The U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety (OPB) is dedicated to improving the knowledge, skills and abilities of recreational boaters with the ultimate goal of reducing the loss of life, injuries and property damage that occur on U.S. waterways.

The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national econom

The National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), a part of the National Weather Service (NWS). NDBC develops, operates, and maintains a network of buoy and C-MAN stations. NDBC's virtual tour will give you an overview of what NDBC does, the facilities, measurements

Offshore Informational Publications, Inc. is not a mega-publishing corporation with dozens of titles covering every conceivable recreation or interest. It is a small company that specializes in just one key area of sport fishing within the overall recreat

Soundings is the news and feature publication for pleasure boaters. Our award-winning coverage of people, issues, events and technology of recreational boating is second to none. Our editorial emphasis is on objective coverage of the news, with regular fe

The Billfish Foundation is a non-profit organization with a very clear objective: "The conservation and enhancement of billfish populations worldwide through scientific research, education, and advocacy."

Our nation's marine fishery resources are over-exploited and nearly collapsed. The primary cause of this decimation is government-sanctioned "search and destroy" fishing by the industrial fishing fleet. The RFA views this devastation and mismanagement of