research Programme.) Opens at State of the Tropical Oceans Page. See Reports Page.
www.usgs.gov	U.S. Geological Survey focuses on biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water, dedicated to the timely, relevant, and impartial study of the landscape, our natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten us.
scrippsco2.ucsd.edu	Scripps CO2 Program's Sea Water program has been measuring the CO2 content of seawater since the late 1970's.
atlas.gwsp.org	Global Water System Project Digital Water Atlas currently contains 50 global maps and datasets on water-related topics and more than 100 links to other data and information sources. The project eventually will deliver a series of reports describing and mapping key indicators of the state of the Global Water System across paleo, historical, and contemporary time horizons as well as possible future time horizons derived from scenario analysis.
www.whoi.edu	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is dedicated to research and education to advance understanding of the ocean and its interaction with the Earth system, and to communicating this understanding for the benefit of society. Coastal Instruments & Monitoring Systems.
www.mpa.gov	Marine Protected Areas of the United States (MPA Inventory) is a comprehensive geospatial database designed to catalog and classify marine protected areas within US waters. Managed jointly by the Departments of Commerce and the Interior.
www.oceanexpert.net	OceanExpert- is the Global Directory of Marine and Freshwater Professionals, a database containing information on thousands of individuals involved in marine or freshwater research and management.

"The Earth is almost 70% water. Nearly 97.5% of this water is found in the oceans; a mere 2.5% is freshwater. Two-thirds of this freshwater is frozen in glaciers, one third is groundwater and less than 1/100th of 1% is freshwater habitat." cbc.amnh.org

Education:
earthguide.ucsd.edu	Earthguide is an educational website from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography with a focus on earth, environmental, and oceanographic sciences, and global change. Good resources info.
oceanexplorer.noaa.gov	NOAA Ocean Explorer is an educational Internet offering for all who wish to learn about, discover, and virtually explore the ocean realm. It provides public access to current information on a series of NOAA scientific and educational explorations and activities in the marine environment.
www.fathom.com	Fathom Archive of online learning resources from 2000-2003, including lectures, articles, interviews, exhibits and free seminars. Maintained by Columbia University. Exploring the Deep Ocean. ***
www.ocean-institute.org	Ocean Institute has become nationally known for its hands-on marine science, environmental education and maritime history programs. The mission of the Ocean Institute is to inspire all generations, through education, to become responsible stewards of our oceans.
www.whoi.edu	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is dedicated to research and education to advance understanding of the ocean and its interaction with the Earth system, and to communicating this understanding for the benefit of society. Materials for teachers and teacher workshops.
klasherbert.com/index.php?/sea-campaign-zoom/	The most dangerous species in the Mediterranean. Arty poster showing all the trash we throw into the ocean, and how that trash kills marine life. I believe breakdowns are much longer than the figures stated here though. But very catchy and meaningful poster.

El Nino/ La Nina:
www7.nationalacademies.org	National Academies. El Niño and La Niña: Tracing the Dance of Ocean and Atmosphere.

Events:
www.conferencealerts.com	Water Conferences Worldwide. Upcoming events in water management and related fields. Lots here, but mostly fresh water.

Fish Conservation: `see Fish page...`

General Health of the Oceans: `see Ocean Pollution Page...`

Hydrography/Hydrology:
www.clivar.org	International CLIVAR Project Office- CLIVAR/Carbon Hydrographic Sections.
ushydro.ucsd.edu	Repeat Hydrography program began its at-sea operations in 2003, in support of the objectives of the US Carbon Cycle Program and US CLIVAR. This site provides background on the scientific rationale and scope of the integrated approach to a global observational program for carbon, hydrographic and tracer measurements.
www.ioccp.org	International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project is a communication and coordination service for the ocean carbon community. Promotes the development of a global network of ocean carbon observations for research. Tables, maps, data.
water.usgs.gov	Global Change Hydrology Program was begun in 1990 to develop data, understanding, and predictive capabilities related to water and associated aspects of carbon and the greenhouse gases as they interact with global systems. The Program is part of the USGS Global Change Research Program.
disc.gsfc.nasa.gov	NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data. Hydrology Portal.

The oceans are the world's largest carbon sink, absorbing 2 billion tonnes of carbon every year. www.physorg.com

Journals/Magazines:
www.tos.org	Oceanography, magazine published by Oceanography Society. Focuses on research and education. Promotes communication among oceanographers, and provides a constituency for consensus-building across all the disciplines of the field.
www.whoi.edu/oceanus	Oceanus explores the oceans in depth, highlighting the research and researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in news, features, and interviews written by magazine staff. Each issue covers a wide spectrum of oceanography, spanning coastal research, marine life, deep-ocean exploration, and the ocean's role in climate, as well as ocean technology and policy.

Maps:
www.oceansatlas.org	United Nations 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.
pack.google.com	Google Earth-with Ocean. Dive beneath the surface and visit the deepest parts of the ocean. Explore the ocean with top marine experts including National Geographic and BBC. Learn about ocean observations, climate change, and endangered species. Discover new places including surf, dive, and travel hot spots and shipwrecks. Download link.

Marine Protected Areas:
www.sanctuaries.noaa.gov	National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP), in NOAA's National Ocean Service, manages the nation¦s 13 national marine sanctuaries, which were established to manage and protect marine areas of nationally significant ecological, cultural, recreational or aesthetic value, and provides information on their history, scientific and educational programs, and conservation efforts.
www.mpa.gov	Marine Protected Areas of the United States- provides information as required by Executive Order 13158, Marine Protected Areas. This Web site is a principal medium to promote this sharing of information, to foster collaboration among participating agencies, and to enhance the protection of existing areas and establish new ones. Managed jointly by the Departments of Commerce and the Interior. Lots of info here.
www.fws.gov/refuges	National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is the world's premier system of public lands and waters set aside to conserve America's fish, wildlife and plants.
www.unep-wcmc.org	National and Regional Networks of Marine Protected Areas: A Review of Progress. United Nations Environment Program-WCMC Biodiversity Series- PDF. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) requires that Party states establish, by 2012, comprehensive, effectively managed, and ecologically representative national and regional systems of protected areas, and that there should be effective conservation of at least 10% of each of the world's ecological regions by 2010.
www.climateaction project.com	"Marine Protected Area Planning in a Changing Climate" Coral Reefs and Climate Change: Science and Management, Coastal and Estuarine Studies. 2006 by the American Geophysical Union. PDF.

News: see Fresh Water page for drinking water news...
www.iisd.ca	International Institute for Sustainable Development – Reporting Services Division – provides a variety of multimedia informational resources for environment and sustainable development policymakers, including daily coverage of international negotiations, analyses and photos. Coverage of Water, Wetlands, Fish.
www.eurekalert.org	EurekAlert! is an online, global news service operated by AAAS, the science society. EurekAlert! provides a central place through which universities, medical centers, journals, government agencies, corporations and other organizations engaged in research can bring their news to the media.
www.sciencedaily.com	ScienceDaily- top science news stories from the world’s leading universities and research organizations. Oceanography news.
www.ipy.org	The International Polar Year- campaign focusing on the polar regions. News and announcements as to the Oceans.
www.cousteau.org	Cousteau Society and Equipe Cousteau, both not-for-profit, good news page.

Ocean Fertilization:
www.whoi.edu	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution- Fertilizing the Ocean with Iron. Should we add iron to the sea to help reduce greenhouse gases in the air? Lots of info here.
www.nature.com	Nature News. UN decision puts brakes on ocean fertilization. Countries agree on moratorium for commercial schemes. 3 June 2008 \| Nature News 453, 704 (2008) \| doi:10.1038/453704b
www.economist.com	Who ate all the algae? Mar 2009. The Economist print edition. Using phytoplankton to trap carbon dioxide faces a snag. "researchers gave their first report from the biggest ever experiment in geo-engineering: an expedition to pour iron into the Southern Ocean, a vast area that encircles Antarctica, to stimulate a giant bloom of phytoplankton."
ioc-unesco.org	Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. Report on the IMO London Convention Scientific Group Meeting on Ocean FertilizationThe IOC Secretariat was invited to participate in discussions on ocean fertilization addressed by the 31st Session of the International Maritime Organization London Convention Scientific Group. The International Ocean Carbon Coordination Project (IOCCP) has a mandate to provide ready expertise to the IOC on issues of ocean carbon sequestration.

Ocean Temperatures:
www.physorg.com	"Ocean temperatures and sea level increases 50 percent higher than previously estimated. New research suggests that ocean temperature and associated sea level increases between 1961 and 2003 were 50 percent larger than estimated in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report." Source: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. June 18, 2008. PhysOrg.com.

Organizations: `See Conservation Orgs and Data/Research Orgs above...`
www.noaa.gov	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "From daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce, NOAA’s products and services support economic vitality and affect more than one-third of America’s gross domestic product. Cutting-edge research and high-tech instrumentation provides citizens, planners, emergency managers and other decision makers with reliable information they need when they need it."

Plastics in our Oceans: `See Water-Pollution page...`

Polar Page...

Policy:
www.reefrelief.org	"A Coastal and Ocean Policy for the next Administration" The Ocean Foundation. 2008. PDF.
www.climateaction project.com	"Ocean Commissions: Ocean Policy Review and Outlook" CRS Report for Congress. Feb 2007. The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy and the Pew Oceans Commission have made numerous recommendations for changing U.S. ocean policy and management. PDF.
www.pewtrusts.org	"America's Living Oceans: Charting a Course for Sea Change" Jun 2003 - The Final Report of the Pew Oceans Commission finds that proven, workable solutions to the crisis in our oceans exist, but such successes will remain the exception rather than the rule until we chart a new course for ocean management.
www.climateactionproject.com	An Ocean Blueprint For the 21ST Century. Executive Summary. U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. PDF.

Pollution Page...

Research Page...

Reports:
www.oceancommission.gov	"An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century" Released by the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy on September 20, 2004, An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century contains the Commission's findings and recommendations for a new, coordinated and comprehensive national ocean policy.
www.grida.no	Vital Water Graphics - 2nd Edition (2008) - A UNEP Overview of the State of the World’s Fresh and Marine Waters- graphics, maps and other illustrations, of the current state of the world’s fresh, coastal and marine waters.
ioc3.unesco.org	United Nations (UNESCO) Global Climate Observing System Background Documents to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC): The Global Climate Observing System (includes ocean carbon).
books.nap.edu	National Academy of Science Review of the JSOST's draft plan [A Review of the Draft Ocean Research Priorities Plan: Charting the Course for Ocean Science in the United States] and the review of the final plan). This report recommends that JSOST employ a variety of outreach mechanisms to continue to engage nonfederal partners in ocean research planning efforts, such as establishing external committees to provide scientific and technical advice and to review progress on implementation of the research plan.
www.unep-wcmc.org	'In Dead Water: Merging of climate change with pollution, over-harvest, and infestations in the world's fishing grounds" United Nations Environment Program- 2008. In this report, the locations of the most productive fishing grounds in the World - from shallow, coastal waters to the deep and high seas - are compared to projected scenarios of climate change, ocean acidification, coral bleaching, intensity of fisheries, land-based pollution, increase of invasive species infestations and growth in coastal development. PDF.
www.mckinsey.com	Charting our Water Future: Economic frameworks to inform decision making. 2030 Water Resources Group, McKinsey & Company & IFC. Executive Summary. The report offers case studies from four countries with drastically different water issues, which will collectively account for 40 percent of the world’s population, 30 percent of global GDP and 42 percent of projected water demand in 2030: China, India, South Africa and Brazil. The report’s methodology identifies supply- and demand-side measures that could constitute a more cost effective approach to closing the water gap and achieve savings in each country.

Salinity Page...

Sea Level page...

Videos:
www.ted.com	Sylvia Earle shares shocking statistics about the Ocean's rapid decline using striking images and expresses an urgency to awaken the public from its ignorance about the role the oceans plays in all of our lives and the importance of maintaining its health.
www.vbs.tv	Toxic Garbage Island. A group goes out to collect samples from the North Pacific Gyre. Way too long, completely skip parts 1-8, but 9-12 worth watching. VBS.TV.
junkraft.blogspot.com	Plastics in Our Oceans. A Kontiki-style raft made from 15,000 plastic bottles and a piece of a Cessna travels from California to Hawaii. A trip to raise awareness.

Watershed page...

Wetlands page...

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