In this Section
Issues: Oceans
Priority Ocean Areas for Protection in the Mid-Atlantic
Findings of NRDC's Marine Habitat Workshop
Contents page
Credits
Project Directors
Lisa Speer
Sarah ChasisPrincipal Author
Sharene AzimiGeographical Information Systems Specialist
Joep LuijtenProduction
Bonnie GreenfieldNRDC Director of Communications
Alan Metrick
Acknowledgments
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following foundations and individuals for NRDC's coastal and ocean-protection work: Peter R. and Elga Anderson-Gimbel Memorial Trust, the Naomi and Nehemiah Cohen Foundation, Barbara B. and Bertram J. Cohn, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, Inc., The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation, Ruth and Ben Hammett, the David L. Klein, Jr. Foundation, The Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Prospect Hill Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, the Frank P. Smeal Charitable Trust, the Victoria Foundation Inc., and three anonymous donors. We also thank our more than 400,000 members, without whom our work would not be possible.
We wish to thank all the scientists who participated in the mid-Atlantic marine habitat workshop and reviewed this report. Special thanks to Brad Butman and Jane Denny for their contribution of material. We also would like to thank Environmental Defense for its collaboration and support for this project. Finally, we thank Dawn Marie Lang for her administrative and editorial assistance.
Sign up for NRDC's online newsletter
Take Online Action Now!
Related NRDC Press Releases
Related Stories
- Saving Maine
- Satellites, multibeam sonar, and high-tech buoys could show the United States a new way to manage its oceans.
- Underwater Worlds
- Photos from five underwater ecosystems off U.S. coasts reveal the rich diversity of marine life.
Related Links
Find Your Favorite NRDC website
- News & Blogs:
- OnEarth/Greenlight
- Switchboard
- Nature's Voice
- Activism:
- BioGems
- Polar Bear SOS
- Ocean Protection:
- Your Oceans
- Global Warming & Energy:
- Beat the Heat
- Move America Beyond Oil
- Health & Green Living:
- Simple Steps
- This Green Life
- Green Paws
- For Business:
- Building Green
- Market Innovation
- Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2)
- NRDC Cool Sites:
- It's Your Nature
- GreenDay+NRDC
- For Kids:
- Green Squad


