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End of the Line, The Editor's Pick
promotes a film about the results of overfishing the oceans
NOAA Aquaculture Program
to help the United States become more self-sufficient in the production of seafood either through sustainable commercial marine fisheries or by robust domestic aquaculture production
Overfishing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overfishing
article in online encyclopedia describing pertinent aspects of substantially reducing fish stocks
Tuna Explaoits in PNG (Papua, New Guinea)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLkUPCci2QA
a video describing the effects of a tuna company's operations on the people and their environment in PNG
Conservation Magazine
http://www.conservationmagazine.org/
an online publication of the Society for Conservation Biology that takes on key environmental issues, explores them from novel angles and brings cutting-edge science to the table
Pacific Ocean Synthesis
http://www.centerforoceansolutions.org/PacificSynthesis.pdf
from the Center for Ocean Solutions, a scientific literature review of coastal and ocean threats, impacts and solutions (pdf)
Amending the Recommendation by ICCAT toEstablish a Multiannual Recovery Plan for Bluefin Tuna in the
http://www.iccat.int/Documents/Recs/compendiopdf-e/2008-05-e.pdf
text of proposal that a recovery plan for tuna fisheries be implemented so that sustainability of the tuna stock is achieved within 15 years (pdf)
Asian Pacific Environmental Network
seeks to empower low-income Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities to achieve environmental and social justice by building grassroots organizations that will improve the health, well-being and political strength of our communities
WWF Mediterranean Tuna Collapse Trends
http://assets.panda.org/downloads/mediterranean_tuna_collapse_trends.pdf
graphics that show the decrease in size and numbers of tuna in the Mediterranean Sea (pdf)
2 Poles + 2 Degrees = 2 Much
http://assets.panda.org/downloads/2_degrees_brochure_web.pdf
a World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) brochure about the changing conditions at the poles and what needs to be done to protect the sensitive ecosystems existing there (pdf)
Cool Links
Earth Force popular
engages young people as active citizens who improve the environment and their communities now and in the future
Defenders of Wildlife - Kids' Planet popular
provides well-animated kids' activities that are lots of fun; includes web of life, games, teachers table, and World environmental facts
Defending Our Oceans Editor's Pick updated popular
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans
Greenpeace campaign committed to defending the health of the world's oceans and the plants, animals and people that depend upon them
Kids FACE popular
provides information on environmental issues to children; encourges and facilitates youth's involvement with effective environmental action and to recognize those efforts
Global Climate Change: Research Explorer popular
http://www.exploratorium.edu/climate/
the Exploratorium science museum in San Francisco provides easy access to the same data that researchers look at in studying global warming; including data relating to the atmosphere, oceans and living organisms
Ocean Conserve Editor's Pick popular
an ocean conservation portal and Internet search tool that provides access to reviewed ocean conservation news and information
Oceans: Greenpeace USA Editor's Pick popular
http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/campaigns/oceans/
ocean protection campaign from Greenpeace, highlighting how overfishing and pollution have irreparably damaged ocean ecosystems, threatening marine life
Emuseum: Oceans
http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/information/oceans/
basic ocean information, looks at each of the major oceans contributions to the global system
Aquarius
http://www.uncwil.edu/nurc/aquarius/
an underwater ocean laboratory located in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, deployed three and half miles offshore, at a depth of 60 feet, next to spectacular coral reefs
UN Atlas of the Oceans Editor's Pick
http://www.oceansatlas.org/index.jsp
an Internet portal providing information relevant to the sustainable development of the oceans
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