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Marine Biology
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Anchialine Caves and Cave Fauna of the World 
 Information about "coastal caves formed in limestone or volcanic rock that are flooded with seawater." The site focuses on caves found in the Bahamas and the Yucatan Peninsula. Use the site map to access material on specific islands and fauna. Contains information about current research projects as well as photos, maps, descriptions, and fauna. http://www.tamug.edu/cavebiology/index2.html Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Geology, Outdoor Recreation, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Science Last updated Jun 7, 2009 Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Site of the interpretive center for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif. Provides visitor information and highlights events at the aquarium, including an online lecture series on ocean science. Features education and outreach programs, teacher workshops, and links to other marine sites. http://aquarium.ucsd.edu/ Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Recreation, Science Last updated Mar 18, 2006 Census of Marine Life
A project of "a growing global network of researchers in more than 70 nations engaged in a ten-year initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the ocean and explain how it changes over time." The project runs through 2010. The site posts annual reports from this census, monthly updates, and photographs and video files. The organization is based at the Consortium of Oceanographic Research and Education in Washington, D.C. http://www.coml.org/ Topics: Animals, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Water Last updated Sep 4, 2009 Census of Marine Life
This is "a growing global network of researchers in more than 45 nations engaged in a ten-year initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of marine life in the oceans — past, present, and future." The site presents descriptions of and links to the network's projects, such as "Natural Geography in Shore Areas" and the "History of Marine Animal Populations." Available in several languages, including German, Japanese, and Spanish. Searchable. http://www.coml.org/ Topics: Animals, Biology, Water Last updated Nov 12, 2003 The Echinoid Directory
Learn about how sea urchins, or echinoids, live, feed, and reproduce. The site features a morphology of the sea urchin skeleton, a key to the families and genera, and a listing of the taxonomic groups. Though some sections are written for the "casual visitor with no biological training," the main purpose of the site is "to provide a taxonomic resource for the scientific community." From the Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/echinoid-directory/ Topics: Animals, Biology Last updated Sep 30, 2009 Elephant Seals: Ano Nuevo State Reserve
Great basic information about elephant seals, geared to visitors who want to tour or make reservations at the 4,000-acre elephant seal breeding grounds near Santa Cruz, California. Includes a webcam and links to pages on birds of the region and information on the history, geology, land, and marine animals of the area. http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=1115 Topics: Animals, Biology, Mammals Last updated Mar 9, 2009 Extreme 2000: Voyage to the Deep
Learn about this deep sea mission to the Sea of Cortes and its crew and vessel at this searchable site. There is information about seafloor geology, including plate tectonics and hydrothermal vents. Creature Features has facts about the tubeworm, vent crab, Pompeii worm, and ancient bacteria. A background of toxic chemistry and the high-Tech tools used on this expedition are also provided. There are also video clips. http://www.ocean.udel.edu/deepsea/home/home.html Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Geography, Geology, Science, Water Last updated Nov 3, 2001 Global Marine Programme
Background and publications from this program focusing on marine issues such as climate change mitigation and adaptation, conserving threatened species, energy and industry, fisheries and aquaculture, managing marine invasive species, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), ocean governance, and securing coastal livelihoods. Features reports, photos, press releases, and links to related websites. From the World Conservation Union (IUCN). http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/marine/ Topics: Animals, Water Last updated May 3, 2009 Jean-Michel Cousteau Ocean Adventures
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) series in which Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of Jacques-Yves Cousteau, and his team "explore dangerous and spectacular locales across the globe." Features video clips, podcasts, background material, and games for episodes on the northern Hawaiian Islands, sharks at risk, gray whale migration, and America's National Maritime Sanctuaries. Also includes teachers guides and a glossary. http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/ Topics: Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Science Last updated Jun 7, 2007 Jeff's Nudibranch Site and Coral Reef Gallery
Information about sea slugs, "probably the most beautiful creatures in the ocean." Site owner Jeffrey N. Jeffords' photographs may convince the skeptical. The site also covers Crinoids (also known as feather stars or comatulids) and anemonefish. The gallery features spectacular underwater photographs (taken in the Philippine Islands) of many other species. Use the search box to find the glossary and search for common and species names. http://divegallery.com/ Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Geography, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Science, Water Last updated Jun 19, 2003 La MER: Louisiana Marine Educational Resources
Teaching resources on Louisiana marine and coastal environment topics, such as marshes, estuaries, wetlands, coastal ecology, native fish, manatees, exotic species (including nutria and zebra mussels), and more. From the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program. http://lamer.lsu.edu Topics: Animals, Biology, Education, Environment, Hurricane Katrina, Water Last updated Sep 14, 2005 Little Animals: Big Bag of Tricks
Information on nudibranchs (a type of sea slug), including food, smell, and camouflage. From the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego. http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/voyager/nudibranch/ Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Science Last updated Apr 4, 2006 Longline Fishing Threatens Seabirds and Other Marine Life
Explains the dangers of longline fishing, "a technique used to catch fish in open waters, including those who live near the sea floor" that includes a main line "with secondary lines branching off it, each set with hundreds or thousands of barbed, baited hooks." Discusses threats to turtles and sea birds (such as the albatross) as well as campaigns to stop illegal longline fishing. Includes related links. From the Humane Society of the United States. http://www.hsus.org/wildlife/issues_facing_wildlife/longline_fishing_threatens_seabirds_and_other_marine_life.html Topics: Agriculture, Animals, Biology, Environment, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians Last updated Dec 11, 2007 Mar-Eco
Information about the international research project to "enhance our understanding of occurrence, distribution and ecology of animals and animal communities along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Iceland and the Azores." The site features information for the public, students, and scientists. In addition to news and reports about the project, find photo galleries, video clips, and backgrounders on topics in biology, physics, oceanography, geology, and technology. Searchable. A project of the Census of Marine Life. http://www.mar-eco.no/ Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Science, Science Last updated Aug 11, 2004 Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL): Biological Discovery in Woods Hole
Founded in 1888, MBL in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, "is an international center for research, education, and training in biology, biomedicine, and ecology," with an emphasis on marine biology. Its site features illustrated marine organism and fish slide databases, and the full text of selected books (such as "The Development of the Squid" from 1880). Also includes selected articles (most require payment of a fee), details about education and research programs, and related material. http://www.mbl.edu/ Topics: Biology Last updated May 23, 2007 Marine Biology Web: An Educational Resource
Directory of research bibliographies, databases, educational programs, and other Web resources for marine biology students. Also has career information and a glossary of marine biology terms. Browsable. Compiled by a professor of marine biology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/mbweb.html Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Science, Science Last updated Apr 6, 2005 Marine Flatworms of the World
A site about polyclad flatworms (Phylum: Platyhelminths , Class: Turbellaria , Order: Polycladida .) Descriptive information, anatomy, regeneration, food and feeding, mimicry, reproduction, and more are included. There is also a photo gallery with entries including species, genus, family, order, size, and location. http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~bu6/flatintr.htm Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Science, Science Last updated Sep 18, 2002 Marine Photos
Nearly 100 color photos of fish, mammals, birds, invertebrates, and vegetation native to Washington state's Puget Sound. See killer whales, sea otters, common loons, spiny dogfish, and scalyhead sculpin in their native habitats. From the King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks. http://green.kingcounty.gov/marine/Photos.htm Topics: Animals, Biology, Birds, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Science, U.S. History By Place Last updated May 18, 2009 MarLIN: The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland
"Information for marine environmental management, protection and education," with a focus on marine habitats, communities, and species. Many entries have brilliant, well-detailed photographs. Searchable and browsable. Includes related links. From the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. http://www.marlin.ac.uk/ Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Science Last updated Jul 5, 2004 Mike Johnson Marine Natural History Photography
A collection of over 150 nature photographs taken in Southern California and northern Baja California, Mexico. Many of the photographs are underwater ones of whales, sunfish, crabs, rays, and other marine life. There are also a few underwater video clips. Students may use the images for class reports if "they properly credit the source." http://www.earthwindow.com/ Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional, Technology Last updated Apr 23, 2003 National Marine Sanctuaries
Locate information about our thirteen national marine sanctuaries. This site offers links to the individual sanctuary sites and important governing information and descriptions of each sanctuary. Also find visitor access and staff contact information. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ Topics: Animals, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Mammals, Parks Last updated Jun 20, 2007 Natural Resources Defense Council: Whales & Marine Animals
This site discusses the activities of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to protect whales and other marine animals. Includes research and policy statements on the Marine Mammal Protection Act, conservation efforts, and the impact of undersea noise pollution and sonar systems on whales. http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/marine/brief.asp Topics: Animals, Biology, Environment, Law by Subject, Mammals Last updated Jun 20, 2007 NOAA Fisheries: National Marine Fisheries Service
This section of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is the federal agency "dedicated to the stewardship of living marine resources through science-based conservation and management, and the promotion of healthy ecosystems." The site features information about regional offices and science centers, programs, governing legislation, an illustrated species identification guide, and more. Also includes a section for children. Searchable. http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ Topics: Agriculture, Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Science, Science Last updated May 12, 2004 OceanLink
This searchable site offers news and information about marine biology and ecology. It features fact sheets on whales, sea lions, dolphins, crabs and other marine life. The site also includes career information, teacher resources, a glossary of marine science terms, marine animal records (the "biggest, smallest, fastest, deepest"), "Ask a Scientist" question and answer forum (with an archive), and an annotated directory of Web links. http://oceanlink.island.net/ Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Geology, Science Last updated Apr 11, 2005 Reef Education Network
Excellent site for identifying and classifying reef creatures. Habitats, body structures, characteristics and more are explained. Enhanced with photos, a glossary, a searchable index and a create a notebook feature. Also has a good section on what threatens reefs and solutions to ensure their future. http://www.reef.edu.au Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Geography, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Science, Water Last updated Aug 12, 2000 Secrets of the Stomatopod: An Underwater Research Adventure
Contains information on evolution, behavior, vision, the larval stage, and monogamous stomatopods. Features photographs. From the Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/aquarius/ Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Science, Science Last updated Aug 16, 2003 WINDandSEA: The Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Guide
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Library provides "over 1,000 selected links to science and policy sites." Topics include air pollution, climate, coastal studies, fish, oceanic and atmospheric sciences, marine biology, weather, and wetlands. Also features links to photo collections, and educational sites for teachers and students. http://www.lib.noaa.gov/researchtools/subjectguides/wind/windandsea.html Topics: Animals, Biology, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Geology, Science, Weather Last updated Jul 8, 2008 The Wonders of the Seas
Short lessons with images of selected sea creatures including sponges, cnidarians, mollusks, echinoderms, arthropods, sperm whales, manatees, and sharks. From the Oceanic Research Group, a nonprofit organization "dedicated to the conservation of the world's oceans and marine life through education." http://www.oceanicresearch.org/education/wonders/lesson.html Topics: Animals, Biology Last updated Jun 29, 2007 |
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