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about the California coast and coastal zone management topics

 SITES BY REGION

• CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT SITES
• CALIFORNIA NON-GOVERNMENT SITES
• CALIFORNIA COUNTY/REGIONAL/STATE SITES
• CALIFORNIA COASTAL CITY SITES
• FEDERAL SITES
• INTERNATIONAL SITES

SITES BY SUBJECT

• ACADEMIC/RESEARCH SITES
• DIRECTORIES/LISTS SITES
• EDUCATION SITES
• ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS SITES
• ENDANGERED SPECIES SITES
• ENVIRONMENTAL SITES
• FISHERIES SITES
• GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) SITES
• POLLUTION (OCEAN)
• RECREATIONAL INTERESTS
• SEARCH TOOLS SITES
• WILDLIFE SITES

SITES BY REGION

CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT SITES

• California Coastal Sediment Management Workgroup.
• California Codes Official site for California legislative information
• The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Develpment Commission is the California coastal management agency resposible for the San Francisco Bay-Delta portion of the coastal zone.
• The California Coastal Conservancy works to preserve, improve, and restore public access and natural resources along the California coast and on San Francisco Bay.
• California Department of Boating and Waterways "protect[s] significant natural resources through its programs to provide for public access to the waterways, and promot[es]recreational boating safety. These programs include funding and designing the construction and improvement of boating facilities, beach erosion control, aquatic weed control, boating safety education, and supporting and training local boating law enforcement officers."
• California Department of Fish and Game. Information on the California Department of Fish and Game and includes links to Natural Heritage Division, Bay-Delta Division, and the Wildlife Protection Division
• California Department of Parks and Recreation. This agency's mission is to provide for the health, inspiration , and education of the people of California by helping to preserve the State's extraordinary biological diversity, protecting its most valued natural and cultural resources, and creating opportunities for high-quality outdoor recreation.
• California Department of Transportation. This agency is responsible for the design, construction, maintenance and operation of the California State Highway System.
• California Division of Tourism. The California Division of Tourism (CalTour) promotes travel to and within the state of California
• California Environmental Education Interagency Network (CEEIN). Consortium of environmental educators representing California agencies with oversight responsibilities to protect California's environment.
• California Film Commission. The California Film Commission is charged with enhancing the economic climate in California by keeping film industry jobs in the state. [This actually links to the California Trade and Commerce Agency site where you can search for Film Commission information.]
• California Ocean Resources Management Program
• California Smart Traveler. The one place on the Internet to get information on all your transportation options in California.
• California State Lands Commission. Manages and protects the important natural and cultural resources on public lands within the state and the public's rights to access to such lands.
• CERES - California Environmental Resources Evaluation System.
• Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
• State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Fire protection and stewardship of over 31 million acres of the State's privately-owned watershed area.
• State of California Department of Water Resources. Provides information on snow and water conditions within the state including flood information.

CALIFORNIA NON-GOVERNMENT SITES

• Bank of America Environment. BankAmerica's environmental commitment is applied throughout the corporation from recycling programs to credit decisions.
• Farrallones Marine Sanctuary Association SEALS program. SEALS volunteers help protect harbor seals in this Sanctuary by participating in a seal disturbance and behavior study at Bolinas Lagoon; by monitoring a harbor seal pupping area in Tomales Bay; and by providing public interpretation on the Sanctuary, seals, and other marine resources.

CALIFORNIA COUNTY/REGIONAL/STATE SITES

• BEACON (Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment ) is a California Joint Powers agency established to deal with coastal erosion and beach problems on the Central Coast of California. The agencies making up BEACON are Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties and the cities of Port Hueneme, Oxnard, San Buenaventura, Carpinteria and Santa Barbara. 
• State of Calfornia.
• California Counties (links to each county's web site)
• California Regional Governmental Entities (scroll down to California listing)
• San Mateo County Local Coastal Program
• SANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) provides the public forum for regional policy decisions about growth, transportation planning and funding, transit construction, environmental management, economic development, housing, open space, energy, public safety, and binational topics. SANDAG is this region’s association of local governments composed of 18 cities and the county government.

SANDAG Shoreline Preservation Working Group advises SANDAG on issues related to the adopted Shoreline Preservation Strategy and opportunities for beach replenishment. Committee members include elected officials from the coastal cities and representatives from community groups, property owners, environmental groups, state and federal agencies, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

• San Dieguito River Park Joint Powers Authority is authorized to create a greenway and open space park in the San Dieguito River Valley to protect the valley's unique resources while providing compatible recreational and educational opportunities for the San Diego region, including a trail for hikers, bicyclists and equestrians extending from the ocean to the river's source.

CALIFORNIA COASTAL CITY SITES
(in alphabetical order)

• California Cities (full list of links to city sites)
   
• Arcata.
• Carlsbad.
• Access Monterey (includes Carmel-by-the-Sea)
• Welcome to the Monterey Peninsula (includes Carmel-by-the-Sea)
• Catalina Island.
• Chula Vista.
• Fort Bragg.
• Half Moon Bay.
• Huntington Beach.
• Laguna Beach.
• Long Beach.
• Los Angeles.
  • City of Los Angeles.
  • @LA.
• Malibu.
• Manhattan Beach.
• Marin County.
• Marina.
• Mendocino.
  • Mendocino County Home Page
• Monterey.
  • Access Monterey.
  • Welcome to the Monterey Peninsula.
• Oceanside.
• Orange County.
• Pacific Grove.
  • Access Monterey (including Pacific Grove).
  • Welcome to the Monterey Peninsula (including Pacific Grove).
• Pacifica
• Pebble Beach.
  • Access Monterey (including Pebble Beach).
  • Welcome to the Monterey Peninsula (including Pebble Beach).
• Redondo Beach.
  • City of Redondo Beach
  • Business Directory
• San Diego.
  • Welcome to the City of San Diego Home Page.
• San Francisco.
  • CityWatch Cable Channel 54 San Francisco's Government Access Channel.
• San Luis Obipso.
• Santa Barbara County.
• Santa Barbara.
• Santa Cruz.
  • Welcome to Santa Cruz.
• Santa Maria.
• Santa Monica.
  • City of Santa Monica.
  • Santa Monica Web.
• Sea Ranch .
• Seaside.
• Torrance.
• Ukiah.
• Ventura
  • Ventura Partners in Progress for a Beautiful Ventura
• Watsonville.

FEDERAL SITES

• Channel Islands National Park. Introduces Channel Islands National Park, five islands off the coast of southern California.
• Coastal and Marine Geology Program of the U.S. Geological Survey, which conducts marine geologic investigations of critical issues affecting the Nation, providing scientific information to managers and planners working in coastal and offshore regions.
• Coastal Services Center (NOAA). is a coastal science resource advisory center which addresses resource issues.
• CoastWatch. "processes near real-time oceanographic satellite data, and makes it available to Federal, State, & local marine scientists, coastal resource managers, and the general public."
• EPA - Environmental Protection Agency.
• EPA - Rules, Regulations, and Legislation. The Federal Register environmental subset.
• FedWorld Information Network. Comprehensive central access point for locating and acquiring government information.
• Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Helps protect the diverse, richly populated Monterey Bay by regulating and implementing research, education, enforcement, program planning and development, fund raising, and public outreach.
• National Coastal Zone Management Program. A voluntary partnership between the coastal states and the Federal government which balances coastal resource management with the promotion of sustainable coastal economic development.
• National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). One of the environmental data centers operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). National repository and dissemination facility for global environmental data.
• NOAA Home Page. Promoting global environmental stewardship in order to conserve and wisely manage the Nation's marine and coastal resources.
• NOAA Office of Ocean and Coastal Resources Management. Combines the expertise of managers and planners, scientists, and environmental advocates to balance preservation of valuable ocean and coastal resources with the need for compatible economic development of the coastal zone.
• Sea Grant Program "is a nationwide network (administered through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [NOAA]), of 30 university-based programs that work with coastal communities."
• Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet. Full text of legislation, Congressional Record, bills, and the constitution. Also provides links to the Senate, House of Representatives, C-span, and Library of Congress.

INTERNATIONAL SITES

• Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS). A scientifically-based, long-term, international program. Distributes oceanic data and products.
• Coasts and Oceans -- Australian Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Coastal and oceanic information related to Australia. Links to other Australian sites.
• TOPEX/Poseidon. TOPEX/Poseidon is a cooperative project between the United States and France to develop and operate an advanced satellite system dedicated to observing the Earth's oceans

SITES BY SUBJECT

ACADEMIC/RESEARCH SITES

• Biological Sciences Database--Marine Biology, Cal Poly. Provides information on marine plants, mammals, birds, fish, invertebrates, mollusks, echinoderms, arthropods, and reptiles.
• California Sea Grant. California Sea Grant supports advanced research on marine issues on vital concern.
• Center for Coastal and Land Margin Research. Dedicated to regional-scale interdisciplinary research and its applications to ecosystems at the margins of the land and the sea.
• Center for Coastal Studies (CCS). A research unit of Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Engages in world wide scholarly studies of the coastal environment, the development of data acquisition systems and research instrumentation, and advising on coastal protection and sediment management.
• Coastal Data Information Program. Outlines the Coastal Data Information Program at the University of California at San Diego. Provides access to data on U.S. coastal sites and maps of the east coast, west coast, and Hawaii.
• The Information Center for the Environment (ICE) is a cooperative effort of environmental scientists at the University of California, Davis and collaborators at over thirty private, state, federal, and international organizations interested in environmental protection.
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences. Associated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
• Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. A non-profit institution devoted to research and education in basic biology
• Mote Marine Laboratory. An independent, non-profit research organization dedicated to excellence in marine and environmental science. Internationally recognized but research directed at southwest Florida coastal region.
• National Marine Fisheries Service; Northeast Fisheries Science Center Headquarters, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Fisheries research.
• NetCoast - is for professionals in Integrated Coastal Zone Management to come for the latest relevant information, knowledge, documents, publications, software systems, fresh links to other sites and for professional collaboration; it is maintained by the Dutch Coastal Zone Management Centre.
• The Plankton Net. Marine Plankton Ecology & Biological Oceanography home page, University of Guelph, Canada. Provides a multitude of links to other sites
• Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami. Subtropical applied and basic marine and atmospheric research institute. Broad range research on local, regional, national, and global levels
• San Diego's Ocean. Provides information on pier and surf conditions, tide predictions, wind, ocean temperatures, and marine forecasts.
• SOEST Coastal Systems Research Group. Conducts marine geologic research in the Hawaiian Islands with the goal of improving our understanding of coastal processes and coastal records of environmental change. Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
• USC Sea Grant Institutional Program "fund[s] research, transfer[s] results to government agencies and user groups, and provid[es] information about marine resources, recreation and education to the public."

DIRECTORIES/LISTS

• Amazing Environmental Organization Directory.
• Ocean and Coastal Resources Links (site list compiled by Oregon Sea Grant)

EDUCATION SITES

• EE-LINK. Environmental education on the internet.
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Coastal Science Page
• Monterey Bay Aquarium. The purpose of the Monterey Bay Aquarium is to stimulate interest, increase knowledge and promote stewardship of Monterey Bay and the world's ocean environment through innovative exhibits, public education and scientific research.
• Smithsonian Ocean Planet. An exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History

ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS SITES

• Aquatic Microbial Ecology. Provides table of contents and abstracts of papers.
• The Center for Field Research at Earthwatch Call for Proposals in marine biology, ecology, and other disciplines.
• Coastal Briefs. An electronic mini-journal consisting of short (1-2 page) articles synthesizing the results of recent research concerning all aspects of coastal oceanography.
• California Coast and Ocean by the Coastal Conservancy Association with a grant from the Coastal Conservancy
• Marine Ecology Progress Series. Provides table of contents and abstracts of papers
• New Zealand Journal of Marine & Freshwater Research. Provides electronic abstracts of papers published since 1994. [Go to Publications...Abstracts at this site.]
• Universities Water Information Network contains relevant databases, directories, etc.

ENDANGERED SPECIES

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program
• California, Dept. of Fish and Game. California Threatened and Endangered Species.

ENVIRONMENTAL SITES

• American Shore and Beach Preservation Association works to improve the overall planning and management of shores and beaches throughout the U.S.
• The California Coastal Coalition (CalCoast) is a non-profit advocacy group comprised of 34 coastal cities; five counties; AMBAG, BEACON, SANDAG and SCAG; along with business associations and allied groups committed to restoring California's coast through sand replenishment, increasing the flow of natural sediment, wetlands recovery and improved water quality.
• The Ocean Conservancy (formerly the Center for Marine Conservation) "is committed to conserving the abundance and diversity of the world's marine life and protecting the health of the oceans and seas."
• Ocean Voice International. A marine environmental organization on the WWW: conserving marine diversity and ecosystems; promoting sustainable use of marine resources; enhancing life & equity of benefits of coastal fishers.
• Surfrider Foundation USA. A non-profit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of the world's waves and beaches through conservation, activism, research, and education.

FISHERIES

• American Fisheries Society. The AFS, founded in 1870, is the oldest and largest professional society representing fisheries scientists. AFS promotes scientific research and enlightened management of resources for optimum use and enjoyment by the public.
• GORP - Fishing Resources on the Internet.
• Institute for Fisheries Resources is dedicated to the protection and restoration of fish resources and the human economies that depend on them..
• Marine Fish Conservation Network (MFCN) . The MFCN is a broad-based coalition of national, regional and local fishing and conservation organizations whose goal is to reform and strengthen the management of U.S. marine fisheries in order to promote their continuing, long-term sustainability.
• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is dedicated to the stewardship of living marine resources through science-based conservation and management, and the promotion of healthy ecosystems.
• Our Living Oceans Annual Report. This is an annual report from the National Marine Fisheries Service.
• Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Association (PCFFA). PCFFA is the largest and most politically active trade association of commercial fishermen on the west coast.
• Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. Authorized by Congress in 1947, the PSMFC is one of three interstate commissions dedicated to resolving fishery issues.
• Sustainable Fisheries Foundation. A nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to the protection, enhancement, and wise use of fisheries resources in the Pacific Northwest.

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) SITES

• California Geographic Information Systems Web Portal The California Mapping Coordinating Committee (CMCC) is in the process of developing a series of GIS-related web pages to provide information on State government GIS activities, access to statewide GIS data, and links to the larger California GIS community. This website and the Spatial Information Library are works in progress.
   

POLLUTION (OCEAN)

• Plastics in Our Oceans. Article by Kimberly Amaral on plastic pollution in the ocean.
• EPA's Beach Watch home page. This provides information on beach pollution prevention, local beach closures and a wealth of related information.
• Los Angeles County Environmental Resources (888CleanLA) provides myriad resources regarding recycling all kinds of materials and items for individuals and businesses!
• Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force. Participating in this task force are the states of Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California as well as the Canadian province of British Columbia.

RECREATIONAL INTERESTS

• Coastwalk "Coastwalk's mission is to ensure the right of all people to reach and responsibly enjoy the California coast. [They are] a California-wide non-profit organization that advocates for coastal protection and access via the California Coastal Trail and offers fun and educational walking tours of the California coast for people of all ages. " and provide activities such as hikes beach cleanups and trail maintenance parties, and educational leadership adventures for youth.
• Central California Council of Dive Clubs "is dedicated to the principles of wise and equitable legislation, safety, conservation, access, sportsmanship, underwater sports and to furthering the knowledge of the marine phenomena."

SEARCH TOOLS

• Amazing Environmental Organizations. A listing of all types of environmental sites.

WILDLIFE SITES

• The Dolphin Institute is "dedicated to dolphins and whales through education, research and conservation."
• Internet Marine Mammal Resource List. A list of Internet sites containing information on whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals.
• The Marine Mammal Center. The Marine Mammal Center is a private, non-profit organization that rescues, rehabilitates and releases orphaned, injured, or stranded marine mammals along a thousand mile stretch of California coastline.
• National Wildlife Federation.
• Turtle Trax: Marine Turtles. To introduce people to the wonder and beauty of the marine turtle and increase awareness of the threatened or endangered status of marine turtles.
• Whale-Watching-Web. All about whales and watching them.
• WWF Global Network. WWF is the world's largest and most experienced independent conservation organizations.