Maine Environment Links on theGulf of Maine Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment Knowledgebase (http://gulfofmaine.org) This website is almost as big as the Gulf of Maine itself. A very good place to start. [ind] GO MOOS: Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (http://www.gomoos.org) Here you'll find "up to date information on weather and oceanographic conditions" including hourly observations from buoys. Gulf of Maine Buoy Data (http://www.bigelow.org/virtual/index_buoy.html)   "Buoys that provide near-real-time are maintained by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These pages will help you to become familiar with the data sets." Topics included: What Buoys Can (and Cannot) Tell Us, Buoy Data Formats, How Buoy Data Change over Hours, How Buoy Data Change over Days and Months, Coastal City vs. Offshore Climates Bathymetry, Climate Change & the Geologic History of the Gulf of Maine(http:// www.bigelow.org/virtual/index_bath.html)Very good educational resource developed by Bigelow Lab. Includes background info, key questions, terminology, web links, and images. Part of Bigelow's "Virtual Vacationland... a resource tool to help you find and use Earth Science data and information on the Internet." National Oceanographic Data Center (http:// www.nodc.noaa.gov)   "U.S. National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) holds the world's largest collection of publicly available oceanographic data." Site includes a very useful Oceans FAQ with links to data sources.    Search Maine libraries for books and government documents on the Gulf of Maine in Maine   ~For additional related links, see also the Maine Environment Links page for Atlantic Salmon Lobsters Marine Fisheries Seaweed Tides Whales last update 2005 May 1