Links of Interest

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Georgia - Academic Programs, Units, and Research

Georgia - Management

Regional Organizations and Research Efforts

Focus on Water

National Organizations

Other Resources of Interest

Georgia - Academic Programs, Units, and Research

• Georgia Coastal Ecosystems - Long Term Ecological Research
• Georgia Institute of Technology, Biology Department
• Georgia Sea Grant
• Georgia Southern University, Applied Coastal Research Laboratory
• Georgia Southern University, Department of Biology
• Marine Institute at Sapelo Island
• Sapelo Island Microbial Observatory
• Savannah State University, Marine Science Program
• Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
• University of Georgia, Department of Marine Sciences
• University of Georgia - Marine Extension Service

Georgia - Management

• Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals,  Georgia roster (PDF)
• Coastal Resources Division (of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources)
  • The Georgia Sound (Coastal Management Program periodical -- online)
• Environmental Protection Division (of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources)
• Wildlife Resources Division (of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources)

Regional Organizations and Research Efforts

• Georgia Coastal Analysis Partnership
• Guide to the Shallow-Water Octocorals of
  the South Atlantic Bight (DeVictor & Morton 2007), SCDNR
• Land Use - Coastal Ecosystem Study, Publications Link (NOAA)
• NatureServe, Coastal & Marine Ecological Classification Standards program (and other projects)
• South East Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing System
• Southeastern Estuarine Research Society

Focus on Water

• Georgia Water Resources Website (UGA library)
• Georgia Water Use / Watershed Project (Georgia Statistics System)
• USGS Georgia Water Science Center - Instantaneous Data Archive, http://ga.water.usgs.gov/
• Water Information Center, National Academies of Science
• Water Issues for Georgia's Coastal Zone (UGA College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences)
• Water Links (UGA River Basin Science and Policy Center)
• Water Resources of Georgia (US Geological Survey)

National Organizations

• Coastal Information Directory (NOAA)
• Coastal States Organization -- governance issues covered in the Weekly Report.
• Estuarine Research Federation
• Joint Ocean Commission Initiative -- see the 2007 U.S. Ocean Policy Report Card (released Feb 27th, 2008)
• National Academies current projects page
• National Center for Enviromental Research (US EPA)
• National Estuarine Research Reserves
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (US Dept of Commerce)
• Renewable Natural Resources Foundation - Coastal Web Resource

Other Resources of Interest

• Coastal and Estuarine Science News  (Estuarine Research Federation)
• Ecosystem-Based Management Tools Network (NatureServe)
• Estuaries and Near Coastal Biocriteria (US EPA)
• The Heinz Center
• International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers
• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2007 list, The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources)
  
• The Marine Ecosystem Dynamics Modeling Laboratory:
       Satilla model | Ogeechee model
• Marine Ecosystems and Management, a new quarterly newsletter on marine ecosystem-based management worldwide.
• National Coastal Conditions Reports (EPA Office of Water)
• National Estuary Program Coastal Condition Report (EPA Office of Water)
• National Marine Protected Areas Center | Inventory of Georgia sites
• State maps and other Georgia resources (Carl Vinson Inst. of Government)
• UN Atlas of the Oceans