LINKS OF INTEREST

Introduction to selected laboratory methods

citation formats

web site evaluation critieria

sample report

The Coastal Data Information Program [part of the Integrative Oceanography Division (IOD) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO)]

Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS)
        
This site provides you with real-time information on coastal conditions (water temperature, winds, tides, etc.).  Click on the Newport Beach Operational station (by "Santa Ana" on their map) for local coastal conditions.

Rocky Shore Organisms

whale watching pictures - Sand Diego Museum of Natural History

using a quadrate (grid) to count or observe organisms at a tide pool