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Educational Handbooks
and Books
Coastal Waters
Salt marshes, tidal creeks, estuaries, and
offshore reefs form a biologically rich assemblage
of marine environments. Coastal Waters is a
condensed guide to the geology, natural history and
ecology of the marine waters of coastal Georgia.
Sapelo Island, centrally located on the coast of
Georgia is highlighted and field trip information
is included.
The Northern Right Whale:
from Whaling to Watching
This is an educational module that includes a
handbook, video and two-part poster, created by
Will Hon depicting the migration route, size, and
anatomy of the great whale. This handbook explores
the life history of the most endangered large
whale, the northern right whale, and our history
with the whale from exploration to conservation.
The handbook includes activities that students will
thoroughly enjoy and discover how we as domineering
species on the planet may navigate more carefully
to protect the right whales future.
Gray's Reef and Stellwagen
Bank National Marine Sanctuary are both located
within the endangered whale's migration track. As
a result the two sanctuaries have taken a strong
interest in the marine mammal and have teamed-up to
increase public awareness and education efforts
concerning the conservation of the northern right
whale. The education coordinators of both
sanctuaries recently co-authored a curriculum guide
and video entitled "The Northern Right Whale from
Whaling to Watching." Sarah V. Mitchell, of Gray's
Reef National Marine Sanctuary, designed the
handbook and wrote the text with Ann Smrcina of
Stellwagen Bank National Marine
Sanctuary.
Tales of Whales, Turtles,
Sharks, and Snails: an elementary level educational
handbook.
The purpose of this handbook is to increase the
awareness, knowledge and literacy of elementary
students in marine-related subjects. It is written
also for elementary teachers to use as a resource
and guide to other environmental educational
materials.
Gray's Reef National
Marine Sanctuary: An Educational Handbook: middle
school level handbook.
This is a middle school level handbook that
introduces Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary,
one of twelve National Marine Sanctuaries in the
United States, and the only one in Georgia. It
describes the geology and biology of Gray's Reef.
In addition, Sanctuary management and regulations
are discussed and the other National Marine
Sanctuaries are described.
An Illustrated Field Guide
to the Fishes of Gray's Reef National Marine
Sanctuary by Matthew R. Gilligan, Ph.D
The field guide consists of illustrated manuals
on the identification and general biology of the
fishes encountered at gray's Reef. The Field Guide
is intended for use by students (high school and
collage), non-specialist scientists, and sanctuary
users who want more information about species of
fish they may encounter in the sanctuary. It also
serves as an important reference on the groups of
fishes found at Gray's Reef.
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Books
A Guide to the Georgia
Coast by the Georgia Conservancy, edited by Gwen
McKee, 1985, ISBN No. 0-9614284-0-6.
This guide consists of descriptions to 40
historical and ecological sites and 8 coastal
rivers. It presents an introduction to the Georgia
Coast region- approximately 100 miles from South
Carolina to Florida and 30 miles inland, including
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary.
Posters
Rivers to Reefs
"Rivers to Reefs" represents a journey across
the major landforms and seascapes of southeastern
U.S. coast. This poster will take you from the
estuaries, salt marshes, maritime forest on the
upland portion of the barrier island, beaches and
dunes, coastal water, and to the reef
communities.
Invertebrates of the
Reef
The "Invertebrates of the Reef" poster depicts
the different invertebrate residents and explains
the different reef habitats and communities in
Gray's Reef.
Northern Right
Whale
This poster created by Will Hon depicts the anatomy
and migration routes of a Northern Right Whale.
This poster serves as a companion guide to the "The
Northern Right Whale: From Whaling to Watching"
educational handbook.
Web Sites
Great American Fish
Count
http://www.fishcount.org
Marine Extension Service/
University of Georgia
http://www.marsci.uga.edu/EXT/MAREX.html
NOAA Coastal Service
Center
http://www.csc.noaa.gov
Sapelo Island National
Estuarine Research Reserve
http://inlet.geol.sc.edu/SAP/home.html
South Atlantic
Fisheries
http://www.safmc.nmfs.gov/
Skidaway Institute of
Oceanography
http://www.skio.peachnet.edu
Tybee Island Marine
Science Center
http://www.tybeeisland.com/tourinfo/tybeemsc/tybeemsc.htm
Reef Environmental
Education Foundation
http://www.reef.org/
Whale Net
http://whale.wheelock.edu/
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For more information on how to obtain these
resources, please contact:
Gray's Reef National Marine
Sanctuary
10 Ocean Science Circle
Savannah, GA 31311
tel: (912) 598-2345
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