 Australian Coral Reef Society is the oldest organisation in the world concerned with the study and protection of coral reefs, and it has played a significant role in Australia's history. The society evolved from the Great Barrier Reef Committee, founded in 1992 to promote research and conservation on the Great Barrier Reef.
Cetacean Society International is an all volunteer, conservation, education, and research organization based in Georgetown, Connecticut, with volunteer representatives in 26 countries around the world. They are dedicated to the preservation and protection of all cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and the marine environment on a global basis. Check out their site for the latest action alerts and updates on current issues.
Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary encompasses the waters that surround Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel and Santa Barbara Islands, off the Southern California coast. The sanctuary's primary goal is the protection of the natural and cultural resources contained within its boundaries. This site provides info on the Sanctuary's mission, current ocean and weather conditions, history, a calendar and membership info.
Channel Islands National Park is home to a wide variety of nationally and internationally significant natural and cultural resources. Marine life ranges from microscopic plankton to the endangered blue whale, the largest animal to live on earth. The park consists of 249,353 acres, half of which are under the ocean, and include the islands of San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and Santa Barbara. Even though the islands seem tantalizingly close to the densely populated, southern California coast, their isolation has left them relatively undeveloped, making them an exciting place for visitors to explore.
Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation is a non-profit organisation, based in Vancouver, Canada, whose aim is to fund ecological research through eco-tourism. Research is presently focussed on the whales and dolphins of British Columbia's Central Coast. The general public is invited to participate in the research directly as 'paying volunteers'. Check out their upcoming research expeditions and other activities.
Coral Cay Conservation began as a small group of diving enthusiasts who in 1986, decided to mount an expedition to undertake baseline surveys of the Belize barrier reef. Since then, more than 1,000 volunteers have joined CCC expeditions. Their efforts have resulted in the designation of seven 'Marine Protected Areas' in the Caribbean and Indo-Pacific. In recognition of the outstanding efforts made by CCC volunteers in conservation, CCC has received many awards including :.British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Global Award, CMAS First International Marine Environmental Award, Duke of Edinburgh's Prize to the British Sub-Aqua Club and Rodale's Scuba Diver Award.
Coral Reef Initiative (CRI) was born out of the recognition of this global reef degradation, and announced last year at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. The effort will serve to create the base for a combined domestic and international effort aimed at the conservation and effective management of coral reefs and related ecosystems. Although still in its infancy, the initiative has been supported in Japan, Australia, Jamaica and the United States, with several other countries expressing interest. Visit this page to find out more!
Coral Reef Research Foundation and Under Watercolours is a non-profit public benefit corporation dedicated to the preservation of coral reefs, to studies that show how global pollution affects the environment and to research of reef animals that may produce effective treatment for cancer, AIDS and other diseases. Under Watercolours publishes blank note cards from underwater images that are great for Scuba Divers.
CORAL: Coral Reef Alliance is an independent, non-profit membership organization that works to address the worldwide problem of coral reef destruction. We focus on educating divers and the general public about the problems facing coral reefs, and also provide funding and technical support for coral reef conservation around the world. Wherever you see CORAL's logo - the green dive flag - you know that CORAL and the dive community are working together to keep coral reefs alive.
Cousteau Society is a nonprofit, membership-supported organization dedicated to the protection and improvement of the quality of life for present and future generations. Founded in 1973 by Captain Jacques-Yves Cousteau, the Society now has more than 150,000 members worldwide. The Society believes that only an informed and alerted public can best make the decisions necessary to protect and manage the world's natural resources. Check out this important site for info on expeditions, membership, books, films and more.
D.I.V.E.R.S. claims to be Orange County, California's premier environmental dive organization. They are dedicated to preserving and restoring the southern California coastline. Divers of all levels are welcome to join.
D.I.V.E.R.S. is an environmental dive organization based in Orange County, California. Their mission is to preserve the ocean environment and its inhabitants by promoting environmental awareness, removing marine debris, enhancing & rehabilitating the environment, and sponsoring underwater clean-ups.
Divers' Environmental Survey (DES) is a non-profit corporation based in Billeria, Massachusetts, dedicated to the restoration and preservation of fresh- and saltwater aquatic habitats. We are looking for divers and non-divers who care about the state of our waterways and are looking for ways to make a difference.
Earthwatch Invites You To Join EarthCorps. 150 scientists and scholars worldwide need you this year. You can help them by joining a one- to three-week research team. Trained in the field, you'll be working with a small team of EarthCorps members of all ages and from a wide range of occupations and nationalities. Earthwatch research expeditions are divided into seventeen broad categories of interest, from animal behavior and birds to endangered species and rain forests, with many focusing on marine life and the marine environment. Expeditions are based in over 20 U.S. states and in 50 countries.
EnviroLink Library is one of the most comprehensive resource of environmental information available on the internet. The site has been reorganized to make information easier for users to access and interact with.
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority provides for the protection, wise use, understanding and enjoyment of the Great Barrier Reef in perpetuity through the care and development of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Their site includes an article called Managing the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park by Dr. Ian McPhail; info about the GBRMPA's consulting and advisory services, information services and publications; other information.
Greenpeace International is an independent, campaigning organisation which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force the solutions which are essential to a green and peaceful future. Greenpeace's goal is to ensure the ability of the earth to nurture life in all its diversity. Therefore Greenpeace seeks to: protect biodiversity in all its forms, prevent pollution and abuse of the earth's ocean, land, air and fresh water, end all nuclear threats, promote peace, global disarmament and non-violence.
Jacksonville Reef Research Team is a non-profit volunteer organization that uses research diving to deploy, monitor, and enhance Artificial Reefs off-shore Jacksonville, Florida.
JASON Project was founded in 1989 by Dr. Robert D. Ballard following his discovery of the wreck of the RMS Titanic. After receiving thousands of letters from children who were excited by his discovery, Dr. Ballard and a team of associates dedicated themselves to developing ways that would enable teachers and students all over the world to take part in global explorations using advanced interactive telecommunications. The JASON Foundation for Education, which was founded to administer the project, sponsors an annual scientific expedition which is the focus an original curriculum developed for grades 4 through 8. During the expedition, students can take part in live, interactive programs which are broadcast using state-of-the-art technology to a network of educational, research, and cultural institutions in the United States, Mexico, Bermuda, and the United Kingdom. Check out this site for project news and updates, a teacher's guide, and info on getting involved.
Marine Conservation Society is striving to improve the quality of the British coastline. Divers are, as the saying goes, 'in the thick of it,' when it comes to marine pollution. We get a first hand knowledge of the water quality and litter problem around our coast. Doing something about the situation is not easy, but British-based MCS is actively working to improve and protect the quality of the coast and the waters around the UK. Their site has articles on a number of issues from their quarterly magazine, information on their latest projects and much more.
National Marine Sanctuary Program 's mission is to identify, designate and manage areas of the marine environment of special national significance due to their conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, research, educational, or aesthetic qualities. The site provides info on their education, monitoring, research, enforcement, archaeology and history efforts.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- NOAA -- Its mission is to promote global environmental stewardship in order to conserve and wisely manage the marine and coastal resources of the United States. It describes, monitors, and predicts changes in the Earth's environment in order to ensure and enhance sustainable economic opportunities.
National Outdoor Leadership School is to be the best source and teacher of wilderness skills and leadership that protect the user and the environment. Check out the school's online course guide from branches of the school all over the U.S. and the world.
The New Antonella Gambotto Web is the official site of author and journalist Sydney, Australia's Antonella Gambotto's, which includes photographs, extensive environmental links, information on the brutality of shark finning, and the complete -and authorized - transcription of Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg's controversial paper on the future of the world's reefs.
Ocean Educations Ltd. is proud to offer a uniquely Canadian experience to secondary school students around the world. Their summer Marine and Environmental Science Program is based at the Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific near Victoria, British Columbia. During the 3 week session, participants earn an internationally recognized PADI scuba certification and full secondary school credit for Environmental Science.
Ocean Park Conservation Foundation of Hong Kong, was established in 1993. It's mission is to take a leadership role in education and conservation activities involving dolphins and whales and their habitats in East and Southeast Asia. Projects include the Yangtze River dolphin, or baiji - the most endangered dolphin species in the world, the Indo-Pacific Humpbacked dolphin or Chinese White dolphins in Hong Kong waters.
Oceana campaigns to protect and restore the world’s oceans. Our teams of marine scientists, economists, lawyers and advocates win specific and concrete policy changes to reduce pollution and to prevent the irreversible collapse of fish populations, marine mammals and other sea life. Global in scope and dedicated to conservation, Oceana has campaigners based in North America (Washington, DC; Juneau, AK; Portland, OR; Los Angeles, CA), Europe (Madrid, Spain; Brussels, Belgium) and South America (Santiago, Chile). More than 300,000 members and e-activists in over 150 countries have already joined Oceana.
Odyssey Expeditions is a nonprofit organization based in Ft. Myers, Florida, offering tropical marine biology voyages in the British Virgin Islands to high school and college students interested in learning marine science, advanced diver training, and practical seamanship skills. They sail aboard Beneteau yachts equipped as complete research and dive platforms on three-week voyages of discovery. Scholarships and academic credit are available.
ORF -- Oceanic Resource Foundation is a nonprofit marine research and conservation organization based in San Francisco, California. ORF is dedicated to the protection of coastal wetlands, coral reefs and endangered marine animals, and is working in Baja California, Mexico, Latin America, and Hawaii.
Philippine Reef and Rainforest Project was established by the World Wide Land Conservation Trust, a UK-registered charity, to purchase, preserve and protect the island of Danjugan in the central Philippines. The island is an important resting place for migratory birds such as swallows, swifts and several species of kingfisher. Sea eagles, fishing eagles, mangrove heron, and night heron frequent the mangrove swamps and the intact forests are alive with warblers, flycatchers, bulbuls, weaverbirds and sunbirds.Surrounding the island is a coral reef which is currently being surveyed in cooperation with Coral Cay Conservation. Two species of endangered marine turtles, the green and hawksbill, have been observed on Danjugan.
Project Ocean Quest is a three-part scientific expedition to survey and document the marine environment off the entire 1800-mile coast of Vietnam. This two-year underwater scientific survey will document this important contribution to world ecology and environment with the assistance of Jean-Michel Cousteau Institute, including more than 30 international scientists and interns.
Reef Ball Development Group of Bradenton, Florida, produces Reef Balls: state-of-the-art designed artificial reefs used to restore ailing coral reefs and to create new scuba diving and fishing reefs and reef habitats.
Reef Ball Foundation , based in Woodstock, Georgia, is an all-volunteer organization that restores ailing coral reefs and creates new fishing and scuba diving sites by using Reef Balls which represent the world's leading technology in designed artificial reefs.
Reef Relief is a grassroots non-profit conservation organization dedicated to Preserve and Protect the Living Coral Reef Ecosystem. Reef Relief is a watchdog for the reefs, advocates water quality improvement policy, and encourages the public to help protect the coral reef through sustainable living and direct action activism. We provide k-12 teacher kits and coral science education materials around the world. We provide news, info, and publications, a photo monitoring survey, a coral nursery, and photos of ocean life, endangered animals, fish, and healthy and diseased, corals.
ReefBall Reef Restoration Coalition , based in Greenville, South Carolina, is a partner of the ReefBall Development Group, Ltd. (the world's leading designed artificial reef builder). The coalition was formed as a result of many requests from divers to take part in artificial reef building projects. They provide one week programs in the Turks and Caicos and St. Lucia where trained staff lead teams from the initial planning stages through the building phase and water deployment of a shore reef system. The projects offer "hands-on" teamwork, where the benefits of "Reef Tourism" are readily evident.
ReefBase: A Global Database on Coral Reefs and ir Resources is the official database of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network. Reefbase, which has been endorsed by 80 countries, is designed to facilitate the management of coral reefs of the world by providing data to a wide range of users. ReefBase. ReefBase includes information on more than 7,000 coral reefs, including maps, photographs and data. It has information on tourist diving for more than 1,500 reefs.
SAUES -- Southern African Underwater Ecology Society involves sport divers and marine scientists in conducting ongoing experiments, surveys and research on the extensive coral reef ecosystems and adjoining habitat, off the Southern African coastline. Check out their site for more on their objectives and proposed projects.
Save Our Seas is an international non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, and restoring the oceans for future generations.
Saving Puerto Rico's Reefs With The Earthwatch Institute : Earthwatch is conducting a rapid-assessment baseline to measure the effects of coral diseases, human impacts, and predators on coral reefs. They are working on two pristine offshore reefs, near Mona and Mayaguez islands. You'll usually make three dives a day with a variety of jobs to do, including both diving and land-based work.
School of Ocean Sciences at Bangor University, Wales is one of the largest Marine Science academic departments in Europe. The School is a multi-disciplinary body situated 2 miles away from the City of Bangor in Menai Bridge, Anglesey. Its Research rating is currently 4 (out of 5). It has the benefit of being directly on the side of the picturesque Menai Strait with direct access to the water. The climate is mild even though it has views to Snowdonia.
Scuba Cuba: Cuban Underwater Biology Project is a non-political program that serves as an information resource to individuals and others who are committed to protecting, preserving, and replenishing the underwater environment; especially , in the Caribbean and Cuba. They are particularly interested in watersheds, wetlands, freshwater ponds, lakes, rivers, saltwater marshes, mangrove vegetation zones, bays, gulfs, and ocean waters demarcated by a rectangle between latitudes 19o North and 20o North and longitudes 73.5o West and 85.5o West. This rectangle includes the East-West area midway between Key West, Florida and Havana, Cuba East to Cay Sal then South between Great Inagua Island and Haiti then West to encompass the Cayman Islands.
Sea Urchin Harvester's Association of California was established with several purposes: establishing a communications network among sea urchin divers through a newsletter and such other means as are deemed necessary and appropriate by the organization; providing divers with information on policies, procedures, statutes, and regulations affecting the sea urchin fishery; meeting announcements and for other information the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) requests to be transmitted to sea urchin divers. The organization is also working to establish a program to educate the public and the State Legislature on the conservation, utilization, and benefits of sea urchins.
The Shark Trust is a charitable organization based in Bristol, England, working for the conservation and sustainable fishing of sharks around the world. The site includes lots of info about sharks, as well as stills and streaming video taken by the pros.
Submerged Cultural Resources Unit was formed in 1980 by the National Parks Service to formalize its efforts to investigate shipwrecks, documenting their locations and conditions. The unit is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and is staffed by professional underwater archaeologists, technicians and other professionals to provide the United States national park system with the necessary expertise to fulfill its major roles. Check out the Unit's page to learn more about its important work.
World Conservation Monitoring Centre , based in Cambridge, England, has had considerable involvement in coral reef monitoring, notably in the production of the three-volume Coral Reefs of the World. Current work on coral reefs is directed towards the building of a global digital dataset, mapping these important ecosystems. When combined with the data covering mangrove areas, this provides an invaluable base for any broader coastal sensitivity mapping for the tropics. |
