Links to Good Stuff
Here are some links to a few good resources – keep checking back for new stuff and suggest others in the Comments.
Links to Plans and Strategies:
National Strategy for the Arctic Region: www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/…/nat_arctic_strategy.pdf
Implementation plan for the National Strategy for the Arctic Region: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/implementation_plan_for_the_national_strategy_for_the_arctic_region_-_fi….pdf Arctic Strategy –
United States Department of Defense: http://www.defense.gov/pubs/2013_Arctic_Strategy.pdf
NOAA’s Arctic Action Plan: http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/NOAAarcticactionplan2014.pdf
Arctic Strategy- US Coast Guard: http://www.uscg.mil/seniorleadership/DOCS/CG_Arctic_Strategy.pdf
Arctic Shield 2014 – US Coast Guard: http://www.uscg.mil/d17/Arctic%20Shield%202014.asp
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report: http://www.ipcc.ch/
US National Climate Assessment: http://www.globalchange.gov/
US Arctic Marine Transportation System Report: http://www.cmts.gov/downloads/CMTS_Arctic_MTS_Report_Narrative.pdf
The national Ocean Policy: http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oceans/policy
Stuff about Ocean Animals:
NOAA Marine Mammal Stock Assessment reports: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/sars/species.htm
NOAA fish watch – US seafood facts: http://www.fishwatch.gov/
Regional Fisheries Management Council information: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/sfa/management/councils/ The
IUCN Red List: https://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/species/our_work/the_iucn_red_list/
Transportation related information:
NOAA Marine Cadastre: http://marinecadastre.gov/
Arctic Geographical Information System (ArkGIS): http://arkgis.org/
Transportation Infrastructure funding map: http://www.cmts.gov/Maps/Index.aspx
Compendium of Federal Programs in the Marine Transportation System: http://www.cmts.gov/Resources/Compendium.aspx
Alaska Deep-Draft Arctic Ports Study: http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwddes/desports/arctic.shtml
Panama Canal Expansion Study: http://www.marad.dot.gov/news_room_landing_page/news_releases_summary/news_release/panama_canal2013.htm
Reports on Ocean Stuff:
SIMAP Modeling of Hypothetical Oil Spills in the Beaufort Sea for World Wildlife Fund (WWF): http://awsassets.wwf.ca/downloads/wwf_beaufort_sea_oil_spill_modelling_full_report_rps_asa.pdf
Interactive map for WWF Oil Spill Report: http://arcticspills.wwf.ca/#scenario/dw-mmpd/dw-mmpd-s-wc/
Organizations that do cool stuff:
Consortium for Ocean Leadership: http://oceanleadership.org/
The National Ocean Council: http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oceans
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN): http://www.iucn.org/
The Arctic Council: http://www.arctic-council.org/index.php/en/
The International Maritime Organization (IMO): http://www.imo.org/Pages/home.aspx
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP): http://www.unep.org/
Government Websites:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): www.noaa.gov
The Department of Transportation (DOT): www.dot.gov
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM): www.blm.gov
The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS): www.fws.gov
The Navy: www.navy.mil
Naval Oceanographic Office (NavOceano): http://www.public.navy.mil/fltfor/cnmoc/Pages/navo_home1.aspx
Office of Naval Research (ONR): http://www.onr.navy.mil/
The Coast Guard: www.uscg.mil
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): www.usace.army.mil
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation: www.slsdc.gov
The Department of Energy (DOE): www.energy.gov
The Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management (BOEM): www.boem.gov
The Department of the Interior (DOI): www.doi.gov
The Department of Commerce (DOC): www.commerce.gov
The National Ocean Council: http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/oceans
United Nations: http://www.un.org/en/
European Council: http://www.european-council.europa.eu/home-page?lang=en
European Union: http://europa.eu/pol/index_en.htm