The Bay-Delta and Tributaries
Project
http://bdat.ca.gov/
The Bay-Delta and Tributaries Project contains environmental
data concerning the San Francisco Bay-Delta and provides public
access to that data. Over fifty organizations contribute data
voluntarily to this project. The database includes biological,
water quality, and meteorological data. These can be used to gauge
the health of the estuary and to manage water and environmental
resources.
Calfish
http://www.calfish.org/DesktopDefault.aspx
Calfish is a California cooperative fish and habitat data program.
Project databases include resources related to anadromous fish
abundance, distribution, fish passage assessment, hydrography,
restoration projects, and stream habitats. In addition, the CalFish
site offers a series of methods, metrics, approaches, and conventions
either directly used by CalFish cooperators, commonly used by
fisheries professionals and have become standards over time through
repeated use and acceptance by the fisheries community, or are
being tested and reviewed for use by the contributor. Lastly,
they have a great list of website related to fisheries and restoration
in California on their “Links” page
The California Data
Exchange Center
http://cdec.water.ca.gov
The California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) installs, maintains,
and operates an extensive hydrologic data collection network including
automatic snow reporting gages for the Cooperative Snow Surveys
Program and precipitation and river stage sensors for flood and
flow forecasting. Currently, over one hundred and sixty (160)
agencies provide data to CDEC and also obtain data through CDEC's
cooperative hydrologic database providing a centralized location
to store and process real-time hydrologic information throughout
the State. The data enable forecasters to prepare flood forecasts
and water supply forecasts; reservoir and hydroelectric operators
to schedule reservoir releases; and water suppliers to anticipate
water availability. CDEC then disseminates this information to
the cooperators, public and private agencies, and news media.
Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) web portal
http://gis.ca.gov/index.epl
Welcome to the California Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
web portal. The California Mapping Coordinating Committee (CMCC)
is in the process of developing a series of GIS-related web pages
to provide information on State government GIS activities, access
to statewide GIS data, and links to the larger California GIS
community. This website and the Spatial Information Library are
works in progress.
US
Department of Agriculture’s Geospatial Data Gateway
http://datagateway.nrcs.usda.gov/GatewayHome.html
The US Department of Agriculture’s Geospatial Data Gateway
provides one stop shopping for natural resources or environmental
data at anytime, from anywhere, to anyone. The Gateway allows
you to choose your area of interest, browse and select data from
our catalog, customize the format, and have it downloaded or shipped
on CD.
Department of
the Interior’s Geospatial
http://www.geo-one-stop.gov/
The Department of the Interior’s Geospatial One Stop is
a multi agency partnership with the Federal Geographic Data Committee
(FGDC) to improve the ability of the public and government to
use geospatial information to support the business of government
and facilitate decision-making. This has a tremendous set of links
and data!
Estuarine Research Federation
http://www.erf.org/
The Estuarine Research Federation (ERF) is a multidisciplinary
organization of individuals who study and manage the structure
and functions of estuaries and the effects of human activities
on these fragile environments. The purpose of the Estuarine Research
Federation is to promote research in estuarine and coastal waters,
communication between members of Affiliated Societies, and to
be available as a source of advice in matters concerning estuaries
and the coastal zone. The Federation's members are dedicated to
advancing human understanding and appreciation of the Earth's
estuaries and coasts, to the wise use and management of these
environments and to making the results of their research and management
actions available to their colleagues and to the public. Members
of the Federation include academic researchers, public sector
managers, teachers, consultants, students and others who are interested
in estuaries. The Estuarine Research Federation is a private,
nonprofit non partisan organization. The Federation was created
in 1971, when the members of two older, regionally-based estuarine
research societies (AERS and NEERS) decided that a national organization
was needed to address estuarine and coastal issues more broadly.
The regionally based Affiliate Societies now number seven and
encompass all of the coastal regions that border the United States,
Canada and Mexico. The Federation currently has approximately
1,200 members, and approximately 1,000 more who are members of
the Affiliate Societies.
FishBase
http://www.fishbase.org/search.php
FishBase is a global information system with all you ever wanted
to know about fishes. FishBase is a relational database with information
to cater to different professionals such as research scientists,
fisheries managers, zoologists and many more. FishBase on the
web contains practically all fish species known to science.
Interagency Ecological
Program
http://iep.water.ca.gov/
The Interagency Ecological Program site provides information on
the factors that affect ecological resources in the Sacramento-San
Joaquin estuary that allows for more efficient management of the
estuary. It’s primary goals include an organizational structure
in the planning and execution of studies by it’s members,
and provides for the collection and analysis of data. This website
has links to program workshops, data vaults, monitoring programs,
and newsletters and publications.
Inforain
http://www.inforain.org/
Inforain is Ecotrust's GIS portfolio, a network of information
allowing users to achieve a deeper understanding of their local
watersheds, estuaries and forests.
Klamath Resource Information
System
http://www.krisweb.com/
The Klamath Resource Information System (KRIS) pulls together
maps, data tables, charts, photographs and bibliographic resources
into an easy-to-use, PC-based computer program. For any designated
watershed, KRIS organizes information relevant to fisheries and
water quality so that it can be shared quickly and easily among
agencies, private land owners and citizens.
Natural Resources
Project Inventory
http://www.ice.ucdavis.edu/nrpi/
The Natural Resources Project Inventory is a comprehensive database,searchable
on the internet, which includes information on thousands of conservation,
mitigation and restoration projects being developed and implemented
throughout California.
North Atlantic Fisheries
Organization
http://www.nafo.int/
North Atlantic Fisheries Organization The Convention on Future
Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries,
signed on 24 October 1978 in Ottawa, came into force on 1 January
1979 following the deposit with the Government of Canada the instruments
of ratification, acceptance and approval by seven signatories:
Canada, Cuba, the European Economic Community (EEC), German Democratic
Republic (GDR), Iceland, Norway, and the Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics (USSR). This Convention, establishing the Northwest
Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), replaced the 1949 International
Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries and the International
Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (ICNAF). The prime
objective of NAFO has been to contribute through consultation
and cooperation to the optimum utilization, rational management
and conservation of the fishery resources of the Convention Area.
NAFO promotes contemporary ideas for international collaboration
in the high seas based on the scientific research fundamentals.
Regional Mark Processing
Center
http://www.rmis.org/
The Regional Mark Processing Center provides essential services
to international, state, federal, and tribal fisheries organizations
involved in marking anadromous salmonids throughout the Pacific
region. These services include regional coordination of some tagging
and fin marking programs, maintenance of databases for CWT releases
and recoveries, IATMO images of releases, C&E data, and dissemination
of reports of these data by request in electronic or printed form.
These databases are known collectively as the Regional Mark Information
System (RMIS).
San Francisco
Bay-Delta Science Consortium
http://www.baydeltaconsortium.org/
The San Francisco Bay-Delta Science Consortium was formed to help
catalyze increasing cooperation and collaboration among institutions,
to prevent the overlap of projects and resources, and to produce
a quality and quantity of science unattainable by institutions
working alone. The Consortium encourages researchers developing
new information to work more closely with those using the information
for policy applications. The website offers links to a news page
with information on project funding and the latest developments,
a projects page with an overview of the Consortiums primary efforts,
a link to education outreach, and links to its library and online
journal.
State of the
Salmon
http://www.stateofthesalmon.org/
The State of the Salmon is dedicated to improving understanding
of salmon status and trends across the North Pacific, and building
a knowledge network that can inform salmon conservation and management
decisions in the future. This includes metanalysis of existing
datasets for developing baselines, permitting access to raw dataset
through Inforain, and conducting risk assessments for salmon.
StreamNet
http://www.streamnet.org/
StreamNet is a cooperative venture of the Pacific Northwest's
fish and wildlife agencies and tribes. We provide data and data
services in support of the region's Fish and Wildlife Program
and other efforts to manage and restore the region's aquatic resources.
StreamNet is a cooperative information management and dissemination
project focused on fisheries and aquatic related data in the Columbia
River basin and the Pacific Northwest and is administered by the
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. The project provides
a variety of kinds of data related to fish resources and maintains
the 1:100,000 scale hydrographic layer for the Pacific Northwest.
Information is available through the on-line database query or
by custom request.
United States Geological
Survey
http://water.usgs.gov/
The USGS’s Water Resources of the United States provides
a wealth of information on a wide scope of physical issues and
has an excellent site for information on water issues, mapping,
analysis software, programs, and studies for locations across
the nation.
The USGS’s
The National Map
http://nationalmap.gov/
The USGS’s The National Map is an online, interactive map
service. You can view The National Map by using your Web browser
(no special software or download required).
The USGS’s
Geographic Names Information System
http://geonames.usgs.gov/
The USGS’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is
the official repository of U.S. geographic names, with information
about almost 2 million physical and cultural geographic features
in the U.S. and its territories.
United States
Fish and Wildlife Service.
http://wetlandsfws.er.usgs.gov/
The USFWS’s National Wetlands Inventory is an interactive
mapper for the entire United States.
