Directory of Estuarine Resources

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• Barataria Terrebonne National Estuary Program

  http://www.btnep.org/
  BTNEP is a non-profit organization supported by a group of universities that seeks to rebuild and protect the estuarine system between the Atchafalaya and Mississippi Rivers.

• Chesapeake Bay Program

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

• Coastal Eelgrass Habitats of Rhode Island

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

• Dynamics Of The Salt Marsh

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

• Elkhorn Slough Foundation

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

• ICEM Research Theme

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

• Lost Wetlands

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

• Morro Bay National Estuary Program

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

• National Estuarine Research Reserve System Centralized Data Management Office

  http://cdmo.baruch.sc.edu/
  Source for monitoring data from the U.S. nationwide estuary-research network.

• National Estuary Program

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

• NOAA Coastal Services Center

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

• North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve

  http://www.nccoastalreserve.net/
  Provides information on this large estuarine area, the research being done there, educational programs and the coastal training program.

• Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management

  http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/
  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.

• Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds

  http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/
  Protecting coastal watersheds and marine resources.

• Red Tides in Western Gulf of Maine

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

• Restoration and Creation of Saltmarshes and Other Intertidal Habitats

  http://www.uea.ac.uk/~e130/Saltmarsh.htm
  Information on created saltmarshes in the UK, and an extensive bibliography of published work.

• Restore America's Estuaries

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

• The Ecology of Salt Marsh Communities

  http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/saltmarsh.html
  A short bibliography of references on salt marsh plant communities.

• The Hudson River Estuary Program

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

• Volunteer Monitoring

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

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