61. ReferenceResources:Aquatic(Sea)Life important facts and information about aquatic life on all types of marine mammalsincluding whales, dolphins, porpoises, and endangered animals; for http://www.kidinfo.com/Science/Aquatic_Life.html

Reference Resources: Aquatic (Sea) Life Animal Search Engine Ask Basil The Internet Search Engine for Everything Animal ; Use this search engine to find links to animal information Animal Encyclopedias NatureServe - An Online Encyclopedia of Life Zooish Animals Animal Animation, Animal Images, Cartoon Animals, Animal Sounds, Animal Facts, and Animal News Aquatic Life Links Animal Links Links to all types of animal sites, including AQUATIC LIFE Animals of the Arctic Theme Page Links to Facts, information, photographs Animal Migration A global study (birds, insects, animals, whales) Animal Web SEARCHABLE by keyword AquaLink Links to facts and information about fish and ocean life Australian Museum of Fish The heart of the site is the Find a Fish section, a collection of hundreds of fact sheets on fish, sorted by common or scientific name; Each fact sheet includes a quick overview, one or more images, and suggestions for further reading Creature World Click on a continent on the colorful homepage world map, to go to an interactive page introducing animals from the selected habitat. This informative site for young students is part of PBS Kids

62. December 5, 2000 - Outlaw Netting Takes Its Toll On Marine Life - Four Endangere December 5, 2000, Ted Forsgren (850) 2243474. OUTLAW NETTING TAKES ITS TOLLON marine life - FOUR endangered SEA TURTLES FOUND DEAD IN ILLEGAL GILLNET. http://ccaflorida.org/press_releases/2000/12-05-00_pr.htm

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION December 5, 2000 Ted Forsgren (850) 224-3474 OUTLAW NETTING TAKES ITS TOLL ON MARINE LIFE - FOUR ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES FOUND DEAD IN ILLEGAL GILLNET Stepped up enforcement efforts against illegal gillnetting have resulted in numerous arrests and recoveries of abandoned gillnets. In St. Joe Bay (Gulf County) Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers discovered an abandoned illegal gillnet with four endangered green sea turtles entangled and dead in the net. Another abandoned gillnet was found by FWC officers in Bay County. The gillnet was 200 yards long and was full of dead skipjack, catfish, Spanish mackerel, and three sharks, one of which was a six-foot blacktip shark. The FWC is continuing to actively investigate the St. Joe Bay incident. Major Kent Thompson, head of FWC Marine Law Enforcement in Northwest Florida, indicated that they are working with the National Marine Fisheries Service and are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person(s) responsible for abandoning the gillnet which killed the four sea turtles. Some of the illegal netting arrests made by the FWC in recent weeks are: In Wakulla County, numerous fishermen have been arrested for possessing illegal gillnets on boats less than 22 feet in length. (Several years ago, CCA Florida advocated and the Florida Legislature passed several net ban enforcement laws, including prohibiting possession of gillnets on small boats which are obviously not capable of fishing nets legally in federal waters more than 10 miles offshore.)

63. Project On Endangered Animals Some reasons why Dolphins are endangered. aware of more animals in your daily lifeand start to educate your friends and family and tell them about marine life. http://www.iol.ie/~ndnsp/animals/dolphin.htm

Our Report on the Humpback Dolphin Dolphins are known as smiling ocean creatures seen most in aquariums, but what many people don’t know is that dolphins are being killed by the thousands of people who just aren’t nice enough to consider the fact that DOLPHINS HAVE LIVES TOO!!! Any questions - Any Comments Write to us at ndnsp@iol.ie Some reasons why Dolphins are endangered The three biggest reasons for Dolphins deaths are : 1.Getting stuck in fishing nets. 2.People polluting their homes. ( don’t pollute.) 3.Parasites and diseases causing huge deaths. 4. In some of the parts of the world Dolphins are deliberately killed by fishermen because they eat the fish the fishermen want to catch. General Suggestions to help support Dolphins Support marine mammals. If possible adopt a marine mammal. Raise money to help an organisation that helps to support marine mammals. Educate yourself about marine mammals.

64. Pacific Marine Life Foundation - Mission and legislation that will help save endangered animals. need in order to enjoy life,bear and 1984 by two internationally recognized marine mammal veterinarians http://www.pmlf.org/pages/mission.html

MISSION Who are we? We are a network of scientists, business people, educators, environmentalists and caring others. We support research and legislation that will help save endangered animals. We empower everyday people to become better stewards of the sea. We encourage responsible, rather than harmful, human interaction with ocean mammals. And we seek to educate the public as to what these species need in order to enjoy life, bear and nurture offspring and endure. What are our roots? PMLF was founded in 1984 by two internationally recognized marine mammal veterinarians, Rae Stone and Jay Sweeney, who were doing pioneering work with dolphins at Waikoloa, Hawaii. The name they chose for their new non-profit organization was Waikoloa Marine Life Fund, and they put much energy and imagination into its early years. The organization became Pacific Marine Life Foundation in 1998 to expand its arena of concern and influence to the entire Pacific Basin. Drs. Stone and Sweeney are co-owners of

65. SCRIPPS TO FOCUS RESEARCH ON MARINE LIFE OFF CALIFORNIA if significant adverse effects to marine life are observed to occur without violatingthe marine Mammal Protection Act and the endangered Species Act http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/pr95/jul95/noaa95-r135.html

NOAA 95-R135 Contact: Scott Smullen - NMFS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (301) 713-2370 7/14/95 Justin Kenney - NOS Sanctuaries (301) 713-3145 ext. 153 SCRIPPS TO FOCUS RESEARCH ON MARINE LIFE OFF CALIFORNIA The federal government today gave the Scripps Institution of Oceanography approval for a two-year research project to determine the effects of low frequency sound on marine animals in an area 53 miles off the California coast, the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced. Scripps, of La Jolla, Calif., is authorized to conduct a proposed two-year pilot project that will attempt to assess and evaluate the potential effects of certain sound transmissions on the distribution and behavior of marine animals, and to identify ways to avoid any potential disruption that the transmissions may cause. This project is part of a larger effort by Scripps to monitor long-term changes to ocean temperature by measuring transmission times of low frequency sound. Scripps must follow nearly 50 special measures to protect marine life, including safeguards formally agreed to by Scripps and six environmental organizations on the location and operation of the research. Signatories to the agreement were Scripps, the Humane Society of the U.S., American Oceans Campaign, Earth Island Institute, Environmental Defense Fund, League for Coastal Protection, and the Natural Resources Defense Council.

66. SCRIPPS TO FOCUS RESEARCH ON MARINE LIFE OFF HAWAII SCRIPPS TO FOCUS RESEARCH ON marine life OFF HAWAII. to occur without violatingthe marine Mammal Protection Act or the endangered Species Act. http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/pr95/oct95/noaa95-r147.html

NOAA 95-R147 Contact: Scott Smullen - NMFS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SCRIPPS TO FOCUS RESEARCH ON MARINE LIFE OFF HAWAII The federal government today gave the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of La Jolla, Calif., approval for a two-year research project to determine the effects of low-frequency sound on marine animals in an area nearly 15 kilometers north of Kauai, Hawaii, announced the Commerce Department's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Scripps is authorized to conduct a proposed two-year project north of Haena Point, Kauai, that will attempt to assess and evaluate the potential effects of certain sound transmissions on the distribution and behavior of marine animals, and to identify ways to avoid any potential disruption that the transmissions may cause. This project is part of a larger effort by Scripps to monitor long-term changes to ocean temperature by measuring transmission times of low frequency sound. Scripps must follow 26 special measures to protect marine mammals and sea turtles, including safeguards to shut down the sound source immediately if any adverse effects are observed. The NOAA agencies conclude that the research should have little effect on marine mammals and sea turtles if the protective measures are followed. However, NOAA will require Scripps to modify their research if significant adverse effects to the animals are observed. NOAA held Hawaii public hearings and extended several comment periods over a two-year period to collect all available scientific data about the potential effects of Scrippsþproposed Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate (ATOC) research. In addition, the Advanced Research Projects Agency, sponsor of the Scripps project, and NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service developed an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act.

67. Endangered Species, Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta Caretta, U.S. Fish & Wildlife life History and Recovery Activities Biologue; National Wildlife Refuges establishedfor endangered species shared between the National marine Fisheries Service http://endangered.fws.gov/i/C1T.html

Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta Status: Threatened Photo by Mike Lubich/USFWS Protection for this species under the Endangered Species Act — where it is listed, when it was listed, and other information. In the News Current Press Releases Historic News Releases Life History and Recovery Activities Biologue National Wildlife Refuges established for endangered species Because sea turtles nest on land, responsibility for their conservation is shared between the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Please see the National Marine Fisheries Service's Sea Turtle Program page and species account Sea turtle recovery plans developed jointly by the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service. During August 2000, the National Sea Turtle Coordinators for the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service attached satellite transmitters to five loggerhead sea turtles at the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in Florida. To follow the migration of these turtles, please see 2000 Florida Atlantic Coast Loggerhead Tracking Project Marine Turtle Program of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Bureau of Protected Species Management.

68. Endangered Fish Totuava every pound of shrimp caught by net, nearly 10 pounds of other marine life dies and Todayyou find the endangered totoaba readily for sale in shops and street http://www.sanfelipe.com.mx/articles/Cecotti/totuava.html

69. Storybooks About Marine Life And Habitats This story is wonderful and contains great factual information about ocean life. Veryaccurate explanation of a marine food chain. endangered Oceans Allen, Judy http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5924/storybooksaboutmarinelife.htm

Storybooks About Marine Life And Habitats These are some great books to read about marine life. There are simply too many books to list, but I consider these to be the very best. Although written on a primary level, I still use these books with my older students. The illustrations and messages are simply too wonderful not to share with them. Also, it often inspires the older students to write stories for the primary grades. Click on the book for a link to Amazon.com. Follow the Moon By Sarah Weeks In this beautiful and moving story, a newborn sea turtle, instead of following the moon to the ocean, winds up following a mirrored ball into a dance club. A young boy rescues and takes care of the hatchling turtle. I simply love this book! Pagoo By Holling I first saw this book in 1982, and I have loved it and used it ever since. It follows the life of a hermit crab from birth to death. It is filled with wonderfully accurate information and illustrations about marine life. Even my 6th graders love this book. Definitely a read aloud for younger students. A House for Hermit Crab By Eric Carle I know you've all seen it, but this one is too good not to list. This is the story of a hermit crab who has grown too big for his shell and has to find a new one. The new home is not very decorated, and hermit crab meets some delightful new ocean creatures to help him

70. Endangered Oceans Lesson Plan endangered Oceans Activities, Fish Tales is a wonderful activity about the effectsof pollution on marine life. Read books about the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5924/endangeredoceans.htm

Endangered Oceans Activities Our oceans and many of the creatures that live in them are in big trouble! We must do everything we can to protect them! The ocean covers more than seventy percent of the surface of the earth. Our oceans are in trouble as the result of pollution and over fishing. Many species of marine wildlife are in danger of extinction, and our coral reefs, wetlands, and kelp forests are disappearing. It is important that we teach children about protecting our oceans which are a major source of resources for our planet. Activities: To teach the concept of entanglement which is one of the greatest dangers to sea turtles and shorebirds, give each student a rubber band which they loop around their thumb and fourth finger. They must try to get the rubber band off without using their other hand. Clean up an oil spill: Fill a tub with water. an oil spill. Get used oil from an automotive shop and pour some into tubs. Give the students, detergent, sponges, strainers, alum, coffee filters, etc. Each group tries to get their water as clean as possible.

71. Hawaiian Marine Life, Hawaii Artist Donald K. Hall, Hawaiian Art Gallery, Pictur if we care there is hope of survival for this endangered species Hawaiian Art Picture,marine life (convict Tang Fish original acrylic painting by hawaii artist http://home.att.net/~dhall4u/Marinelife.htm

Home, Donald K. Hall Abstracts B iography Birds of Hawaii Faces of Hawaii Clowns ... Originals Sale Marine Life Hawaiian Art Gallery and Studio of Award Winning Hawaii Artist Donald K. Hall Click pictures or links below for more information, or to buy Hawaiian Reef, Humpback Whales #252 Hawaiian Reef with Humpback Whales, Moorish Idol Fish Coral and other Hawaiian Reef Fish.. #252. This painting matches up to the right of painting #253. To Order Original or Prints Hawaiian Reef, Dolphins #253 Hawaiian Reef with Dolphins, Hawaiian Lion Fish, Moorish Idol Fish Coral and other Hawaiian Reef Fish. #253. This painting matches up to the left of #252. To Order Original or Prints No. #14 Humpback Whales and Hawaiian Reef, 11"x 14" Original Oil On Canvas Board Original Sold. To Order Prints Green Sea Turtle #154 Green Sea Turtle No# 154 , 8"x11" Original Water Color on Paper, The background depicts Hope, if we care there is hope of survival for this endangered species. Original Sold To Order Prints No. #11 Humpback Mother Whale and Calf

72. Marine Life Picture copyright is stated throughout our marine life pages Other links,World Fishing. www.panda.org/endangeredseas WWF endangered seas campaign. http://www.dogsbreathdivers.com/MarineLife/MarineLife.htm

Welcome to our Marine Life Directory, These pages were started to show the types of life to be found in the sea, some pictures and likely places to find them. We are always willing to show photographs, so any help you can give will be appreciated, credited to you and a link placed to your own site if you want it. Two words of advice when you dive looking for them (and it should be obvious): fish are creatures of habit but they do move, so you may not always find them in the same place - they act like we do and they follow their food or suitable water. Secondly, soft corals open when there is a current - so diving at slack tide can often look like diving a desert. What do you want to know about? Fish: E.g. Angels, Butterflies, Cod and Trumpet fish. Other Vertebrates: E.g. Morays, dolphins, whales, sharks, seals, turtles and rays. Invertebrates: E.g. Corals, Sponges, cuttlefish, crabs, lobsters and jellyfish Marine Plants E.g. We need help in identification these Other links World Fishing. www.panda.org/endangeredseas WWF endangered seas campaign www.fao.org/fi

73. MEL: Environment Sheets and News Released on Threatened and endangered Species; Conservation Databases species, protected areas, forests, marine life, biodiversity profiles; http://mel.lib.mi.us/science/envir.html

Michigan.gov Home HAL Home MeL Internet MeL Magazines and eBooks ... Back to the Science Index Environment Resources See also the MEL K-12 Environment page Michigan and the Great Lakes Center for Environmental Study CIESIN Gateway - Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network Earthwatch Great Lakes Ecosystem ... International Tree Corps - encourages planting and protection of trees and increase environmental awareness in Michigan and throughout the world Michigan Natural Resources magazine The River Rouge Project - Bringing the River Back to Life funded through grants from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and managed by Wayne County State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources General Ecomall Envirolink Mining Company Guide to Ecology includes timely columns, newsletter, bulletin board, events, and more Endangered Species Canadian Endangered Species Coalition Endangered Species Act of 1973 Endangered Species and Wetlands Report Endangered Species Image 60 images of endangered species come from the Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 Endangered Species in the Great Lakes Endangered Species Protection in the National Parks Endangered Species by Region - clickable map Endangered Wolves Fact Sheets and News Released on Threatened and Endangered Species Species at Risk 1997: 10 Most Wanted Species Majestic Whooping Crane Magazines, Journals and News Sources

74. Marine Debris Fact Sheet The endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal is observed entangled on its haulout andbreeding beaches every year. Sea-borne plastic is deadly to marine life. http://www.pacificwhale.org/childrens/fsdebris.html

Return to Home Page Ask a Marine Biologist! Fact Sheets ... Lesson Plans Pacific Whale Foundation Fact Sheet Marine Debris We can all help our ocean friends Print-Friendly Version Fact Sheets Humpback Fact Sheet Hawksbill Sea Turtle Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle Orca Whales ... Coral Reefs The dramatic and destructive impacts of ocean dumping are illustrated by these mind-boggling statistics: During the one-day Hawaii beach cleanup in October 1995, 3,564 people covered 82 miles of beaches. They picked up 32,200 pounds of garbage from our beaches. On Maui alone during the 1995 cleanup, 724 volunteers covered 16.2 miles, picking up 100,381 bags of debris. In addition, each year between 1987-1994, the military, Pacific Whale Foundation, Community Work Day and the Protect Kahoolawe Ohana removed between 6-8 tons of debris from a single uninhabited beach on Kahoolawe. People dump more than 14 billion pounds of garbage each year into the world's oceans. People dump more than 650,000 plastic bottles into the oceans each day. People dump an additional 100,000 metric tons of mono-filament lines and fishing gear into the ocean each year. Worldwide estimates of lost netting translate this amount into anywhere from 12,400 to 135,000 miles annually.

75. National Park Threatened And Endangered Species Overview Service is required by the ESA to conserve endangered and threatened Fisheries Servicehas similar authority for protecting and conserving most marine life. http://www.nature.nps.gov/wv/tes.htm

Text Version Currently the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is in the process of reauthorization. The National Park Service (NPS) strongly supports the reauthorization of the Act as it exemplifies our mission to "...conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein...and leave them unimpaired for...future generations". Recognizing that some feel the Act is not working as well as it might, the Administration and the Department have proposed (March 1995) a ten-point plan of administrative and legislative changes. These would give states greater ability to guide species protection and recovery, increase the role of science in decision making and provide more flexibility and less regulation for small landowners. The Administration also wants to show its willingness to work with other federal agencies, states and tribal governments. Congress recognized the importance of preserving a diversity of wildlife and plant species, and set the course for a new direction in wildlife conservation with the passage of the Endangered Species Act (16 USC 1531 et seq.) of 1973. The ESA is the most far-reaching law ever enacted by any nation for the preservation of endangered species. It states that endangered and threatened species "are of aesthetic, ecological, educational, historical, recreational, and scientific value to the Nation and its people." The goals of the act are to provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which endangered species and threatened species depend may be conserved and to restore all federally listed endangered and threatened species to the point where their numbers again make them viable, self-sustaining members of their ecological communities.

76. Year Of The Ocean 1998 - Sponsorship - World Wildlife Fund the world, WWF works to protect endangered marine species, such leads internationalefforts to protect marine species such To save the tapestry of life on Earth http://www.enn.com/yoto/sponsor/wwf/

77. American Oceans Campaign - Fisheries - Fish Briefs July 2001 species management measures, which apply automatic conservation measures, can bea powerful tool to protect endangered or vulnerable marine life, if widely http://www.americanoceans.org/fish/fbjuly01.htm

Summaries in plain English about the latest fish science July 2001 - Issue Eight If you want Fish Briefs delivered to your email, sign up Fish Briefs Archive PDF Version of Fish Briefs 8 page 1 page 2 Welcome to the eighth issue of Fish Briefs! Assessing and Protecting Endangered Marine Species Powles, H., Bradford, M.J., Bradford, R.G., Doubleday, W.G., Innes, S., and Levings, C.D. 2000. ICES Journal of Marine Sciences, 57:669-676. Definitions of Overfishing from an Ecosystem Perspective Murawski, S.A. 2000. ICES Journal of Marine Sciences, 57;649-658 Fishing Effects on Spatial Distribution and Trophic Guild Structure of the Fish Community in the Georges Bank Region Garrison, L.P. and Link, J.S. 2000 – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 57;723-730 If you have comments, questions or suggestions, please email me at czeman@americanoceans.org. Chris Zeman, czeman@americanoceans.org www.americanoceans.org Peter Auster, Editor National Undersea Research Center, University of Connecticut www.nurc.uconn.edu "Assessing and Protecting Endangered Marine Species" Powles, H., Bradford, M.J., Bradford, R.G., Doubleday, W.G., Innes, S., and Levings, C.D. 2000. ICES Journal of Marine Sciences, 57:669-676

78. Research 10 sea. These nets continue to capture fish and pose a threat to allforms of marine life, including many endangered species. These http://www.scifish.com/newWeb/researchIndiv.py?10

79. Welcome To Clean Beaches : Coastal Corps Volunteers The Olive Ridley turtle was listed as an endangered species in 1978 and while andother resource extraction to help reverse the depletion of marine life in the http://www.cleanbeaches.org/CoastalCorps/default.cfm

About Us Beaches Volunteers True Blue ... Home Cruise Ships Shouldn't Dump Raw Waste, say U.S. Tourists March, 2003 MIAMI, FL — Nearly three-quarters of American cruise ship passengers say raw sewage should not be dumped anywhere in the ocean, and a majority would pay more to help big cruise companies improve onboard waste treatment, according to a recent poll released. The survey was commissioned by the Washington-based environmental group Oceana, which called on the cruise industry to stop all dumping of untreated sewage in the ocean and to upgrade onboard waste treatment systems. Major cruise lines, including No. 1 industry player Carnival Corp and No. 2 Royal Caribbean Cruises, have paid tens of millions of dollars in fines over the past several years to settle ocean pollution charges. The International Council of Cruise Lines, the industry's trade group, said cruise lines have come a long way in treating sewage. At a Miami Beach news conference across the road from the convention center where industry executives are holding their annual Seatrade meeting, Oceana said the poll indicated cruise passengers were appalled to learn that cruise ships can legally dump untreated waste into the ocean. Seventy-two percent said raw sewage should not be dumped anywhere in the ocean, while 25 percent said it would be OK to dump treated sewage far enough from shore that it would not impact local areas, according to the survey of 633 U.S. cruise passengers conducted by the Washington-based Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, Inc.

80. CINMS Sanctuary Marine Life Page known about the areas of concentration, life history or Of the 16 resident speciesof marine birds in The brown pelican, an endangered species, maintains its http://www.cinms.nos.noaa.gov/animals/animals.stm

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