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Center for Coastal Studies Editor's Pick

http://www.coastalstudies.org/

is a private nonprofit organization of concerned scientists and citizens dedicated to the study and stewardship of coastal and marine habitats

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Alliance for a Living Ocean

http://www.livingocean.org/

10 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

mission is to promote and maintain clean water and a healthy coastal environment through education, research and active participation and strive to manage our watershed, bay and ocean in a holistic manner

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Bay Institute of San Francisco, The

http://www.bay.org/

protects and restores the ecosystems of San Francisco Bay, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and the rivers, streams, and watersheds tributary to the Estuary

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Clean Beaches Council

http://www.cleanbeaches.com

devoted to sustaining America's beaches, developing innovative approaches to coastal management, including the Blue Wave Campaign - America's first environmental certification program for beaches

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Coast Alliance

http://www.coastalliance.org/

founded to increase public awareness of the coast's immense value and promote protection for coastal ecosystems

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Coastal America

http://www.coastalamerica.gov/

a partnership of federal agencies, state and local governments, and private organizations that work together to protect, preserve, and restore the coasts of the United States

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Coastal Response Research Center at the University of New Hampshire

http://www.crrc.unh.edu/

a partnership between academia and government to conduct and oversee basic and applied research, conduct outreach, and encourage strategic partnerships in spill response, assessment and restoration

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Coastal Services Center, NOAA

http://www.csc.noaa.gov/

works to support the environmental, social, and economic well being of the coast by linking people, information, and technology

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Ecoports

http://www.ecoports.com/page.ocl?pageID=2&mode=&version=&MenuID=0

5 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

collaborative research project of more than 25 European seaports that focuses on exchange of practical information on port-related environmental issues

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Effects on Wildlife and Habitat - Estuaries and Coastal Wetlands updated

http://www.nwf.org/sealevelrise/

highlights how coastal habitats and wildlife, already under pressure from human activities such as development and pollution, will undergo even greater challenges due to sea-level rise from global warming; from the National Wildlife Federation

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Global Seagrass Monitoring Network

http://www.seagrassnet.org/

a global monitoring program to investigate and document both the status of seagrass resources world wide and the threats to this important and imperiled marine ecosystem

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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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Harmful Algae

http://www.whoi.edu/redtide/page.do?pid=9257

3 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program (NOAA/CSCOR/COP provides information on harmful ocean algae

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Healthy Beaches Campaign

http://www.drbeach.org/hbc/

10 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

encourages beaches to improve water quality, maintain cleanliness, and promote environmental responsibility

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Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute

http://www.hswri.org/

9 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

dedicated to studying the world's biota and natural resources, with emphasis on marine and coastal environments

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Integrated Coastal Zone Management

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/iczm/

project of the European Union working to identify and promote measures to remedy environmental deterioration and to improve the overall conditions in coastal zones

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International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans

http://www.olympus.net/biz/IAPSO/

promotes the study of scientific problems relating to the oceans and the interactions taking places at the sea floor, coastal, and atmospheric boundaries

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Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean

http://jisao.washington.edu/

fosters research collaboration between the University of Washington (UW) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) concerning climate change, ocean acidification, fisheries assessments, and tsunami forecasting

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Large Marine Ecosystems of the World

http://www.lme.noaa.gov/

focuses on ecosystem strategies for the assessment and management of international coastal ocean waters

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Mangrove Action Project

http://www.mangroveactionproject.org/

dedicated to reversing the degradation and loss of mangrove forest ecosystems worldwide; goal is to promote the rights of traditional and indigenous coastal peoples to sustainably manage their coastal environments

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Mangrove Protection

http://www1.american.edu/TED/MANGROVE.HTM

a case study which investigates the importance of mangroves and reasons they are being destroyed, from the American University's Trade and Environment Database

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National Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise

http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/cvi/

this U.S.G.S. project seeks to objectively determine the relative risks due to future sea-level rise from climate change for the U.S. Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf of Mexico coasts

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National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/

1 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

works to rebuild and maintain sustainable fisheries; promote the recovery of protected species; protect and maintain the health of coastal marine habitats

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New England Estuarine Research Society

http://www.NEERS.org/

scientists, educators, students, environmental managers and other people interested in the function, conservation and management of coastal and estuarine environments and wetlands

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