Puget Sound Green Pages

Saltwater: Puget Sound and the Oceans

Last updated: June 24, 2003


 


PUGET SOUND AREA

 

Kids for Puget Sound

Marine Conservation Biology Institute

 

Working to advance the multi-disciplinary science of marine conservation biology - using science and scientists to save the seas.

Maxwelton Salmon Adventure

 

On Whidbey Island.

Northwest Straits National Marine Sanctuary

 

A brief overview of the proposed Marine Sanctuary including a brief description, status of designation, and a key habitat and species list.

Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

Orca Conservancy

 

Their mission is to inform the general public about the grace and capabilities of Orcinus orca, to ommunicate scientific knowledge of the species, and to actively protect the whales' natural habitats. Further, Orca Conservancy is committed to raising awareness concerning whales and dolphins in captivity, and to exploring the feasibility of returning captive cetaceans to their natural habitats.

Pacific Marine Research: Marine Science Afloat

 

An Oceanographic Field Trip into the Underwater World of Puget Sound. PMR is a non profit educational organization dedicated to Preserving Puget Sound through Hands-On environmental education.

Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

People for Puget Sound - Sound Web

 

Volunteer opportunities, habitat report, Sound and Straits newsletter and Kids for Puget Sound

Port Townsend Marine Science Center

 

A non-profit, community organization formed exclusively for educational and scientific purposes to promote and encourage a greater understanding of the marine and aquatic sciences.

Project SeaWolf

 

Dedicated to the protection of whales and the habitats of other marine wildlife species in the Pacific Northwest.

Puget Sound Action Team

 

A partnership of state agencies and tribal and local governments charged with developing and coordinating conservation programs to protect and restore Puget Sound.

Puget Soundkeeper Alliance

 

Brings together concerned citizens, businesses and government agencies to work on marine environmental issues in a responsible and balanced manner.

Sound Experience

 

Provides hands-on environmental education and leadership experiences for youth and adults. On exciting voyages aboard the historic schooner Adventuress, participants learn about the majesty and vulnerability of our region's definitive resource, Puget Sound.

University of Washington School of Oceanography

US Army Corps of Engineers: Water Control and River Conditions

 

Real-time information and graphs show stage and flow for a number of river basins. Also current flood warnings, weather forecasts, tidal and earthquake information.

US Coast Guard: Pacific Northwest Region

US NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center

 

The NWFSC is a research facility of the Northwest Region of the National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, and is responsible for providing scientific and technical support for the management, conservation, and development of the Pacific Northwest region's anadromous and marine fishery resources.

Washington Environmental Council

 

A statewide, non-profit organization of individual volunteers and affiliated organizations working to protect, preserve, and restore the environment of Washington State. We have offices in Seattle, Olympia, and Spokane.

Washington State DOE Water Resources Program

Washington State Permit Handbook - Aquatic Resources

Whale Museum

 

Working to protect the local orcas and their marine home through education and research. Drop by to see us the next time you're in Friday Harbor, Washington.

Wild Olympic Salmon

 

Dedicated to inspiring sustainable community and culture by nurturing wild salmon and their watersheds." We are a volunteer organization doing salmon habitat restoration and enhancement, environmental education and celebration of salmon.

 

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

American Geophysical Union

 

A worldwide scientific community that advances, through unselfish cooperation in research, the understanding of Earth and space for the benefit of humanity.

Aquatic Network

 

Information Service for the Aquatic World. Subject areas covered include aquaculture, conservation, fisheries, limnology, marine science and oceanography, maritime heritage, ocean engineering, and seafood.

David Suzuki Foundation

 

 

Ocean Link

 

A marine science information and interaction web site. It is also a partnership between several marine organizations, all committed to marine education. On these pages, you will find information about many marine science topics, including Marine Biology, Oceanography, Marine Mammals, Seabirds, Marine Pollution, Marine Invertebrates, Marine Fish and much more!

Oceanography Society

 

Founded in 1988 to disseminate knowledge of oceanography and its application through research and education, to promote communication among oceanographers, and to provide a constituency for consensus-building across all the disciplines of the field.

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society

 

Defending the world's marine mammals.

Universities Water Information Network

 

Disseminates information of interest to the water resources community and all concerned with our water resources.

US NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

 

Includes links to National Ocean Service, National Weather Service, NOAA/LISD Library Seattle, NOAA Western Regional Center,

US NOAA Environmental Information Services

US NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service

 

NMFS administers NOAA's programs which support the domestic and international conservation and management of living marine resources. NMFS provides services and products to support domestic and international fisheries management operations, fisheries development, trade and industry assistance activities, enforcement, protected species and habitat conservation operations, and the scientific and technical aspects of NOAA's marine fisheries program.

US NOAA National Ocean Service

US NOAA National Oceanographic Data Center

 

Holds the world's largest collection of publicly available oceanographic data.

US NOAA Oceanography Resources on the Internet

US NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management (OCRM)

US NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory

 

A leader in developing ocean observational systems. PMEL carries out interdisciplinary scientific investigations in oceanography and atmospheric science. Current PMEL programs focus on open ocean observations in support of long-term monitoring and prediction of the ocean environment on time scales from hours to decades.

Whale Conservation Institute

 

Includes list of interesting marine mammal-related links and files found on the Internet.

WOCE Ocean Information Center (University of Delaware)

 

World Ocean Circulation Experiment, Global Observing System Information Center, International Research Ship Schedules and other oceanographic information.

 


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