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There are many interesting web sites out there
Russian project (Dr. Vershinin's):
has English pages and Russian
web pages for children about marine life in the Black Sea. The programme includes
summer camps for children and also works on public education tools.
The Black Sea blog: about traveling in the
countries surrounding the Black Sea. And there is also
Louis's Black Sea blog, called
"Letters From The Black Sea".
NewScientist environment blog:
digging up an ancient shipwreck in the Black Sea (led by Bob Ballard).
Black Sea web: an initiative by MARIS in
The Netherlands, Moscow State University, Marine Hydrophysical Institute (Database Laborator) in Ukraine,
Woods Hole Group in the U.S., GeoEcoMar in Romania, TERMA Elektronik AS in Denmark,
and NITG-TNO in The Netherlands.
Suitable framework for school projects:
GLOBE. GLOBE is a worldwide
hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science programme.
An International Business Education and Export Development Project: "Peace and Prosperity through Food and Agribusiness Marketing" (Arizona State University, USA)
The Black Sea Trade Project (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, USA)
Black Sea Environmental Internet Node (United Nations)
Caviar Emptor (by NRDC, SeaWeb and Wildlife Conservation Society).
Also contain Real movies of Caspian fishermen bringing in sturgeon, sturgeon hatchery
operations in Russia and Caspian fisherman expressing concern about Beluga sturgeon.
GOOS = Black Sea Global Ocean Observing System
International Black Sea NGO Network
Mediterranean Monk Seal (Monachus monachus) - endangered and very rare species.
It was thought extinct, but in 2005, one was spotted (see
this photograph on the web site of
The Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution.
This picture on the right shows one of its relative, the Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi)
and is part of
image from NOAA's Ark (Animals) Collection.
Location: Laysan Island, Hawaiian Archipelago,
Pacific Ocean. Photo Date: June 1969. Photographer: Dr. James P. McVey, NOAA Sea Grant Program.
NASA about the Black Sea
Orlyonok site, includes
web pages for Russian children about Black Sea marine life.
UNEP Press Release, October 2001
Your tips with links to more Black Sea sites
are very welcome!
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Btw, there is more on this site besides info about the Black Sea!
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