Acoustics and Sounds
- Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate Home Page (ATOC). The controversial Heard Island project continues to make waves.
- 4aAB1 Effects of low-frequency sound (ATOC) on marine mammals: An
- GulfCet: Survey of cetaceans in the Gulf of Mexico
- Ftp to the Moby marine animal sound database.
- Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica
- Signal Processing Research Group
Bibliographic Information
- Telnet to Galveston Bay Bibliography, enter "GBAY" for username. An aid to research that you don't want to miss.
- Right Whale Bibliography
- Wildlife At Risk. Bibliography - Marine Mammals.
Ecology
General Information and Resource Lists
- Gene Buck's Information Summaries archive
- Strategies for Pursuing a Career in Marine Mammal Science. This Society for Marine Mammalogy brochure includes a good listing of books and other resources. Coming soon: revised update from the Society of Marine Mammalogy, expected by February, 1996.
- Library of Congress Dolphin FAQ This one is a little out of date, and some of its references are of arguable quality (O'Barry?), but it is a starting point. The Strategies... link is better, though.
- Marine Mammals: Dolphins & Whales ...
Stranding Networks and Literature
Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network . Stranded marine mammals need immediate attention, and they are sometimes even alive after stranding. What do you do if you find a live stranded marine mammal? Find out here.- The Marine Mammal Center. Northern California's marine mammal rescue, rehabilitation, and release resource.
- New Jersey Marine Mammal Stranding Center
- Stranding literature.
Higher Education
Texas
A&M University at Galveston Marine Mammal Research Program
Looking for a graduate program involving marine mammal biology? From acoustics to physiology, you'll find researchers doing just that here.
Government Agencies, Regulations, Lists, Etc.
- C.I.T.E.S. Apendices. Information on protected species and international regulations.
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- Marine Mammal Protection Act
- MMPA: 16 USC Sec. 1371 (01/24/94)
- US NMFS Marine Mammal Protection Act Bulletin
- Referral directory for the NMFS.
- National Oceanographic Data Center
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- State of Florida. Dept. of Environmental Protection
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals (1994)
- Facts About Federal Wildlife Laws
- Office of Ocean Resources Conservation and Assessment
- Whales in Australian Waters
Focus on Species: Species specific resources
Focus on Geography: Region specific resources
Taxonomy
- Chordata Net. Information on Chordata, including marine mammals. 960220: Link noted as bad. Does anyone know where this site went?
- Web Lift
Dolphin/Whale Watching, Swimming, or other interaction
- Robyn Mellon's Whale Watching page. California.
- REI Adventures - Marine Mammals & Birds of the San Juans By Kayak
- The World-Wide Web Virtual Library: Whale-Watching Web.
- Whale Watcher's Paradise. Whale watching in Australia's NSW.
- Whale Watching. New Brunswick, Canada
- Whale Watching. Western coast of Australia.
- Whale Watch and Sportfish in Beautiful Hawaii
Books
- Dancing Dolphin Press
- Dolphin Doctor. Sam Ridgway's book about Tuf Guy and his career as a marine mammal veterinarian. Photos, anecdote, and order form.
- Natural History Book Service (Marine mammals)
Research Home Pages
- > Cetacean Behavior Laboratory
- Mote Marine Laboratory
- Bioacoustics & Sonar, Dept Elec Eng, LUT Description of projects to reduce cetacean net entanglement and other interesting bits.
- Dolphin Information Server - Home Page
- FINSCAN Computer assisted Tursiops dorsal fin photoidentification. 1996-1998. TAMU. PI: Phil Levin. Other personnel: Diane Blackwood, Wesley Elsberry, Dave Weller. Using computer technology to automate the Defran & Weller photo-ID technique for large datasets.
- Ongoing Research at Long Marine Lab
- 4aAB9 The MAP tag: A new marine mammal tracking system.
- The National Association of Marine Laboratories
- Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation
- Marine Mammal Information Server
- National Marine Mammal Laboratory
- NetVet-Marine Mammals
- University of New England Marine Biology Program.
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- "About Marine Mammals"
- Veterinary Medicine (Biosciences)
- Mote Marine Laboratory
Conservation Home Pages
- GreenLife Society - North America: Small Cetacean Project
- Save the Manatee page.
- Friends of the Sea Otter
- Wildlife and Conservation Links
- Whale Conservation Institute
- "WHALES IN DANGER" Information Service.
- WhaleTimes
- Wild Fish! A slightly wierd but serious attempt to interest people in the effects of fishing on the environment and on wildlife in particular.
Animal Rights Home Pages
- The AquaThought Foundation.
- General info on whaling.
- International Fund for Animal Welfare
- Animal Rights Resource Site
- Animal Rights Resource Site (other interesting sites)
- Manitoba Animal Rights Coalition WAIS search engine
- The Dolphin Alliance
- International Dolphin Project
- Whale Adoption Program (Int'l Wildlife Coalition)
- Sierra Club Policy: Marine Mammals
- Taiji 5. Site for activism concerning Killer Whales taken in Japan in 1997.
Aquariums, Zoos, Museums, and Parks
- American Zoo and Aquarium Association
- Brookfield Zoo, Chicago Zoological Society
- Clearwater Marine Science Center
- Directory of Aquaria
- Marine World Africa USA
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- NetVet-Marine Mammals
- Consortium of Aquariums, Universities and Zoos
- Okeanos
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
- Vancouver Aquarium
- Stephen Birch Aquarium Museum; UCSD
- ZooNet
- Waikiki Aquarium
- Tennessee Aquarium
- Shedd Aquarium
- Florida Aquarium
- Enoshima Aquarium
- Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- Seattle Aquarium
- New England Aquarium
Commercial Home Pages
Organizational Home Pages
- British Columbia Killer Whale Adoption Program. Pictures, sounds, and species information.
- Center for Whale Research, The
- Cetacean Society International
- Channelings/Lightwork/Sirians: The Dolphin
- The DOLPHINatic
- The Dolphin Circle. Dolphins and their power for emotional healing.
- Dolphin Data Base. The clearinghouse project of Toni and Jim Frohoff.
- Dolphin Project Europe
- Earthwatch
- European Cetacean Society (ECS)
- Eurosquid Marine Mammal Homepage
- International Marine Mammal Project (Earth Island)
- International Wildlife Coalition
- PACIFIC CETACEAN GROUP
- Research Resources Internet Links
- Sierra Club Policy: Marine Mammals
- Tirpitz Whaling Page
- Universal Dolphin Awareness Center
- WhaleNet
- Whale Information Network
Personal Home Pages
- W.R. Elsberry Home Page
- Chris Furmanski's Dolphin Page. A great site including a lot of animal-rights links. Old link! Tell me where they've gone!
- Exploding whale video. You've read the Dave Barry article, now see the Quicktime format video.
- Dolphin photos by David Hofmann.
- Jaap's Marine Mammal Pages. Overviews of cetaceans and pinnipeds, with photographs by Jaap van der Toorn.
- Toni's Dolphin Page
- "Hot Topics" by Mark Miller
- "Animals and Marine Mammals"
- Dolphins Within Society
- The Pink Dolphin of the Amazon Home Page.
- Dolphins And Man... Equals?. A scholarly look at the concept that dolphins are and should be treated as equals of humans. Very nice summaries of relevant research.
Sea Turtles
- Partnership for Preservation: Biosphere Reserve. Sea turtle hatchling assistance, habitat conservation, and eco-tourism.
