In the 2012 President's Budget Request, the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) is terminated. As a result, all resources, databases, tools, and applications within this web site will be removed on January 15, 2012. For more information, please refer to the NBII Program Termination page.
Estuaries.gov is an educational resource for learning and teaching about estuaries, managed and maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERSS). It is an interagency site with several partners and programs, including the EPA's National Estuary Program. The site provides accurate, science-based information about estuaries and coastal issues, and includes a free online curriculum, current news, image and video libraries, data exploration, and additional resources.
Are your seafood choices environmentally smart?
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What's your favorite seafood? Did you ever wonder how your choices impact the sustainability of fisheries or the quality of an ecosystem? Seafood Choices Alliance is an international association dedicated to working with the seafood industry -from fishermen and fish farmers to distributors, wholesalers, retailers and restaurants- to make the seafood marketplace environmentally and economically sustainable. Search for seafood, restaurants, and suppliers to help you make more informed decisions.
Featured Resource
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The MarineBio Conservation Society is a nonprofit organization that works to inspire the world about oceans and marine life through conservation, research, education, and a sea ethic. Their website is an extensive online resource containing information about marine life science and conservation.
Educational Resources
Discover web-based educational resources about aquatic habitats throughout this page for the general public, teachers, kids, and citizen scientists.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Surf Your Watershed
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's "Surf Your Watershed" program integrates environmental information available by geographic units including state, watershed, county, metro area, and tribe.
The site provides access to three main databases:
1. Adopt Your Watershed, a database of watershed groups,
2. Wetlands Restoration Projects, which displays ongoing wetlands restoration,
3. Environmental Websites Database, a directory of websites dedicated to environmental issues and information.
World Water Monitoring Day
is an international water monitoring program that builds public interest in protecting water resources through citizen science. A standard, easy-to-use water quality test kit is available through the website and includes testing materials for temperature, pH, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen. Worldwide monitoring results, stories, and photos are shared through the WWMD website database.
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Water on the Web is an educational website funded by the National Science Foundation and developed by the University of Minnesota and partners. It provides online curriculum materials for water science that covers topics such as lake ecology, water quality, stream ecology, watersheds, GIS, and water science instrumentation. The primary goal of the website is to "train students to understand and solve real-world environmental problems."
Featured Water Education Resource
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Project WET is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the world about water. Their award-winning curriculum and training workshops reach children, teachers, water resource professionals, water users, and community members worldwide. The core beliefs of Project WET are that water connects us all; that water is for all water users; that water should be managed sustainably; and that people are responsible for the health of our water resources.
Featured Resource
Google Earth: Oceans [Image: Google Earth]
Google Earth, a geographic mapping application powered by Google technology, has added the world's oceans to its user interface. Users can now plunge below the ocean's surface and virtually explore the ocean's varied underwater terrain. The Google Earth Oceans interface features videos and articles about marine science, as well as information about surfing, diving, and coastal travel locations.
Featured Resource
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The Surfrider Foundation is a "non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's oceans, waves and beaches for all people, through conservation, activism, research and education". The Foundation's core activities center around protecting quality of and access to oceans, waves, and beaches. Their award-winning educational program, Respect the Beach (RTB), explains beach ecology, coastal areas stewardship, and watershed processes to K-12 students and community groups.
The NBII Program is administered by the Biological Informatics Program of the U.S. Geological Survey
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