WSU Vancouver Science Programs

Links to related web sites

List Serve link to Science Programs

Local sites
Career information
Cool science sites
Universities
Marine Institutes
Online journals
Electronic publications

Local sites:

Career information:

Cool science sites:

Cascades Volcano Observatory, including the live Mt. St. Helens Volcanocam
Ao Nuevo State Reserve: in California: a beautiful place, check it out!
Ask-An-Earth-Scientist: a question-answering service on geology and geophysics.
Recent world Earthquakes (from Carleton University, Ottawa).
Global Directory of Marine Scientists
Hawaii Coral Reef Network: research and education on coral reefs.
The Hawaii Scientific Drilling Project has drilled a 1056 m hole in Hilo, on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Hawaii Volcano Observatory
The International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI) Home Page.
Ichthyology Web Resources
JASON project (1995's project was on the Big Island).
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Home Page.
Marine Biology Web: an educational resource for marine biology students with reference lists organized by subject, accounts of new and exciting research, and color photographs illustrating principles of marine biology and ecology.
The Marine Mammal Page
Monterey Bay Online: a Matrix of Information Resources of and about The Monterey Bay Region of California
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
National Marine Sanctuary Program
- Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
- Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
- Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary (American Samoa)
- Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
- Flower Garden National Marine Sanctuary
- Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary
- Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
- Monitor National Marine Sanctuary
- Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
- Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
- Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
National Science Foundation (NSF).
National Data Buoy Center (NDBC): get ocean surf and weather info from around the world.
Ocean Planet Online at the Smithsonian Institution/National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC, US.
Michael Ogden's Pacific Islands WWW "Things." Information about the Pacific Island nation-states.
Pacific Tsunami Museum: an organization dedicated to education and research about tsuanmis
Rabaul Caldera (Michigan Tech).
Seafloor Topography maps predicted from gravitational anomalies
Sea Grant News Media Center: information on researchers and educators to the world of marine research and resources that are available through the National Sea Grant College Program
Seismic information and epicenter maps form the CNSS Combined U.S. Catalog (U. Washington).
Turtle Trax, devoted to education and conservation of marine turtles
Tidal predictions for anywhere in the 50 United States
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Keep an eye on the U.S. Congress, and the Whitehouse.
U.S. government information services from FedWorld Information Network.
Virtually Hawaii. NASA images of the islands and "virtual field trips".
Volcano World. (at the Univ. of North Dakota) highlights Kilauea volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, including photos by Scott Rowland. See a technical critique of the movie Dante's Peak.

Universities:

Marine Institutes:

Atlantic Dolphin Research Cooperative (ADRC) - a group of researchers studying the migratory patterns and life histories of bottlenose dolphins along the East Coast of the U.S.A.
Australian Institute of Marine Science - conducts research in tropical marine systems in north Australia, specifically the Great Barrier Reef.
Bamfield Marine Station - Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Bodega Marine Laboratory - coastal research and teaching facility.
Caribbean Marine Research Center - on Lee Stocking Island in the Bahamas
College of Charleston - Grice Marine Biological Laboratory - marine lab supports teaching/research in environmental physiology, evolutionary biology, phytoplankton ecology, systematic biology, molecular biology, benthic ecology, marine ecology.
Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory - on the north coast of Jamaica, immediately adjacent to a classically defined fringing reef. Research and teaching is focused primarily on coral reefs but also includes work on inshore oceanography, fisheries, and terrestrial ecology.
Division of Fishes - National Museum of Natural History
Duke University School of the Environment Marine Laboratory
Fish Ecology Lab - one of the top fisheries oceanography labs in North America. The lab is under the direction of Dr. William Leggett.
Flinders University - Lincoln Marine Science Centre - centre for research and training in marine biology, ecology, and aquaculture, located in South Australia.
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution
Hatfield Marine Science Center - Oregon State University's marine laboratory in Newport, OR.
Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology - University of Hawaii at Manoa's marine laboratory on Coconut Island
Hopkins Marine Station - Stanford's laboratory in Pacific Grove
Huntsman Marine Science Centre - provides teaching and research facilities devoted to the study of coastal land marine environments and organisms.
Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC)
Irish Marine Institute - national agency for marine research and development, creation of employment, and protection of the environment.
James Cook University - Department of Marine Biology - dedicated to specialised training in marine biology; has identified marine science as a strategic growth area.
Kewalo Marine Laboratory - research facility.
Kristineberg Marine Research Station - provides information about facilities and resources at the station. Application for guest scientists available.
Lobster Institute - research and info concerning the lobstering industry along the East Coast.
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories - marine laboratory of the California State System
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Mote Marine Laboratory - independent, nonprofit marine and estuarine research and education facility
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory
National Resource Center for Cephalopods - production systems for the culture of cephalopods and facilities for visiting scientists. Squids and cuttlefishes are available year-round to on-campus and off-campus researchers.
Oregon Institute of Marine Biology - University of Oregon's marine laboratory at Charleston, OR
Port Erin Marine Laboratory
Shoals Marine Laboratory
Stanford University - Hopkins Marine Station
Stockholm Marine Research Centre (SMF) - resource for research, education, monitoring and information about the Baltic sea in Sweden.
Tjrn Marine Biological Laboratory - field station for marine biology at the Gteborg and Stockholm Universities. The server provides information mainly about staff, courses and research.
UMass Dartmouth - Dept. of Biology
University of Plymouth - Institute of Marine Studies - A series of pages devoted to marine education and research. Subjects include Marine Navigation, Hydrography, Marine Technology, Shipping and Transport and Ocean Sciences
University of South Carolina Baruch Institute
University of Southern Florida - Marine Science
University of Sydney Fish Ecology Laboratory - current research programs of the staff and students.
University of Texas, Austin - Marine Science Institute - describes the research, educational, and outreach activities of the University of Texas Marine Science Institute and the Department of Marine Science. The site is updated frequently.
University of the Virgin Islands William P. MacLean Marine Science Center
Virginia Institute of Marine Science - School of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary. Marine biology, marine chemistry, marine geology, physical oceanography and resource management.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

On-line Scientific Journals:

Electronic Publications:

Descriptions of e-mailing lists about coastal or marine environments