Aquathought Foundation - The AquaThought Foundation is a privately funded research organisation dedicated to the exploration of interactions between humans and dolphins. Apparently, we share far more than most people realise, and dolphins have a lot more to teach us than the average mammal, including acting as therapeutic agents. The Foundation reports neurological mapping software that will bring EEG research within easy reach, which is good news. It has also developed a cyberfin for bringing to life a virtual reality dolphin. It does not say whether it would be politically correct to train it to jump through hoops or walk on its tail, though. It all begins to sound a bit 'sixties' when the mission statement says, 'To advance humanity's understanding of consciousness and its relationship to healing and wellness.' (1 June 1998) DB
http://www.aquathought.com/

The Cephalopod Page - Cephalopods include squid, cuttlefish and octopuses and holds the record for the largest invertebrate, the giant squid. Along with the usual links and mailing group information this site contains an informative 'photographic gallery' where all sorts of weird and wonderful creatures (not all found in chip shops!) are described along with a photograph and taxonomy information. After a while you'll realise that these creature are actually rather cute and a long way from the giant ship-attackers often depicted by Hollywood. (26 May 1998) MF
http://is.dal.ca/~ceph/TCP/index.html

Charlotte, the Vermont Whale - There's this whale in Vermont, see? And in 1849 it was turfed out of its sedimentary bed by some railway construction engineers. Charlotte is 150 miles from the coast so the beluga whalebones became something of a talking point. Today, the Charlotte whale - the site doesn't say whether that's the whale's name too - is helping geologists and others to study the movement of ancient seas, glaciation and the history of the Champlain Basin - now rural Vermont. (13 May 1998) DB
http://www.uvm.edu:80/whale/whalehome.html

National aquarium in Baltimore - Where else might you expect to find out about scorpion and snake venoms--all with lovely watery background images? The aquarium has parking meters too; the web site will tell you why. And, there's a flapping, animated fish for no reason in particular. The site also provides information on behind the scenes activities and conservation issues, as well as more on the different species that can be seen in the aquarium. (1 May 1998) DB
http://www.aqua.org/