Regional North America United States Government Executive Branch Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service

See also:

• Science: Earth Sciences: Oceanography  (833)
• Science: Environment: Water Resources: Oceans  (21)

• National Ocean Service   - NOAA agency that develops the national foundation for coastal and ocean science, management, response, restoration, and navigation.

• Coastal Futures 2025 - Internet town meeting on the future of America's coastal areas.
• Coastal Services Center - Mission is to foster and sustain the environmental and economic well being of the nation's coast by linking people, information, and technology. Located in Charleston, South Carolina.
• National Geodetic Survey - Provides information and products related to the definition and management of the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) - the framework for latitude, longitude, height, scale, gravity, orientation and shoreline throughout the United States.
• National Marine Sanctuaries - Information about US marine sanctuaries: how they were established, how they're managed, their scientific and educational programs, and sanctuary news.
• Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management - OCRM's mission is to make sound decisions, with our partners, that ensure diverse, healthy coastal and ocean resources and resolve conflicts among users.
• Office of Response & Restoration - Respond to oil spills and chemical accidents, and offer tools and information to emergency responders and other interested people.