Oceans & Marine Animals

Don't forget to ask the librarian if there are books set aside on school reserve for this topic!

	Animals Part of the Sea World/Busch Gardens Education Series.
	Census of Marine Life The Census of Marine Life 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.
	Center for Coastal Studies The whales of Cape Cod.
	The Electronic Zoo: Animal Resources Huge number of links to animal information.
	Hawaii's Marine Wildlife Humpback whales, monk seals, sea turtles, and dolphins are the focus of this site from Earthtrust.
	The Marine Mammal Center Data from a private, non-profit organization that rescues, rehabilitates and releases injured, sick and orphaned marine mammals (seals, sea lions, dolphins, porpoises, whales and sea otters) along a thousand mile stretch of the California coast, from the Oregon border to San Luis Obispo.
	Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida Includes fact sheets of interest about Mote and marine research on skates, sharks, lobsters, and more.
	Monterey Bay E-quarium Visit the E-quarium for a tour of Monterey Bay, fun games, and information about marine conservation.
	Museum of Zoology From the University of Michigan, information on mollusks, mammals, and fishes.
	New England Aquarium Links to resources.
	NOAA Fisheries: Office of Protected Resources "Conserving protected marine resources and maintaining marine biodiversity" -- includes sections on marine mammals and endangered species.
	Ocean Planet from The Smithsonian Museum A searchable exhibit of facts and pictures.
	Sea World/Busch Gardens Animal Bytes Specifically designed to help you quickly find information about some of the unique creatures found in the animal kingdom. Each file includes their scientific classification, fun facts, and biological value.
	Tales of Whales, Turtles, Sharks, and Snails Sketches and lots of information that's easy to understand. From Gray' Reef National Marine Sanctuary.
	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution K-12 Resources Extensive list of World Wide Web resources about oceanography from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts.
	WWF's Expeditions in Conservation: Mesoamerican Reef Meet the animals who call the reef home, meet the scientists who are studying the reef and learn about the reef's history on this highly interactive site. Presented by the World Wildlife Federation.