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Pacific Fishery Management Council - http://www.pcouncil.org/
Has developed fishery management plans for salmon, groundfish and coastal pelagic species in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone off Washington, Oregon and California, and recommends Pacific halibut harvest regulations to the International Pacific Halibut Commission. |
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MariFish - http://www.marifish.net/
European project which aims to identify research needs in marine fisheries, exchange information, enhance co-ordination and develop and commission shared research programmes. |
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The Billfish Foundation - http://www.billfish.org/
Research, education, and advocacy to return billfish populations worldwide to healthy levels of abundance. |
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Auburn University: Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures - http://www.ag.auburn.edu/fish/peaks-of-excellence/
Outline of research programs on marine fisheries management and aquaculture, particularly in Alabama's coastal region. |
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Hong Kong Government Artificial Reef Projects - http://www.artificial-reef.net/English/main.htm
Information about efforts aimed at enhancing fisheries and other marine resources in the region. |
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Sustaining Marine Fisheries - http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=6032
1999 report from a U.S. National Academy of Sciences study conducted to evaluate whether marine-capture fisheries are sustainable and assess whether new approaches to ocean fishery management can help achieve sustainability. |
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The North Sea Fisheries Crisis Hot Spot - http://archive.greenpeace.org/~comms/cbio/nsea.html
Greenpeace site about this ecosystem, its decline, and the stressors affecting it, including overfishing, oil and gas operations, reclamation of parts of the sea for farming, and overfertilization by nutrients. |
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The International Standard for the Trade in Live Reef Food Fish - http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/marine/publications/index.cfm?uNewsID=116121
Information on the draft standard that is intended to regulate the taking of live reef fish for consumption and the prevention of overfishing and depletion of resources. |
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Lobster Conservation Reference Site - http://www.lobsterconservation.com
Provides information about the U.S. Atlantic lobster fishery and lobster conservation, and now also includes general fishery conservation information. Provides a glossary, tables, pictures, links, and other material. |
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South China Sea Fishery Research Institute (SCSFRI) - http://www.lib.noaa.gov/china/archi/scsfri.htm
Research areas include marine fishery resources, marine aquaculture, marine fishery environment protection, fish nutrition and diets, marine biological metabolic product utilization, marine fishing technologies, and aquatic product processing. |
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Red Snapper Conservation Association - http://www.rsca.org/
Organization working to replenish the population of this fish in the Gulf of Mexico, through habitat restoration as well as cultivation and release. |
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The Marine Fish Conservation Network - http://www.conservefish.org/
Coalition of U.S. organizations dedicated to conserving marine fish and promoting their long-term sustainability. Information on fish species in peril, criticisms of current management, and recommendations for new measures. |
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Pearl Oyster Fishery - http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/esd/esd005/esd0005.pdf
Report produced in 2003 on the ecologically sustainable development of the pearl oyster fishery off Western Australia. |
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SoundFish Fisheries Management - http://www.soundfish.org.nz
New Zealand incorporated society promoting a sustainable management policy for the Marlborough Sounds fishery. Presents a profile, constitution, forum and contact details. |
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Fishing Singapore - Ken's Fishing Haven - http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~kcsk/index.htm
About fishing and the declining condition of the fisheries in Singapore and the East Coast of Malaysia. |
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Menhaden Fishery - http://www.buyomegaprotein.com/pdf/Atlantic-Menhaden-Fisheries-Update-March.pdf
Information on this fishery for this non-food species of tiny, protein-rich fish, used for fish oil and fish meal products and abundantly available in the Gulf of Mexico and along the mid-Atlantic Coast. |
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Lobsters and Crabs - http://www.frs-scotland.gov.uk/Uploads/Documents/FM16LobstersCrabs.pdf
Information from the Fisheries Research Services on these crustaceans, their biology, the fisheries round Scotland, monitoring and assessment of stocks and regulations. |
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Competition and Information among British Columbia Salmon Purse Seiners - http://fishing.fuelspace.com/ledbettersalmonthesis.html
Max Ledbetter's Ph.D. dissertation in fleet dynamics. |
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In Mexico, Greed Kills Fish by the Seaful - http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/10/international/americas/10MEXI.html
New York Times article discusses the worldwide decline in marine fisheries, with focus on the Gulf of California. [Free registration required.] |
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International Pacific Halibut Commission - Publications - http://www.iphc.washington.edu/halcom/literatu.htm
Scientific and technical reports about halibut, including its management and harvesting. |