You can also see what other USGS divisions including the Geological Division, Water Resources Division, and Mapping Division are doing in the marine research arena by navigating through their national web sites. Tour local web sites for some 180 different National Wildlife Refuges, National Parks and Seashores to view the dazzling array of properties administered by the DOI, and read about the marine conservation issues they face. Review the kinds of marine research being supported by the DOI s Minerals Management Service. Most importantly, a lot of BRD Research Centers, National Wildlife Refuges and National Parks are not found here if they do not have some link to marine issues. Furthermore, web sites that are featured here may be incomplete or lacking in details.
Some sites are well developed and easy to navigate.
Others are still under development, and provide scant information on marine science projects or programs. Much USGS-BRD marine science is simply not reported on the web, or unavailable to us at this time. The evolving role of USGS in marine ecology. Our current mandate is to provide scientific advice and conduct research on a wide range of biological issues for a suite of Interior agencies with properties scattered over an enormous geographic area. The arena of marine research has been particularly dynamic and challenging.