Phil Levin's Marine Ecology Links
An Introduction to Coral Reefs
Office of Protected Resources — National Marine Fisheries Service
International Society for Reef Studies
Sea Grant coral reef resources
Marine Observations by the National Weather Service
...worldwide
Tortugas 2000
...a collaborative project intended to create an ecological reserve in Florida's Dry Tortugas
Sanctuary in the Sea
...Leigh Marine Reserve, in New Zealand
The International Coral Reef NGO Directory
Virtual library — oceanography
The Coral Health and Monitoring Program
Coral Health and Monitoring Bulletins
World Conservation Monitoring Centre Global Coral Disease Database
Coral Reef Protection: US Environmental Protection Agency
Planetary Coral Reef Foundation
Marine biology
...articles from Diver magazine
Coral Forest
...good information (this organization is partly supported by members of the Grateful Dead
Mission Possible
...from Asian Diver magazine
An International Coral Reef Initiative Chronology
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
National Marine Sanctuary Program
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Caribbean Marine Research Center
Institute for Tropical Marine Ecology
...marine research and education institution in Dominica
World Conservation Monitoring Centre — Marine Programme
...site includes a great database on coral reefs around the world
University of Guam Marine Laboratory
Zentrum für Marine Tropenûkologie
...Center for Tropical Marine Ecology at the University of Bremen, Germany
Electronic Journals & Newsletters
Coral Reefs
...journal
Marine Biology
...journal
The Tell Tail
...lots of interesting articles
Columbus Iselin Reef Restoration Project
An introduction to Diseases of Coral Reef Organisms
Mysterious New Diseases Devastate Coral Reefs
...1997 New York Times article
Threats to the health of the oceans
Poison and Profit: Cyanide Fishing in the Indo-Pacific
Gourmets Gobbling Up the Coral Reef Fish of SE Asia
Western Australian Seagrass Web Site
The Ultimate Source of Sailing and Boating Links!
Ocean Planet Legends and Customs of the Sea
U-Boat Net — The U-Boat War, 1939-1945
The Pyrates Who's Who of the Caribbean
Diving Records from the 'Ocean Planet' Exhibition
Directory of Underwater Archaeology on the World Wide Web
Nautical Archaeology WWW Sites
Underwater Science and Educational Resources (USER)
Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserves
A Guide to Maritime History Information on the Internet
A Guide to Underwater Archaeology Resources on the Internet
The Maritime History Virtual Archives
Ray McAllister
...Professor of Ocean Engineering (and 'diving dinosaur')
Popular Science Special Oceans Issue
PopSci For Kids Special Oceans Issue
Underwater World
...for children
Sherman's Lagoon
...a great cartoon!
Fishes
...links and information
The Slug Site
...nudibranchs!
Crinoidea — sea lilies and feather stars
Graham Edgar, University of Tasmania
...author of Australian Marine Life
The Hong Kong Marine Life Page
Aquatic Animals and Aquatic Plants of Thailand
Arabian Wildlife Online
...including marine life
Smithsonian Institution underwater photographs
David Hall Virtual Undersea Gallery
Oceans Gallery & Bookstore
...an LA outlet for excellent books and prints of marine life
Sea Challengers
...an excellent source for just about any marine book that you could think of
For more underwater photography, please click here
Please click here for agencies concerned with the sea, as well as a few sites from aquaria...
And now, as they say, for something a little different...a persistent report of a decision by law enforcement authorities in Oregon to remove the carcass of a dead whale using explosives as the means of disposal keeps popping up on the Internet and has assumed all of the hallmarks of a first class urban legend. One common explanation is that the ersatz news item first surfaced as one of Dave Barry's columns but, as Dave (Motto: "I am not making this up") himself might say, he was not making this up. It really did happen. To explore the shocking true story behind the Exploding Whale Tail (and see the effects of tons of blubber raining down from on high), you might want to point your browser in the direction of the following links:
The Infamous Exploding Whale
...including photos, Dave's article, and the actual video
Exploding a Whale
...includes the above, newspaper report, and the official State report