Cetacea

Cetacea
Information on all of the world's whales, dolphins and porpoises.
http://www.cetacea.org

Cetacean Encyclopaedia
Provides species-specific information in encyclopedia format.
http://www.physics.helsinki.fi/whale/ency/ency.html

Cetaceans: The Whales and Dolphins
Species list and links.
http://www.rtis.com/nat/user/elsberry/marspec/pms_cet_spc.html

Classification of Whales
Overview of whale species, with common names in 10 languages.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jaap/Cetacea.htm

Deafwhale Society
Organization dedicated to explaining why whales mass strand themselves on beaches around the world.
http://www.deafwhale.com/

Dolphin Institute
Education, research, and conservation of bottlenose dolphins and humpback whales in Hawaii. A not-for-profit arm of the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory of the University of Hawaii, located in Honolulu.
http://www.dolphin-institute.org/

Dolphins and Whales in Greece
Descriptions and images of all Greek cetaceans.
http://www.sailingissues.com/dolphins-whales_nn.html

Eastern Caribbean Cetacean Network
A volunteer network that records sightings and strandings of marine mammals in the Eastern Caribbean. Includes information on marine mammals of the Caribbean and educational resources.
http://www.eccnwhale.org/

Fairweather Adventures - About Whales
Information provided by an Alaskan whale-watching tour company, mainly on humpback and killer whales.
http://www.fishglacierbay.com/AboutWhales1-1.htm

Frontline: A Whale of a Business
A story covering the controversy over whales in captivity.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/whales/

Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust
Research on the whales, dolphins, and porpoises found in the waters of the Hebrides, Scotland. Includes fact sheets for 21 species.
http://www.gn.apc.org/whales/

How Stuff Works: How Whales Work
Photographs and information about whales and how their bodies operate.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/whale.htm

Identifying Whale Species
Provides assistance on identifying whales from their blows, dorsal fins, flukes, splashes and behavior.
http://wildwhales.org/?page_id=55

Kerry's Sea World Site
Includes information on whales and dolphins.
http://www.geocities.com/kers99/

Kona Whale Watch
General information about Hawaii's cetaceans and specific information on humpback whale sightings off the Kona Coast of Hawaii.
http://www.konawhalewatch.com/

Mingan Island Cetacean Study
Research adventures with blue, fin and humpback whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, and in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.
http://www.rorqual.com

Order Cetacea
Introduction from the Animal Diversity Web.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/chordata/mammalia/cetacea.html

Phillip Colla's Whale Photographs
Underwater photographs of six species of whales.
http://www.oceanlight.com/html/cetaceans.html

Tethys Research Institute
Research and conservation of Mediterranean whales and dolphins.
http://www.tethys.org

Whale Museum
Located in Friday Harbor, Washington. Mission is to increase the public's understanding and appreciation of the marine environment with special emphasis on whales.
http://www.whalemuseum.org/

Whale Sightings
Photos, stories, and interactive forums related to the marine wildlife off the coast of New Hampshire, USA.
http://www.whalesightings.com/

Whale Songs
Information and trivia about cetaceans.
http://www.whalesongs.org/

Whale Watching Web
Whale and whale-watching resources and links, with a guide to whale watching, photos, and sound files.
http://www.physics.helsinki.fi/whale/

Whale Web
Wide range of information on all cetaceans, along with other resources and discussion boards.
http://www.whale-web.com/

WhaleNet
Educational site that focuses on whales and marine research.
http://whale.wheelock.edu/

Whales: An Educational Resource
A thematic unit for cooperative learning across an integrated curriculum.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/Whales/

Whales at Manly
Information about whale migration up the east coast of Australia.
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~russo/whales/whales.html

Whales on the Net
Extensive site that includes a photo gallery, fact sheets, FAQ, news, views, action updates, and links.
http://www.whales.org.au/

Whales on the Net - Discovering Whales
Detailed accounts for many species of whales and a full species list of the Order Cetacea.
http://www.omplace.com/omsites/discover/

Whales Online
Reference and news site about all whale species.
http://www.whalesonline.com/

Whitebeaked Dolphins Research
An expedition and research project studying whitebeaked dolphin populations in the North Sea.
http://www.lagenorhynchus.albirostris.20m.com/

Witness for the Whales
Method to identify cetacean species by submitting a DNA sequence to receive an estimate of similarity to species in the reference collection at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
http://www.dna-surveillance.auckland.ac.nz/