NEADC Environmental Info

Photo by Joy Marzolf

MIT Sea Grant is on the lookout for invasive species. Get the free guide, and help out.
More info
For more info, look at the Invasives section of the website.

Reef Environmental Education Foundation is a grass-roots, non-profit organization of recreational divers who regularly conduct fish biodiversity and abundance surveys during their dives.
View collection data for Massachusetts

Salem Sound Coastwatch is a partnership of citizens, communities and government that strives to protect and improve the environmental quality of Salem Sound and its watershed. Part of the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program (MassBays)

The New England Aquarium's hotline for any stranded marine animal is (617) 973-5247
All reports of living or dead marine animals should be reported to the hotline #, which is manned 24/7. Land animals and marine birds should be reported to town/city animal control.
What to do

Seafood Watch
A program of Monterey Bay Aquarium provides recommendations on which fish to choose by raising consumer awareness about the importance of buying seafood from sustainable sources.

Help save sharks!
Sharks are declining at an extraordinary rate and need our help!
Here are some great links thanks to our friends at Shark Savers!

Help us stop Shark Fin Soup in MA!
Do you know a restaurant serving shark fin soup? Massachusetts has a ban in place prohibiting the possession, sale, offer for sale, trade, or distribution of shark fin, effective September 1, 2014. New York and Rhode island have similar bans.
Please report any violators, and encourage restraunts in other states to change their menu with some great information and printouts from Shark Savers:
http://www.sharksavers.org/en/our-programs/i-m-finished-with-fins/get-active/restaurants/

See who is serving currently Shark Fin Soup in MA!
http://awionline.org/content/restaurants-currently-offering-shark-fin-soup#Massachusetts

See videos on Shark Savers YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/sharksavers

Learn more about Sharks Count Program (Divers Counting Sharks):
http://www.sharksavers.org/en/our-programs/sharkscount/