National Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise (USGS Woods Hole Field Center)

Includes links to a preliminary GIS data set that attempts to give a national overview of coastal vulnerabiliy to sea level rise, plus a number of reports and regional studies.

Reefbase

A clearinghouse of information regarding coral reefs. From the web site: “ReefBase is the official database of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), as well as the International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN).  See links to “GIS and Maps” to access downloadable data.

US NOAA National Ocean Service

Go to Data Explorer link for data set descriptions and download – data on coastal zone habitats, vulnerability, oil spills, natural hazards, and coastal mapping.

USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program – Internet Map Server and GIS Data

This site has both internet map servers for the coastal regions of the US and, if you go to the various data catalog links, to downloadable GIS data.