Environment - Links
Now you’ve immersed yourself beneath the waves, here’s a chance to learn of some of the threats to the marine environment we as divers gain so much pleasure from, and how best we can help to reverse or lessen our own adverse impact on marine life.
Marine Conservation Society
Discovery - Lots of fascinating information about the marine world including
cams and a wonderful kids area.
The Giant Squid - Everything you ever need to know in preparation for encountering
this creature. Extremely interesting and well put together. Who knows what
could be lurking in that low vis gloom........
Artificial Reef Association of
British Columbia - sink a wreck.
The
Shark Trust - promoting the conservation, study and management of sharks
More links about whales than you can believe
Basking Sharks
- Excellent site with both text and photography regarding these huge creatures.
Worldwide Conservation Monitoring Centre
Monterey Bay Aquarium -
Particularly good site both for lovers of marine life and also for kids.
Very good photographic exhibitions and interactive pages.
Palau "Twilight Zone" Expedition -
The Palau Twilight Zone expedition is an exceptionally well documented site
detailing a project which explores
and studies areas of reef well below normal scuba limits. The team used rebreathers
to reach depths of up to 500 feet. Full logs, pictures and diagrams.
Smithsonian Ocean Planet Exhibition
Jason Project -
Dr. Ballard and a team of associates dedicated themselves to developing ways
that would enable teachers and students around the world to
take part in global explorations using advanced interactive telecommunications.
This is the website complete with interactive sessions and telecasts.
Sea Grant -
promotes the wise stewardship of our marine resources through research, education,
outreach and technology transfer. Sea Grant is a partnership between
universities in the United States and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration which was established by Congress in 1966. There are 29 Sea
Grant College programs conducting marine research and the sustainable development
of marine resources.
Seaweb - SeaWeb is a
multimedia public education project designed to raise awareness of the world
ocean and the life within it. We aim to provide information
and opinion from a broad spectrum of sources to help us all become more connected
and involved in the life of the sea.
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