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Aegean Sea Marine Life
Directory of common inshore marine life for snorkelers and scuba divers visiting Turkey.
http://marine.itgo.com/

Aliens of the Sea
Multi award winning documentary showing diversity of underwater life in Australia. Available on VHS and DVD.
http://www.users.bigpond.com/msn/3D_Software/

Aquascape Art
Pictures of marine flora and fauna, by Nick Peters, painted underwater while on SCUBA.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/aquascapeart

Biodiverse Canada Inc.
Species and Environments found in Atlantic Canada.
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/biodiverse

British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)
UK based organization who rescue stranded and sick cetaceans and other marine mammals.
http://www.bdmlr.org.uk/

Coral Cay Conservation
Volunteer expeditions that provide resources to help sustain livelihoods and alleviate poverty through the protection, restoration and management of coral reefs and tropical forests.
http://www.coralcay.org/

Coral Realm
All about marine life education. View hundreds of reef fish, shark and invertebrate descriptions with photographs and video clips.
http://www.coralrealm.com/

Deep Ecology Hawaii
Deep Ecology's unique dive operation proves that you can experience Hawaii's precious marine environment and preserve and protect it for future generations.
http://www.deepecologyhawaii.com/

Dive BC Underwater Marine Life
A collection of underwater photographs from the Dive BC series of guide books.
http://dive.bc.ca/pictures/homepage.html

Frontier
Aims to promote and advance field research and implement practical projects contributing to the conservation of natural resources. Currently running diving projects in Tanzania and Madagascar.
http://www.frontierprojects.ac.uk/

Hawaiian Marine Life
It's not surpirsing that there is fascinating marine life all along the Leeward Coast. Ka'ena Point appears to be a magnet for marine mammals.
http://www.sailhawaii.com/marine.html

Living Reef Images
A library of aquarium and natural reef photographs available to publishers world wide.
http://www.livingreefimages.com

Marine Biology
Slideshow of some of the odder and most colorful creatures of the sea.
http://members.tripod.de/Pygo/index.htm

Marine Conservation Society - Member's Dives
Find news about the diving activities for and by MCS members.
http://freespace.virgin.net/mcs.dives/index.htm

Marine Life Learning Center
To educate, inform and entertain marine life enthusiasts, scuba divers and naturalists about the underwater world.
http://www.fishid.com/

Marine Life of the Channel Islands (UK)
A large collection of photographs of marine organisms living in the English Channel, based on the book by Sue Daly.
http://www.mermaid1.demon.co.uk/index.htm

Mote Marine Laboratory
This independent, nonprofit research organization in Sarasota, Florida, has a great deal of information about shark and dolphin research, sea turtles, other marine mammals, elasmobranchs, and other marine life indigenous to Florida waters. Site has a shark tank interactive camera.
http://www.mote.org/

Ocean Futures Online
Explore Ocean Futures online to learn about Keiko, the star of Free Willy, and more about our oceans, threats to the oceans and their inhabitants, and how you can help make a difference. Get the latest updates on Keiko and Jean-Michel Cousteau, join Ocean Futures for free, or shop the online store.
http://www.oceanfutures.com

Ocean Voice International
Working for harmony between people, marine life and the environment
http://www.ovi.ca/

Operation Wallacea
Diving, wildlife conservation and ecotourism. Operation Wallacea is a series of scientific wildlife survey and conservation expeditions to a remote corner of the indonesian island of Sulawesi.
http://www.operationwallacea.win-uk.net/

PERCULA
Contains many under water pictures plus taxonimical descriptions of the subjects and a creature search engine.
http://www.percula.com

Red Sea Fish Identification and Pictures
Photographs of fishes found in the Red Sea which require identification.
http://richardfield.freeservers.com

Reef Ball Foundation, Inc.
A non-profit charitable organization whose mission is to help restore aquatic ecosystems using artificial reefs and to educate people and children about the importance of aquatic ecosystems.
http://www.reefball.org/

Scuba Digger
Photos from 1999 Barrier Reef, Whales, California Channel Islands.
http://www.jcs7777.freeserve.co.uk/

Seaquest
A joint marine project run by the Devon and Corwall Wildlife Trusts. Information for people who are interested in the larger marine creatures such as dolphins, whales, seals, turtles and basking sharks, around the UK coastline.
http://www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/cornwall/sight/

Shark Attacks
All about Shark attacks with photos of victims and sharks. Site aims to report every shark attack from around the world.
http://www.sharkattacks.com

Sharks - Hype & Reality
Trying to set the record straight, in an in-depth article on shark and human behaviour in the water.
http://www.radge.demon.co.uk/shark1.html

Sharks, Information & Conservation

http://www.brunel.ac.uk/admin/alumni/sharks/

Skip's Underwater Image Gallery
A collection of photographs of New Zealand's marine life.
http://www.voyager.co.nz/~ianskip/ss.htm

The International Shark Attack File
Shark attack statistics including special sections for the great white shark and shark attacks on divers.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Sharks/ISAF/ISAF.htm

The Sea Slug Forum
A site where you can ask questions and post information on nudibranchs and related sea slugs.
http://www.seaslugforum.net/

The Slug Site
Devoted to the study of Opisthobranch Molluscs (ie Nudibranchs).
http://www.slugsite.tierranet.com/

The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
Dedicated exculsively to the conservation, welfare and appreciation of all whales, dolphins and porpoises.
http://www.wdcs.org/

Tiger Shark Research
This site relates to scientific research aimed at increasing understanding of tiger sharks. Major goals of this research include determining movement patterns and habitat use of these predators.
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~carlm/tigershark.html

Turtle tagging project - Barbados
Photos taken on a dive off the west coast of Barbados in January 1999 to catch, tag and record turtle data for Bellairs Institute, McGill University Canada.
http://www.browng.co.uk/Turtle1.htm

Underwater Picture Agency
A selection of photographs of marine organisms by Dagmar and Wolfgang Fritz.
http://www.fritzles.de/empfange.htm

Welcome to Suunto USA
diving equipment, well made flash site
http://www.suuntousa.com

Whale Shark Research Group
Site for educational, research and recreational marine biology interests. Study and membership work study with whale sharks.
http://www.whaleshark.org