Supported by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office, Trophos is a cooperative Belgian and Dutch project aimed "at a better understanding of the processes structuring the higher trophic levels in the North Sea." The Trophos website includes sections on project Objectives, Background, Activities, Databases, and Partners. The Background section contains a list of relevant publications, and brief...

Craving a coral reef adventure from the comfort of your computer screen? Beneath the Waves is for you! This award-winning documentary "explor[es] one of Australia's most unique, spectacular and mysterious marine environments: the Kimberley." As highlighted in the resource, over half of all terrestrial life exists beneath the ocean surface. Clicking the "Begin" button allows viewers to explore this...

The University of Connecticut has a tremendous collection of algae from the Long Island Sound, and back in 2001 they went ahead and photographed the original herbarium sheets featuring the preserved algae specimens. The archive is quite comprehensive, as it features all of the benthic marine macroalgal species in the Long Island Sound. All told, there are over 299 images here, and visitors are...

Appropriately enough, the Bridge Ocean website is billed as "an ocean of teacher-approved marine education resources." It's the result of a great collaboration between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Virginia Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program. Offered on its homepage are a range of lesson plans, professional development opportunities, and an assortment of Ocean...

The world’s oceans are tremendously complex ecosystems, and to those persons beginning to learn about these places, the process of getting started can seem a bit daunting. Fortunately, the Center for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) has assembled a wide range of educational resources that address such as online learning exercises dealing with invasive species and summary fact sheets...

The Center for Ocean Solutions (COS) is located in Monterey, California, and "works to solve the major problems facing the ocean." COS was founded by three partners with similar commitments: the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, and the Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University. On the homepage, visitors can browse through a Featured News area and also look...

The Coral Reef Research Foundation (CRRF) supports conservation and resource management efforts in and beyond its home base in the Republic of Palau. The Republic of Palau is the westernmost archipelago in the Caroline Island Chain and is located near the "Coral Triangle," a term coined for a region with the world's largest shallow-water marine species diversity. While water barriers limit species...

Crustaceans and those who love to learn about crustaceans now have an excellent online home in the form of this website provided by the Australian Museum. The site was started in 1999, and its basic purpose and reason for existence is to "provide an interactive information retrieval system for the world crustaceans." Visitors to the site can read a brief introduction and then click on the "World...

Marine Census Shows Vast Diversity of Sea Life http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704847104575532031662747228.html Biggest Marine Census Complete http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/10/101004-coml-complete-census-vin-video/ New Map Charts Troubled Status of Ocean Life http://www.dukenews.duke.edu/2010/10/ocean_map.html Census of Marine...

As this Curriculum Collection on the American Museum of Natural History notes, the deep oceans really are Earth's last undiscovered frontier. The teacher resources available here are designed to perk up students' energy and galvanize their interest in the strangest of earthly environments: deep sea vents. Readers will find articles, activities, and reference lists on a host of sea vent-related...