Useful Internet Sites for OCEANOGRAPHY

Biological Oceanography (Marine Biology)

Census of Marine Life
http://www.coml.org/descrip/cedamar.htm

Marine Biological Laboratory
http://www.mbl.edu/

Cool Biology Projects: Gone Fishing http://www.coolclassroom.org/cool_projects/lessons/biology/biology.html

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
http://montereybay.noaa.gov/

Marine Biology: The Living Oceans
http://www.amnh.org/ology/?channel=marinebiology&c

More Marine Biology sites, click the link
http://scout.wisc.edu/Archives/SPT--AdvancedSearch.php?Q=Y&FK=marine+biology&RP=5&SR=10

Chemical oceanography (Marine Chemistry)

Lancaster University Aquatic Chemistry Research Group http://www.es.lancs.ac.uk/wdgroup/Aquach.htm

The Informatio Retrieval in Chemistry
http://macedonia.nrcps.ariadne-t.gr/

The Bridge: Ocean Sciences Education Teacher's Resource Center http://www.vims.edu/bridge/

Atmospheric Chemistry Studies in the Oceanic Environment (ACSOE)http://www.uea.ac.uk/~acsoe/welcome.html

Oceanus
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/index.do

For more Marine Chemistry Sites, Click
http://scout.wisc.edu/Archives/SPT--AdvancedSearch.php?Q=Y&FK=marine+chemistry&RP=10&SR=0

Geological oceanography (Marine Geology)

Marine Geology & Geophysics: Images (Visualizing Data)http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/image/

National Geophysical Data Center
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/ngdc.html

USGS: US Geological Survey
http://www.usgs.gov/

SEPM: Society for Sedimentary Geology
http://www.sepm.org/index.htm

For more Marine Geology sites, click
http://scout.wisc.edu/Archives/SPT--AdvancedSearch.php?Q=Y&FK=marine+geology&RP=10&SR=0&ST=Quick

Physical oceanography (Marine Physics)

Marine Physics web sites from Internet Scout Projects
http://scout.wisc.edu/Archives/SPT--AdvancedSearch.php?Q=Y&FK=marine+physics&RP=10&SR=0&ST=Quick

Sites for HAWAII

Oceanic Institute
http://oceanicinstitute.org/

Conservation
Hawaii’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy
– fact sheets of many endangered species

State Dept. of Land and Natural Resources - Division of Aquatic Resources – fishing regulations and statistics

Fair Catch – responsible fishing campaign for Hawaii

Hawaii Biological Survey - online images

Environment Hawaii – library subscribes to this newsletter; search online archives to find articles on your topic

SeaWeb – ocean conservation organization

Marine Ecosystems

The Nature Conservancy – Hawaii’s Living Reef pamphlet (pdf)

Coral Reef Network - articles and links about coral reefs in Hawaii

Hawaii Coral Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program Hawaii Coral Reefs Initiative Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument – largest marine conservation area in the world.

Western Pacific Fishery Management Council – fisheries management

Hawaiian Monk Seals

National Marine Sanctuaries – Hawaiian monk seal research

Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center – Marine Mammal Research Program

Hawaii’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy – Monk seal fact sheet

NOAA Fisheries – Office of Protected Resources - Hawaiian Monk Seals Green Sea Turtles

Hawaii’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy – Green sea turtle fact sheet

NOAA Fisheries – Office of Protected Resources - Marine Turtles State of the World’s Sea Turtles Sea Turtle Restoration Project

Sharks

Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Shark Research Group Hawaii Sharks – includes shark incidents in Hawaii since 1990

International Shark Attack File – statistics worldwide Other Species

Hawaii’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy – fact sheets on many threatened species including birds, mammals, fish, squid, limpets, nudibranchs, lobsters, crabs, shrimp, sponges, anemones, and corals.

To find more credible websites on Volcanoes, go to The Internet Scout Project

and do a Keyword search or Advanced Search in the box provided.

To find books on Oceanography, go to HPU Catalog.

To find definitions, images, current events, and other Online Reference Resources,

go to HPU's Database page and use Access Science & Credo Reference eBooks (Library use only)

7 new species of coral identified

Samples were taken during 2007 research mission at Papahanaumokuakea

By Christie Wilson
Advertiser Staff Writer

Scientists yesterday announced they have identified seven new species of bamboo coral in the deep waters of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.

The discoveries resulted from a NOAA-funded research mission to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands that also found a 5-foot-tall yellow bamboo coral tree that had never been described before, new beds of deep-water coral and sponges, and a giant sponge scientists dubbed the "cauldron sponge" that is approximately 3 feet tall and 3 feet across. read more...

The Papahanaumokuakea Draft Management Plan is available in print or online in Atherton Library.

Corals, Already in Danger, Are Facing New Threat From Farmed Algae

By CHRISTOPHER PALA /The New York Times

Published: July 8, 2008

Efforts to spread seaweed cultivation across the Pacific have backfired and are putting coral reefs at risk. This article describes the effects of this algae on nearby Kaneohe Bay.

If you are interested in learning more about the threats facing this precious marine resource worldwide, please stop by the library today. Currently, we have a display of marine sciences books set up near the Reference Desk. This collection of books was selected by Natural Sciences librarian, Lydia Lee, to support the CTY Oceanography classes but everyone else is welcome to use them, too.

Papahanaumokuakea Draft Management Plan

The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, at 140,000 square miles, is the largest fully protected marine conservation area in the world. The four volume Draft Management Plan is now available at Atherton Library. Look for it at the Current Periodicals shelves near the front counter. Or view it online at http://papahanaumokuakea.gov

The comment period begins April 23rd and continues through July 8th. Public meetings will be held statewide. The nearest meeting to our campus is scheduled to take place on June 17th at the He'eia State Park in Kaneohe.