Tour the museum's famed exhibition hall dedicated to ocean life at this online recreation. Find videos, maps, species specimens, and images that let you experience many of the museum's resources on ocean life right from your desktop.

Descriptions of various research projects using marine organisms that have direct impact on medical research. The resource has a perspective on how medicine makes progress.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Study the research of aquatic organisms and how they move and live. Be prepared to give examples of the types of these wet organisms.

The Marine Science Institute offers various general information about the San Francisco bay and its ecology.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of aquatic organisms.

Practical information about becoming a marine biologist. Site includes brief interviews with two professionals. Has listing of Canadian colleges with degrees in marine biology.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Aquatic biomes can be generally classified based on the amount of salt in the water. Freshwater biomes have less than 1% salt and are typical of ponds and lakes,...

A non-profit center for applied ocean and physics engineering, biology and marine chemistry and geochemistry with a focus on physical oceanography.

Outlines the National Marine Mammal Laboratory's project studying whale acoustics (the sounds whales make). Links to clear acoustics tutorial. Also includes whale biology, with acoustic descriptions and sound clips of their calls. Very...

This State of Knowledge Report provides a synthesis and analysis of the peer-reviewed literature regarding drought impacts on coastal ecosystems in the Carolinas. Its objective is to expand current, limited understanding of drought...

Explore photos, watch video clips, and learn about the aquatic biome located above the continental shelf. [8:37]

Read about sea lice, a marine parasitic organism that is especially harmful to salmon. Describes its life cycle and issues related to farmed salmon. Also discusses what happens to a human who is bitten and how people can protect...

Bridge, the Ocean Sciences Education Teacher Resource Center, is a growing collection of on-line marine education resources. It provides educators with accurate, useful, content-correct and content-current marine and data information on...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography is one of the oldest, largest, and most important centers for marine science research. Their site provides up-to-date news headlines pertaining to oceanography, research conducted by the institute,...

An organized snapshot of the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Find out some biological information as well as the conservation status about this marine reptile.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Arachnids are a class of joint-legged invertebrates in the subphylum Chelicerata. They live mainly on land but are also found in freshwater and in all marine...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to scientific experiments.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses characteristics of annelids like earthworms.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of aquatic biomes.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How often do you think you see an arthropod? With over a million described species in the phylum containing arthropods, chances are you encounter one of these...

Read biological facts and conservation information about the endangered Loggerhead Sea Turtle. Find out about the main threats to the turtles and what is being down to help.

Try these five multiple-choice questions about aquatic ecosystems. After answers are submitted, students can review their mistakes.

Click on the roulette wheel and see how some alien species were introduced into the United States and the effect they have had on our country. This is part of an archived Smithsonian exhibit.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to scientific experiments.