An alphabetical list of Associations, organizations, groups and interested parties along with general information websites regarding Marine life. This is not an exhaustive listing. If there are any not here that you think should be here - please send us their details and link and we'll include them. This list is provided for the benefit of all volunteers.

MARINE RESOURCES AND LINKS

American Cetacean Society

Founded in 1967, The American Cetacean Society is the oldest whale conservation in thr world. The Society's aim and goal is to protect whales, dolphins, porpoises and their habitats through public education, research grants and conservation actions.

Australian Coral Reef Society

Australian Coral Reef Society - ACRS

The Australian Coral Reef Society promotes scientific research on Australian coral reefs. It is a forum for discussion and information transfer among scientists, management agencies and reef-based industries that are committed to ecological sustainability.

Australian Marine Conservation Society - AMCS

The Australian Marine Conservation Society is Australia's only charity dedicated exclusively to protecting ocean wildlife and their homes.

Australian Marine Sciences Association - AMSA

The primary goal of AMSA is to advance marine science and its understanding in Australia. AMSA works to promote liaison and foster cooperation between the diverse organisations/institutions and workers across Australia in the many disciplines of marine science.

Blue Frontier Campaign

The Blue Frontier Campaign based in Washington DC, USA works to promote unity, provide tools to and raise awareness of the solution-oriented marine conservation community.

British Divers Marine Life Rescue

A network of trained and professional marine mammal medics who respond to call outs from the general public, HM Coastguard, Police and RSPCA.

British Marine Life Study Society - BMLSS

The BMLSS is a voluntary non-profit based organization researching marine life in and around the UK.

BlueVoice

" In an effort to leverage the power of the Internet in the cause of preserving and restoring the oceans and its creatures, film and television star Ted Danson, a highly respected ocean activist, has joined film producers, environmentalists and digital technology partners to launch BlueVoice.org.Material includes streaming video, audio, text, images and animated content. We feature annotated video especially prepared for journalists and political leaders and provide ways for concerned citizens to communicate with their government representatives and to contribute to the preservation of the oceans."

Caribbean Conservation Corporation

The Caribbean Conservation Corporation, founded by Dr. Archie Carr has as its mission to ensure the survival of sea turtles within the Wider Caribbean basin and Atlantic through research, education, training, advocacy and protection of the natural habitats upon which they depend. The CCC uses research, habitat protection, public education, community outreach, networking and advocacy as its basic tools. These tools are applied in both international and domestic programs focusing on geographic areas that are globally important to sea turtle survival.

Cascadia Research

Cascadia Research was founded in 1979 primarily to conduct research needed to manage and protect threatened marine mammals. It is a non-profit scientific and education organization based in Olympia, Washington, USA.

Cetacean Nation

Cetacean Nation's aim and goal is to foster a greater understandings of the minds and consciousness of whales and dolphins; To develop methods and technologies to enhance interspecies communications between humans and cetaceans; To gain recognition from the international human community to the inherent rights that cetaceans have.

Cetacean Society International

The Cetacean Society International is a conservation, education, and research organization. Their goal is the "optimum utilization of the whale resources," as called for in the 1946 Treaty of the International Whaling Commission. They support and promote benign activities such as regulated whale-watching, non-lethal and humane research, and widespread educational, environmental and observation programs relating to free-roaming cetaceans internationally.

Coral Reef Alliance - CRA

Founded in 1994 and based in San Francisco, CORAL set out to galvanize the dive community into more conservation projects has grown and grown into an international nonprofit organization that works exclusively to protect our planet's coral reefs. It supports local projects that benefit both reefs and people.

Dolphin Research Center - DRC

The DRC is a not-for-profit education and research facility, home to a family of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and California Sea Lions.

Eurocean

Based in Lisbon, Portugal EurOcean is a focal point for information on marine science and technology in Europe. Its Internet portal aims to provide information on topics related to marine science and technology in Europe with a priority given to two main domains: marine research infrastructures and European research, technology and development information.

European Cetacean Society - ECS

The European Cetacean Society (ECS) was established in January 1987 and aims to promote and advance the scientific studies and conservation efforts of marine mammals and to gather and disseminate information about cetaceans to members of the Society and the public at large.

Euroturtle

EuroTurtle- a Mediterranean Sea Turtle Biology & Conservation web site for Science and Education is a result of collaboration between King’s College, Taunton and MEDASSET- the Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles. The website covers information on elements of the sea turtle lifecycle; the threats they face; how we can help and learn from these majestic creatures.

GREEN SEA TURTLES

Green Sea Turtles

Detailed information on Green turtles.

International Coral Reef Initiative - ICRI

The International Coral Reef Initiative is a partnership among governments, international organizations, and non-government organizations. It strives to preserve coral reefs and related ecosystems by implementing Chapter 17 of Agenda 21, and other relevant international conventions and agreements.

International Dolphin Watch

IDW collects and publishes information on opportunities for dolphin watching worldwide.

International Marine Mammal Association

International Marine Mammal Association - IMMA

The IMMA is an organization that is concerened about the conservation of marine mammals and their habitats worldwide.

International Society for Reef Studies - ISRS

The ISRS was founded in 1980. The principal objective of the Society is to promote for the benefit of the public, the production and dissemination of scientific knowledge and understanding of coral reefs, both living and fossil.

International Whaling Commission - IWC

The International Whaling Commission was set up under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling (signed in Washington DC in 1946). The purpose of the Convention was and is to provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry.

Institute of Nautical Archaeology - INA

Founded in 1973, The Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA) is a global leader in the field of underwater exploration and discovery. Their Mission statement of the INA states: "to fill in the gaps of history and provide answers to challenging historical questions through the study and examination of the vessels that have traveled the world's waterways for millennia, carrying people and cargo, and making possible the widespread exchange of ideas, innovation and invention."

International Fund for Animal Welfare - IFAW

A highly respected organization that draws attention to the plight of endagered species of animals both marine and wildlife.

Marinbio

Marinebio

Founded in 1998, MarineBio is a USA nonprofit marine conservation and science education group working to educate the world about ocean life, marine biology, marine conservation and sea ethic

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