Agencies

• California Department of Fish and Game, OSPR
• California Department of Parks and Recreation
• California State Lands Commission
• National Park Service
  
  • Channel Islands National Park
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  
  • National Marine Fisheries Service
  • National Ocean Service
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office.

Organizations

• Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
• Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission (SMBRC)
• Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SSCWRP)  - For data on contaminant levels in the marine ecosystem of Southern California. Includes many useful links.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9: Cleaning Up the Palos Verdes Shelf
• Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office, Endangered Species Program.

Information on Fish Contamination

• California Sport Fish Consumption Advisories
• FDA consumer advisory - Regarding mercury in fish.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Fish Contamination Education Collaborative
  

Information on Birds

• Institute for Wildlife Studies  - For information about and pictures of the Catalina Island eagles, including a live video feed of the nesting eagles during breeding season.
• San Francisco Zoo - Avian Conservation Center  - For information on the zoo's captive breeding program, and its involvement in MSRP work.
• Santa Cruz Predatory Bird Research Group  - Information on peregrine falcons in California

Related Links

• NOAA Cooperative Assessment Process