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Vital Water Graphics - 2nd Edition (2008) Editor's Pick

http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/water2/

a UNEP report that presents an overview, through a set of graphics, maps and other illustrations, of the current state of the world’s fresh, coastal and marine waters

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Worldwatch Institute: Oceans Editor's Pick

http://www.worldwatch.org/taxonomy/term/108

independent research from the Worldwatch Institute regarding the World's vast but increasingly human impacted oceans

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Altered Oceans

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-oceans-series,1,468030.special

a five part series by the Los Angeles Times regarding the crisis and various threats facing the world's oceans

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Conservation Magazine

http://www.conservationmagazine.org/

an online publication of the Society for Conservation Biology that takes on key environmental issues, explores them from novel angles and brings cutting-edge science to the table

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Environmental Research Web

http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/home

a portal for environmental news, research and commentary

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Fishing

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/fishing

special report from the Guardian newspaper, including links to their news coverage on the matter

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Ground Water in Freshwater-Saltwater Environments of the Atlantic Coast

http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2003/circ1262/

examines saltwater intrusion into freshwater aquifers and changes in the amount and quality of fresh ground-water discharge to coastal saltwater ecosystems

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MARPOL

http://www.imo.org/Conventions/contents.asp?doc_id=678&topic_id=258

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

the main international convention covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or accidental causes

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Ocean Acidification and Marine pH Water Quality Criteria

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/ocean_acidification/pdfs/2009-08638_PI.pdf

a notice by the EPA in the Federal Register that provides interested parties with information submitted to EPA on ocean acidification and pH and solicits additional pertinent data or information that may be useful in addressing these issues (pdf)

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Pacific Ocean Synthesis

http://www.centerforoceansolutions.org/PacificSynthesis.pdf

from the Center for Ocean Solutions, a scientific literature review of coastal and ocean threats, impacts and solutions (pdf)

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Reuters News - Environment

http://uk.reuters.com/news/environment

provides latest environmental news from Reuters News Service

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The Marine Photobank

http://www.marinephotobank.org/home.php

9 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

provides high quality underwater and above water ocean conservation images that shed light on how humans have affected life in the ocean for no cost for non-commercial purposes as well as for media use

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The Underwater Times

http://www.underwatertimes.com/

9 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

the daily journal of life in and around water; updated daily with news of the oceans, animals and the interaction of life in and around water

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United States Commission on Ocean Policy

http://oceancommission.gov/

governmental commission authorized to review and make recommendations for a national ocean policy

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Whale Wars

http://animal.discovery.com/tv/whale-wars/

a program by Animal Planet TV that documents the Sea Shepherd campaign almost every winter to find and stop Japanese ships that hunt whales in the name of research, attempting to stop them by any non-violent means necessary

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