National Ocean Service
- NOAA agency that develops the national foundation for coastal and ocean science, management, response, restoration, and navigation.
- http://www.nos.noaa.gov/
Coastal Futures 2025 - Internet town meeting on the future of America's coastal areas. - http://coast2025.nos.noaa.gov/
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. - http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/
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. - http://www.csc.noaa.gov/
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. - http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/
National Marine Sanctuaries - Information about US marine sanctuaries: how they were established, how they're managed, their scientific and educational programs, and sanctuary news. - http://www.sanctuaries.nos.noaa.gov/
Office of Response & Restoration - Respond to oil spills and chemical accidents, and offer tools and information to emergency responders and other interested people. - http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/