The main goal of CCB is the protection and improvement of the Baltic Sea environment and natural resources. CCB is gathering, producing and distributing information about environmental problems in the Baltic Sea Area.
Man-made junk, largely of plastic, accounts for up to four-fifths of the debris in the oceans. All that litter is providing more opportunities for marine organisms to spread. [Required free registration at NYTimes.com to view]
Directory of NOAA Coastal Services Center and other funding sources for coastal resource management, communities, and spatial information technologies.
Information on environmental monitoring, coastal monitoring and assessment, water quality, biodiversity, aeronautical chargting and cartography, nautical charting and cartography, national marine sanctuaries.
EMOFnet [ublic information about projects, including history, glossary, metadata, database, habitat maps, conferences, social media links and contacts for secretariat office in Oostende, Belgium.