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Topics: Marine Archaeology thru NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Note: Many of these links lead to resources not on the NOAA Library website.

Marine Archaeology

Florida State University Research in Maritime Archaeology* - Underwater archaeology projects developed at Florida State University
http://www.anthro.fsu.edu/research/uw/

Institute of Nautical Archaeology* - Conducts research with the Nautical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University
http://ina.tamu.edu/

"Maritime Heritage" page of NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/maritime/welcome.html

Monitor National Marine Sanctuary - Protects the wreck of the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor
http://monitor.noaa.gov/

Nordic Underwater Archaeology* - Archaeology in the Baltic Sea.
http://www.abc.se:80/~m10354/uwa/

Smith's Master Index to Maritime Museum Websites* - A privately maintained site with links to many museums and  maritime heritage information.
http://www.maritimemuseums.net/

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary - Protects over 100 shipwrecks in northwest Lake Huron, spanning a century of Great Lakes shipping history.

Wisconsin's Great Lakes Shipwrecks* - From University of Wisconsin Sea Grant and Wisconsin Historical Society
http://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/

Marine Biology

Bibliographies of marine biology* - Organized along many subject lines. Developed by State University of New York at Stony Brook.
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/subjectareas.html

Careers in marine biology and marine science * - Links to many sources from Stanford University.
http://hopkins.stanford.edu/careers.htm

Glossary of marine biology terms* - From State University of New York at Stony Brook.
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/glossary.html

Marine Biology (requires subscription)* - An international journal on life in oceans and coastal waters
http://www.springerlink.com/content/100441/

Marine Biology Web* - Educational resource from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/marinebio/mbweb.html

Marine Birds

Birds of the World on Postage Stamps* - a private site, but has a truly beautiful collection of stamps illustrating bird species from around the world.  Many marine birds are shown on these stamps.  Site is searchable by species and country.
http://www.bird-stamps.org

"Marine Birds" page of the National Biological Information Infrasture (NBII) program of the U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Habitats/Marine/Marine_Plants_and_Animals/Marine_Birds/

Seabirds, Forage Fish and Marine Ecosystems - A U.S. Geological Survey marine ecosystem site with emphasis on sea birds such as Puffins, Murrelets, Gulls, etc.  This site is devoted to seabirds and their environment.
http://www.absc.usgs.gov/research/seabird&foragefish/index.html

Marine Fishes

Marine and Anadromous Fish - From NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/fish/

"Marine Fishes" page of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) program of the U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Habitats/Marine/Marine_Plants_and_Animals/Marine_Fishes/

See also: "Fish" section of WINDandSEA
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/researchtools/subjectguides/wind/windandsea3.html#Fish

Marine Invertebrates

Marine Invertebrates and Plants - From NOAA Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/invertebrates/

"Marine Invertebrates" page of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) program of the U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Habitats/Marine/Marine_Plants_and_Animals/Marine_Invertebrates/

Annelids

Annelid Resources* - Site produced and maintained by Dr. Geoff Read of the New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research.  Many good links to marine worm sites, worm researchers, Annelida mail and discussion lists, etc.
http://www.annelida.net

Ascidians - also known as Tunicates

Ascidian Home Page* - Information on ascidians of the United States from California State University at Fullerton.  Includes links to  many issues of Ascidian News.
http://depts.washington.edu/ascidian/

Tunicate bibliography* - Searchable bibliography from G. Iazzetti at the University of Naples.
http://biol.dgbm.unina.it/ascidians/bibliography.html

Cnidaria - Sea Anemones, Jellyfish, etc.

Animalia > Cnidaria from BIODAC (bank of digital Images for teaching biology)* - From the University of Ottowa.
http://biodidac.bio.uottawa.ca/thumbnails/catquery.htm?Kingdom=Animalia&phylum=Cnidaria

Cnidaria Home Page * - From the University of California, Irvine
http://www.ucihs.uci.edu/biochem/steele/default.html

Copepods

The World of Copepods* - From The Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/iz/copepod/

Crustaceans

Crustacean gallery* - Includes photos and discussions of biology, habitats, etc. of various types of crustaceans ranging from cumaceans and copepods to lobsters and large crabs. This is a very informative site established by the Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
http://www.mov.vic.gov.au/crust/page1.html

Echinoderms

Class Echinoidea* - Information on heart urchins, sand dollars, and sea urchins from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Echinoidea.html

Echinoderm Links* - From the California Academy of Sciences. Starfish, sand dollars, crinoids, holothurians, etc.
http://www.calacademy.org/research/izg/echinoderm/echilink.htm

Holothurians*
http://www.fegi.ru/prim/sea/golot.htm

Malacology and Conchology

Cephalopods* - From Dalhousie University.  Octopi and squid, but not the nautiloids.
http://www.waterencyclopedia.com/Ce-Cr/Cephalopods.html

Cephalopods at the National Museum of Natural History* - Includes The "In Search of Giant Squid" on-line exhibit, "Squid Links," video and imagery of mystery squid previously taken in four ocean basins: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific Ocean, and bibliographic information.
http://www.mnh.si.edu/cephs/

Conchologists of America, Inc.* - Society for seashell enthusiasts
http://www.conchologistsofamerica.org/home/
Conchologists of America's "What Is a Shell?" page* - Discussions of marine, terrestrial, freshwater shells
http://www.conchologistsofamerica.org/theshells/

Discovery Channel Feature: Chasing Giants: On the Tail of the Giant Squid (DVD information)*
http://shopping.discovery.com/product-66335.html?jzid=40588004-59-0

"First-ever Observations of a Live Giant Squid in the Wild"* - by T. Kubodera and K. Mori, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2005, available on-line.
http://journals.royalsociety.org/content/y6205352758lt3u5/?p=b79f3d20762346428b729257c2b52d5d&pi=1

The Giant Octopus Web Page* - From Alaska Pacific University
http://marine.alaskapacific.edu/octopus/

Illinois Natural History Survey Mollusk Collection* - From the Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
http://www.inhs.illinois.edu/animals_plants/mollusk/

In Search of the Giant Squid - From the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and NASA Ocean Planet.
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/squid.html

NOAA Investigates Giant Deep-Sea ‘Mystery Squid' - December 20, 2001 2001 NOAA news release
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s845.htm

Zebra Mussel Page* - From the Wayne State University Dept. of Physiology; includes reserch, publications, glossary, bibliography, slide slow, and more.
http://sun.science.wayne.edu/%7Ejram/zmussel.htm

Marine Mammals

American Cetacean Society Homepage* - Education resources, whale watching, and more
http://69.5.22.59/index.html

"Bottlenose Dolphins" page from SeaWorld*
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/bottlenose/index.htm

Cetacean Society International* - includes electronic newsletter Whales Alive! and many links to other cetacean sites.
http://csiwhalesalive.org/

International Whaling Commission* - An international body dedicated to managing and preserving the Earth's whale population. Conducts studies of whale populations and sets quotas for catch.
http://www.iwcoffice.org/

Marine Mammal Commission - Created under Title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, focuses on protection and conservation of marine mammals.
http://www.mmc.gov/

"Marine Mammals" page of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) program of the U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Habitats/Marine/Marine_Plants_and_Animals/Marine_Mammals/

National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NOAA Fisheries) - Conducts research on marine mammals important to the mission of NOAA Fisheries, with particular attention to issues related to marine mammals off the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/

Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute* - Multi-disciplinary facility to combine research efforts on preservation of critical habitats of target species, and understanding of marine mammals' interactions with the environment and human activities affecting them.
http://mmi.oregonstate.edu

"Polar Bears" page from SeaWorld*
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/info-books/polar-bear/index.htm

Society for Marine Mammalogy* - Dedicated to the study of marine mammals.  Includes information on publications, careers, student resources, and conferences.
http://www.marinemammalogy.org/

U.S. Navy "Marine Mammal Protection" page - Information on sonar history and use, marine mammals and sound, stranding events, and Navy's marine mammal protection efforts.
http://www.navy.mil/oceans/protection.html

WhaleNet at Wheelock College* - This page has many links to other marine mammal sites and to oceanography sites.
http://whale.wheelock.edu/

Marine Plants and Organisms

Marine Invertebrates and Plants - From NOAA Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/invertebrates/

"Marine Plants" page of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) program of the U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Habitats/Marine/Marine_Plants_and_Animals/Marine_Plants/

Bacteria

Cyanosite, A Webserver for Cyanobacterial Research* - From Purdue University
http://www-cyanosite.bio.purdue.edu/

Cycling Through the Food Web* - From the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, includes information on the microbial loop and ocean food chain
http://www.bigelow.org/bacteria/index.html

Vibrio Vulnificus - Harmful bacteria in estuarine environments and associated with various marine species.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~MOW/chap10.html

Harmful Algal Blooms

Dinoflagellates* - From the University of Calgary, includes discussion of biology, many microscopic images, and links to information on the organisms that cause red tides.
http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/~macrae/palynology/dinoflagellates/dinoflagellates.html

Harmful Algae - From NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)
http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/news/feature/0602.html

Marine Biotoxins* - From Government of Western Australia's Department of Fisheries
http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/FHinfo/fhinfo04.php?0308

Mote Marine Laboratory, Phytoplankton Ecology*
http://www.mote.org/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=Phytoplankton%20Ecology &category=Ecotoxicology&search=phytoplankton

Mote Marine Laboratory, Red Tide Chronology* - historic conditions along south Florida coast
http://isurus.mote.org/~mhenry/rtchrono.phtml

Pfiesteria page from the University of Maryland Sea Grant Office* - All that one could hope to discover about Pfiesteria including bibliographies, links to recent news articles, and links to many other Pfiesteria sites.
http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/issues/chesapeake/algae/harmful/pfiesteria/

Pfiesteria Research at the Center for Applied Aquatic Ecology of North Carolina State University* - Pfiesteria Biohazard Research Laboratory.
http://www.ncsu.edu/wq/aboutCAAE/facilities/pfiesterialab.html

Poison Plant Patch: Red Tide* - From Nova Scotia Museum; includes eyewitness account of death by toxic algal poisoning of member of crew of HM DISCOVERY while  surveying in the Puget Sound region of Washington in 1793.
http://museum.gov.ns.ca/poison/default.asp?Section=species&id=126

Toxic "Red Tide" Populations in the Western Gulf of Maine: Sources, Transport, and Nutrient Environment* - Information from the U.S. Geological Survey's Woods Hole Science Center on a project funded by the Regional Marine Research Program for the Gulf of Maine
http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/operations/modeling/wgulf/wgulf.html

U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "Seafood Information and Resources" page - information on harmful microorganisms.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/oyster.html

Mangroves

Mangroves: Forests of the Tide* - National Geographic Magazine article, February 2007
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2007/02/mangroves/warne-text

Mangrove Swamps - From U.S. EPA Wetlands Program
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/types/mangrove.html

Sanctuary Resources: Florida's Mangroves - From Florida Keys National marine Sanctuary
http://floridakeys.noaa.gov/sanctuary_resources/moremangrove.html

World Atlas of Mangroves* - information on atlas promoting the conservation of mangrove ecosystems, a joint initiative of the FAO and other organizations
http://www.fao.org/forestry/20067/en/

Plankton

Diatom home page* - from Biology Department, Indiana University.
http://www.indiana.edu/~diatom/diatom.html

Emiliana huxleyi Home Page* - All that one could hope to wish to know about this particular species of phytoplankton.
http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/soes/staff/tt/eh/index.html

Peter J.S. Franks Homepage* - Phytoplankton research from a professor of Biological Oceanography at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
http://spiff.ucsd.edu/index.html

Seagrasses

Johnson's Seagrass (Halophilia johnsonii) - Information on the threatened status, taxonomy, habitat, etc. of this unique seagrass, from the NOAA Fisheries Office of Protected Resources
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/plants/johnsonsseagrass.htm

Seagrass Beds - Information on the threats to and importance of seagrass in the marine environment, from the Gulf Islands National Seashore web site of the National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/guis/naturescience/seagrass-beds.htm

Seagrass Ecosystems Research Laboratory* - From Florida International University; primary emphasisis is on seagrass studies and ecology of Florida Bay Ecosystem.
http://www.fiu.edu/~seagrass/

Seagrasses* - General information, projects, publications, and a Florida Seagrass Conservation Information System, from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
http://research.myfwc.com/features/category_main.asp?id=1323

Seagrasses* - General and educational information on seagrasses from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/habitats/seagrass/

Seagrasses - Seagrass Information and Redfish Bay State Scientific Area (RBSSA)* - Information on the importance of seagrass meadows in Texas bays and estuaries, from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/landwater/water/habitats/seagrass/general/

Seaweed - Macroalgae

AlgaeBase* - Database from the National University of Ireland, Galway, with information on terrestrial, marine and freshwater algae, with seaweed data being the most complete
http://www.algaebase.org/index.lasso

International Phycological Society *
http://www.intphycsoc.org/default.lasso

Journal of Phycology (requires subscription)*
http://www.psaalgae.org/res/jphyc.shtm

Medline Plus Herbs and Supplements: Seaweed, Kelp, Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus) - Information on uses and safety issues for seaweeds when used as a supplement, from the National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-bladderwrack.html

The Phycological Society of America*
http://www.psaalgae.org/

Seaweeds page of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary - General information, research, list, and images of seaweeds in this national marine sanctuary
http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/living/seaweeds/welcome.html

Marine Reptiles

"Marine Reptiles" page of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) program of the U.S. Geological Survey
http://www.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Habitats/Marine/Marine_Plants_and_Animals/Marine_Reptiles/

Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research* - Site has searchable bibliography of over 5,000 entries; from the University of Florida
http://accstr.ufl.edu/

Crocodilians Natural History and Conservation* - From the Florida Museum of Natural History, Crocodile Specialists Group
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/natsci/herpetology/brittoncrocs/cnhc.html

Marine Turtles - From NOAA Fisheries, Office of Protected Resources
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/species/turtles/

Sea Snakes* - Information from Scubadoc's Diving Medicine Online.
Includes description of sea snakes venom, symptoms, treatment, and several photos.
http://www.scuba-doc.com/seasnks.htm

Sea Turtle Information - From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, North Florida Field Office
http://northflorida.fws.gov/SeaTurtles/seaturtle-info.htm

Sea Turtles* - From the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
http://research.myfwc.com/features/category_main.asp?id=1289

Marine Conservation Biology

Marine Conservation Biology Institute* - Works to advance the science of marine conservation biology and secure protection for ocean ecosystems
http://www.mcbi.org

Society for Conservation Biology's Marine Section* - Section of the Society for Conservation Biology dedicated to advancing the science and practice of conserving the Earth's marine biological diversity.
http://www.conbio.org/marine/

Marine Ecology

Coastal Program of  the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - concentrates on 11 high-priority coastal ecosystems.
http://www.fws.gov/coastal/

GLOBEC Homepage (Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics)* - A project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme to help understand the marine ecosystem response to global climate change.
http://www.pml.ac.uk/globec/

Marine Ecology (requires subscription)* - Journal which discusses the structure and dynamics of marine benthic and pelagic ecosystems, and the links between the ecology and evolution of marine organisms.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118494496/home

Marine Ecology Progress Series (requires subscription) - Journal which covers all aspects of marine ecology, fundamental and applied.
http://www.int-res.com/journals/meps/meps-home/

Marine Ecosystems and Management* - Global news and analysis newsletter on marine ecosystem-based management.
http://depts.washington.edu/meam/

The State of the Bay: A Characterization of the Galveston Bay Ecosystem* - a characterization of the marine ecology of the bay.
 http://riceinfo.rice.edu/armadillo/Galveston/

• Marine Ecology glossary* - From Rice University.  An addenda to the Galveston Bay characterization.
  http://riceinfo.rice.edu/armadillo/Galveston/Glossary/glossary.html

Marine Geology

Marine Geology (requies subscription) - Journal which reports on developments in marine geology, geochemistry, and geophysics.
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/503350/description#description

Marine Geology: Research Beneath the Sea - An introduction to marine geology from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pubinfo/margeol.html

NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) "Marine Geology & Geophysics" page - Scientific stewardship, products, and services for sea floor and lakebed data.
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/mggd.html

This Dynamic Earth: The Story of Plate Tectonics - A short textbook on plate tectonics from the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications//text/dynamic.html

U.S. Geological Survey's Coastal and Marine Geology Program
http://marine.usgs.gov/

Marine Pollution

EXXON VALDEX Oil Spill Trustee Council* - Web site is the definitive source for information about the Exxon Valdez oil spill and its aftermath. The Council was formed to oversee restoration of the injured ecosystem through the use of the $900 million civil settlement.
http://www.evostc.state.ak.us

Marine Pollution* - educational page from the Bridge Program
http://www.vims.edu/bridge/pollution.html

Marine Pollution Bulletin (requires subscription) - Documents marine pollution, its measurement and analysis, and intelligent use of marine resources.
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/400/description#description

NOAA Damage Assessment, Remediation, and Restoration Program (DARRP)
http://www.darp.noaa.gov/

NOAA Fisheries Alaska Regional Office's "Office of Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Damage Assessment and Restoration" page
http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/oil/default.htm

NOAA Marine Debris Program
http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/welcome.html

NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/index.html

Texas Automated Buoy System (TABS)* - From the Texas General Land Office and Texas A&M. University; This system monitors offshore wind and currents and helps predict the trajectory of oil and chemical spills.
http://tabs.gerg.tamu.edu/Tglo/

U.S. Coast Guard
http://www.uscg.mil/default.asp

U.S. EPA "Implementation of Marine Pollution Treaties and International Agreements" page
http://www.epa.gov/international/water/marine/treaties.html

U.S. EPA "Marine Debris" page
http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/debris/

U.S. EPA "Ocean Regulatory Programs" page - Ocean dumping, dredged matter, and marine, ocean, and vessel discharges
http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/regulatory/index.html

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority* - information on the care and development of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/

IUCN Marine Programme, Marine Protected Areas*
http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/marine/marine_our_work/marine_mpas/

Marine Protected Areas of the United States - Web site of the National Marine Protected Areas Center, managed jointly by the Departments of Commerce and the Interior, which provides information on the development of a national system of marine protected areas (MPAs) for the U.S., as required by Executive Order 13158.
http://mpa.gov

MPA Global: A Database of the World's Marine Protected Areas*
http://www.mpaglobal.org/index.php?action=search

MPA News - international news and analysis newsletter*
http://depts.washington.edu/mpanews/

National Marine Sanctuaries - homepage of NOAA's National Marine Sanctuary Program
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/

Protect Planet Ocean* - global collaboration between ocean conservation partners to provide best information on MPAs to a global audience.
http://www.protectplanetocean.org

The Science of Marine Reserves* - booklets by the Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO)
http://www.piscoweb.org/outreach/pubs/reserves

WWF, Our Solutions: Marine Protected Areas* - WWF Global Marine Programme web site on their work on MPA networks and management
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/marine/our_solutions/protected_areas/

Metrology

International Organization for Standardization*
http://www.iso.org/iso/home.htm

National Institute of Standards and Technology
http://www.nist.gov/

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
http://www.ornl.gov

NOAA - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA Browser - hierarchically arranged browsing guide to NOAA's organization, with links to over 500 web sites of NOAA offices, programs, projects, etc.
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/noaainfo/browser/browse1.html

NOAA Corporate Index - alphabetical index to functions handled by NOAA with links to offices
http://www.corporateservices.noaa.gov/~noaa/coindex.html

NOAA History - Profiles of NOAA's origins and accomplishments, notable personnel, NOAA's work with the Armed Forces, NOAA's tools of the trade, and art and poetry from NOAA's archives.
http://www.history.noaa.gov

NOAA in Your State and Territory - NOAA programs or activities in or focused on your state or territory
http://www.legislative.noaa.gov/NIYS0107/noaainyourstate.html

NOAA Organizations - Links to web sites of NOAA's line offices and staff offices
http://www.noaa.gov/organizations.html

NOAA Photo Galleries - links to NOAA photo web sites both great and small.
http://www.lib.noaa.gov/researchtools/subjectguides/wind/photosite.html

NOAA Staff Directory - Know the name of a NOAA employee?  This is the place to find contact information.
https://nsd.rdc.noaa.gov/nsd/pubsearch

NOAA Line Components

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) - also known as NOAA Fisheries
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/

NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS)
http://www.nos.noaa.gov/

NOAA National Weather Service (NWS)
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) - also known as NOAA Research
http://www.oar.noaa.gov/

NOAA Office of Program Planning and Integration (PPI)
http://www.ppi.noaa.gov/

NOAA Main Staff Offices

Office of Communications
http://www.noaa.gov/media.html

Office of Education
http://www.oesd.noaa.gov

Office of International Affairs
http://www.international.noaa.gov

Office of Marine and Aviation Operations - includes NOAA Corps information
http://www.omao.noaa.gov

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