Estuarine

Red Tides in Western Gulf of Maine - Describes U.S. Geological Survey studies on sources, transport, and nutrient environment for these phytoplankton blooms, which can be harmful.
http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/modeling/wgulf/wgulf.html

Chesapeake Bay Program - The regional partnership that's been leading and directing the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay since 1983.
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/

Alabama Center for Estuarine Studies - Studies the global pervasiveness of human induced changes to the estuarine ecosystem.
http://www.southalabama.edu/aces/

Oregon Estuary Plan Book - Study about all of the various estuaries in Oregon.
http://www.inforain.org/mapsatwork/oregonestuary/

Volunteer Monitoring - Environmental Protection Agency. A manual specifically designed for volunteers to assist in monitoring the environmental health of estuaries.
http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/vol.html

Coastal America Partnership National Web Site - Coastal America is a partnership among federal, state and local governments and private alliances to collaboratively address environmental problems along our nation's shoreline.
http://www.coastalamerica.gov/

Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds - Protecting coastal watersheds and marine resources.
http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/

The Hudson River Estuary Program - Information about this major estuarine system of New York state and activities to study and protect it.
http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/4920.html

National Estuarine Research Reserve System Centralized Data Management Office - Source for monitoring data from the U.S. nationwide estuary-research network.
http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu/

NetCoast - Guide for Integrated Coastal Zone Management - A platform for cooperation and transfer of information on the sustainable management of coastal resources.
http://www.netcoast.nl/

Mangrove Action Project - A nonprofit organization, dedicated to the protection of the world's mangrove forest ecosystems.
http://mangroveactionproject.org/

Western Australian Mangrove Page - Provide information on techniques and other information relating to research and access to the Mangrove Grey Literature Bibliography, a searchable database of related documents which have not made it into the primary literature.
http://wwwscience.murdoch.edu.au/centres/others/mangrove/

National Estuary Program - Information about US government efforts to restore coastal water quality and habitats.
http://www.epa.gov/owow/estuaries/

Coastal Marsh Project - The purpose of the Project was to analyze the surface condition of coastal marshes and detect areas that were at risk for rapid loss of land area.
http://www.geog.umd.edu/wetlands/

Salvage a Salt Marsh - Canadian Wildlife Federation. A list of suggested plants for restoration of salt marshes in Canada.
http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=168&cid=43

Inshore Fish Group - Southern Australian group that aims to assist communities in the conservation of bays and estuaries through the provision of scientific resources, including community monitoring of inshore fish.
http://www.ifg.bioteck.org

Characterization Program of the Ashepoo-Combahee-Edisto Basin, South Carolina - Provides information and data about the ACE Basin's environment, people, and issues.
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/lcr/text/aceweb.html

NOAA Coastal Services Center - Their mission is to foster and sustain the environmental and economic well being of the nation's coast by linking people, information, and technology.
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management - Their mission is to achieve the conservation and responsible management of coastal and ocean ecosystems. The Division provides technical, programmatic and financial assistance and advocates comprehensive resource management.
http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/

Chesapeake Research Consortium - Association of six institutions with a long-standing involvement in research on problems affecting the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.
http://www.chesapeake.org/

Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Virginia - Ecological site for long-term estuarine research and monitoring.
http://www.vims.edu/cbnerr/

Morro Bay National Estuary Program - Supports the most significant wetland system on California's south-central coast which provides habitat for a number of endangered and/or threatened species.
http://www.mbnep.org/

Ecology - Habitats - Salt Marsh and Estuary - From Neartica-the complete gateway to the natural world of North America.
http://www.nearctica.com/ecology/habitats/estuary.htm

Elkhorn Slough Foundation - Nonprofit organization working to preserve the slough in Monterey county in California. Includes natural history, research and education projects.
http://www.elkhornslough.org/

Estuary-Net Project - National Estuarine Research Reserve's Estuary-Net Project. A telecommunications project supporting the development of coastal non-point source pollution education programs.
http://www.northinlet.sc.edu/estnetweb/estnet.html

Gulf Estuarine Research Society - An organization for people interested in estuarine and coastal issues centering on the Gulf of Mexico.
http://www.gers.org

The Ecology of Salt Marsh Communities - A short bibliography of references on salt marsh plant communities.
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/saltmarsh.html

Restoration and Creation of Saltmarshes and Other Intertidal Habitats - Information on created saltmarshes in the UK, and an extensive bibliography of published work.
http://www.uea.ac.uk/~e130/Saltmarsh.htm

Tidal Wetland Ecology of Long Island Sound - An introduction to tidal wetland communities around Long Island including salt marshes. Provides a general description of salt marsh ecology, the plants and animals, and the relationships between them.
http://camel2.conncoll.edu/ccrec/greennet/arbo/publications/34/CHP3A.HTM

Dynamics Of The Salt Marsh - A introduction to salt marshes, their dynamics and biology, and the importance of their conservation.
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/marine/pub/seascience/dynamic.html

The Terrene Institute - Working to improve our nation's environment by building societal consensus for innovative and sustainable environmental solutions. The Terrene Institute promotes sustainable solutions through education and outreach programs that effect change in individual behavior, corporate stewardship and public policy.
http://www.terrene.org/

Coastal Eelgrass Habitats of Rhode Island - Interactive maps of Rhode Island eelgrass habitats, with downloadable GIS data, and policy and regulations pertaining to seagrass in RI.
http://www.edc.uri.edu/eelgrass/

North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve - Provides information on this large estuarine area, the research being done there, educational programs and the coastal training program.
http://www.nccoastalreserve.net/

The Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program (CBBEP) - Locally controlled project works to support sustainable use of the estuaries in the south central coastline of Texas near Corpus Christi. Includes group history, projects, publications, and main areas of interest.
http://www.cbbep.org/

Riverine and Coastal Ecology - Seagrass research in the Netherlands.
http://www.eco.sci.ru.nl/aqbiol/

The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation - Promotes the study of the structure and functions of estuaries and the effects of human activities on these fragile environments. Information on membership, publications and meetings.
http://www.erf.org/

ICEM Research Theme - Description of the JEI's research theme on integrated coastal and estuarine management (ICEM); Thames Estuary Project.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucfwpej/icem.htm

Restore America's Estuaries - A national coalition of 11 regional, coastal community-based environmental organizations with a combined membership of over 250,000 citizens.
http://www.estuaries.org/

Southeastern Estuarine Research Society (SEERS) - Objectives are the informal discussion and exchange of ideas dealing with estuarine and related research problems, related to the southeastern United States.
http://links.baruch.sc.edu/seers/

Lost Wetlands - A study of the loss, and containment of, the coastal wetland habitat along Louisiana's coast.
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/peril_wetlands.html#LOUISIANA

Sewri Mangrove Park: Mumbai pages - Essential to the ecology of the coast and this island off the Indian coast, steps have been taken to protect this resource.
http://theory.tifr.res.in/bombay/leisure/travel/mangrove.html

National Estuarine Research Reserve - U.S. network of protected areas for investigation of the health of the nation's estuaries and coastal habitats. Includes profiles of the reserves and information about research and monitoring.
http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/nerr/

Coast Alliance - This is a conservation organization that educates the public and protects coastal habitats. Press releases, newsletters, and reports available on polluted runoff, coastal development and contaminated sediments.
http://www.coastalliance.org/