Ocean Conservancy
www.oceanconservancy.org
A good general source of information on top ocean conservation issues.

Guide to Fisheries Education Resources for Grades K-12
www.fisheries.org/publications/catbooks/x55026.shtml
Buy the Guide to Fisheries Education Resources for Grades K-12 published in 1998 for $16. This guide focuses on fisheries content rather than on specific education objectives and evaluates different resources teachers can use to meet their fisheries and aquatic education needs.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Education Center
www.epa.gov/teachers
The environmental educator center from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has curriculum resources on watersheds and ecosystems.

Marine Education
www.rupri.org
A very useful web site with extensive links to other policy sites. Expansive directory of linked resources includes Rural Health Care, Rural Telecommunications, Rural Welfare Reform, Rural Finance, Rural Development, Rural Housing, Rural Data Sources, Agriculture, and Rural Educationjoin the National Marine Educators Association to receive their journal and meet other teachers with whom to exchange ideas, experiences and teaching techniques and discuss the latest research. The organization also has regional chapters.

National Ocean Sciences Bowl
www.coreocean.org/Dev2Go.web?id=209384&rnd=8314
The National Ocean Sciences Bowl sponsored by the Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE) is a national competition for high schools on topics related to the study of oceans. The event will be held in February this year. On their website, you can register, review practice questions and learn where regional events are being held across the country. CORE also has links for K-12 education at www.coreocean.org/Dev2Go.web?id=201993&rnd=12239

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
response.restoration.noaa.gov/kids/kids.html
Curriculum teaching how oil spills and dangerous chemical accidents are cleaned up, complete with experiments.
www.pmc.noaa.gov/tc/index.htm
Provides twice weekly communication between students and the NOAA research ship conducting fishery and living marine resource research in support of the National Marine Fisheries Service. Students can follow the vessel's daily operations through regularly posted pictures and write-ups.
www.oar.noaa.gov/k12
Provides middle school students with research and investigation experiences using on-line resources. Even if you do not have much experience in using web-based activities in science, the directions here are easy to follow.
www.education.noaa.gov/shipname
A student contest to name NOAA's new ship requires student teams in New England (grades K-12) to research a name and prepare a related classroom education project to support and justify its proposed name. This project must be adaptable by other teachers in their classrooms so that it can help fellow students learn about NOAA, its environmental stewardship and its ocean-related science and research.
www.st.nmfs.gov/lfkproject
Maine's Local Fisheries Knowledge (LFK) Project connects students to their communities and the local fisheries that support them as they "document and preserve" the stories of local fisherman for future generations.

New England Fishing Crisis
A recent four-part series in the Boston Globe covers the New England fishing crisis and presents the different constituencies involved and what kind of roadblocks they face in trying to rectify the environmental and economic problems plaguing the industry. The articles are notable both for representing the fisherman's point of view and pointing out that it "isn't just an environmental problem, it's also a people problem."

Marine Careers
www.marinecareers.net
Have your students check out possible future marine careers.

Coloring Book
midwest.fws.gov/kids/book.pdf
For younger kids, this coloring book from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service teaches fisheries information using the ABCs.

The Martin & Caraher Sardine Factory Oral History
www.tidesinstitute.org/tides/martincaraher/martincaraher.html
Example of a good fisheries-related oral history project on The Martin & Caraher Sardine Factory in Maine.