encourages you to take ocean conservation personally, helping you and millions of other individuals around the world begin to take action to protect and conserve our ocean planet

a non-profit organization producing engaging media about the need for sustainable development

a voluntary association of conservation, fishing, and Alaska Native organizations working to protect and restore the amazing diversity of the North Pacific’s ocean ecology, including fish, wildlife, and seabirds and their habitat, while providing for sustainable human uses

a five part series by the Los Angeles Times regarding the crisis and various threats facing the world's oceans

campaign to raise awareness of the impact of Louisiana’s wetland loss and increase support for efforts to conserve and save coastal Louisiana

dedicated to the prevention and control of aquatic nuisance species

an EPA report, Coastal Sensitivity to Sea-level Rise: A Focus on the Mid-Atlantic Region, that discusses the impacts of sea-level rise on the physical characteristics of the coast, on coastal communities, and the habitats that depend on them

quarterly compilation of current publications (citations w/abstracts) from a wide variety of sources relating to offshore oil and gas development

provides information on the impact of the offshore oil and gas industry on the ocean environment and living resources

a global review of the threat of extinction for marine vertebrates, plants and selected invertebrates

a collaborative seeking to accelerate the pace of change in order to achieve meaningful ocean policy reform including providing annual U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card

seeks to provide a co-ordinating framework within the UK for the transfer of high-quality marine climate change impacts evidence and advice to policy advisors and decision-makers

a blog whose purpose is to centralize information available on ocean acidification and its consequences on marine organisms and ecosystems

a notice by the EPA in the Federal Register that provides interested parties with information submitted to EPA on ocean acidification and pH and solicits additional pertinent data or information that may be useful in addressing these issues (pdf)

a Royal Society report that describes the impacts of the increased ocean acidity resulting from the absorption of CO2 from atmosphere (pdf)

provides a central source of information for ocean scientists on research activities in the ocean's dropping pH and ways to minimize the effects of such changes

report from Multinational Monitor regarding the precarious state of the World's ocean

from the Center for Ocean Solutions, a scientific literature review of coastal and ocean threats, impacts and solutions (pdf)

a marine education and environmental awareness organization, promoting revival and preservation of ocean ecosystems. Site provides good overview of ocean threats

seeks to present the truth about ocean decline, highlighting the severe crisis faced by oceans today

Greenpeace International documents the events surrounding the whale meat scandal in Japan where two activists are awaiting trial for exposing the industry's corruption