RTO Pipes: Aquariums and Institutes

These links are as-is and have not been verified since this is an archive

Home page: The web site of Deep-Sea World, the National Aquarium of Scotland
Submitted 12:12:13 11/02/96 by Deep-Sea World

Blake's Reef: 85 gallon reef, many pictures. Tons of corals
Submitted 22:48:58 10/31/96 by Blake Congdon

CNN report on Monterey Bay Aquarium "Aquarium's new exhibit offers rare glimpse into the ocean deep"

Introduction to the Cnidaria, Jellyfish, corals, and other stingers. . . in-depth and technical, with some pictures, on everything from fossil records to morphology. I must for information on corals.

A sea world education department resource. Information aimed at education, mainly as a resource for teachers, derived, it seems, from a pamphlet. A comprehensive but simplistic description of coral reefs to the corals themselves, although it does give descriptions of Phylum Cnidaria, its classes, subclasses, and orders.

Eathwatch is an organization engaged in environmental research and preservation. This particular page contains links to information on a selection of coral reef environments that are threatened around the world.

part of FISHWEB with info on Universities & Colleges with Aquatic Cirriculums

The Coral Health and Monitoring Program page by OCD, NOAA, AOML agency. Lots of scientific data, some pictures, and a comprehensive list of government and institutional links. A must.

Ocean Voice International "Conserving marine diversity and ecosystems Promoting sustainable usw of marine resources Enhancing life & equity of benefits of coastal fishers"

Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum
Information on the Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum located in San Diego. This site includes information of the history of the aquarium, membership and admission information, activities, and descriptions of rooms and areas with the aquarium.

Ocean Planet Homepage
Ocean Planet is an exhibition which opened at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, and is going to start its national tour in late '96. This site also offers an interactive view of the exhibition with plenty of pictures and details.

AIMS|IBM Home PageAn alience between Australian Institute of Marine Sciences and IBM to improve management of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. This site includes information about the project, animations created through the poject, and Environmental Impact Assessments, and more.