Estuarine Websites

A introduction to salt marshes, their dynamics and biology, and the importance of their conservation.

Their mission is to achieve the conservation and responsible management of coastal and ocean ecosystems. The Division provides technical, programmatic and financial assistance and advocates comprehensive resource management.

Nonprofit organization working to preserve the slough in Monterey county in California. Includes natural history, research and education projects.

Interactive maps of Rhode Island eelgrass habitats, with downloadable GIS data, and policy and regulations pertaining to seagrass in RI.

Protecting coastal watersheds and marine resources.

Environmental Protection Agency. A manual specifically designed for volunteers to assist in monitoring the environmental health of estuaries.

A short bibliography of references on salt marsh plant communities.

Source for monitoring data from the U.S. nationwide estuary-research network.

Information about US government efforts to restore coastal water quality and habitats.

Information on created saltmarshes in the UK, and an extensive bibliography of published work.

Describes U.S. Geological Survey studies on sources, transport, and nutrient environment for these phytoplankton blooms, which can be harmful.

Provides information on this large estuarine area, the research being done there, educational programs and the coastal training program.

Information about this major estuarine system of New York state and activities to study and protect it.

BTNEP is a non-profit organization supported by a group of universities that seeks to rebuild and protect the estuarine system between the Atchafalaya and Mississippi Rivers.