Web Directory

» Competition and Information among British Columbia Salmon Purse Seiners
   Max Ledbetter's Ph.D. dissertation in fleet dynamics.
   http://fishing.fuelspace.com/ledbettersalmonthesis.html

» Fishing Singapore - Ken's Fishing Haven
   About fishing and the declining condition of the fisheries in Singapore and the East Coast of Malaysia.
   http://pachome1.pacific.net.sg/~kcsk/

» Hong Kong Government Artificial Reef Projects
   Information about efforts aimed at enhancing fisheries and other marine resources in the region.
   http://www.artificial-reef.net/English/main.htm

» In Mexico, Greed Kills Fish by the Seaful
   New York Times article discusses the worldwide decline in marine fisheries, with focus on the Gulf of California. [Free registration required.]
   http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/10/international/americas/10MEXI.html

» International Pacific Halibut Commission - Publications
   Scientific and technical reports about halibut, including its management and harvesting.
   http://www.iphc.washington.edu/halcom/literatu.htm

» Lobster Conservation Reference Site
   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.
   http://www.lobsterconservation.com

» Lobsters and Crabs
   Information from the Fisheries Research Services on these crustaceans, their biology, the fisheries round Scotland, monitoring and assessment of stocks and regulations.
   http://www.frs-scotland.gov.uk/Uploads/Documents/FM16LobstersCrabs.pdf

» MariFish
   European project which aims to identify research needs in marine fisheries, exchange information, enhance co-ordination and develop and commission shared research programmes.
   http://www.marifish.net/

» Menhaden Fishery
   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.
   http://www.buyomegaprotein.com/pdf/Atlantic-Menhaden-Fisheries-Update-March.pdf

» Pacific Fishery Management Council
   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 Co
   http://www.pcouncil.org/

» Pearl Oyster Fishery
   Report produced in 2003 on the ecologically sustainable development of the pearl oyster fishery off Western Australia.
   http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/esd/esd005/esd0005.pdf

» Red Snapper Conservation Association
   Organization working to replenish the population of this fish in the Gulf of Mexico, through habitat restoration as well as cultivation and release.
   http://www.rsca.org/

» SoundFish Fisheries Management
   New Zealand incorporated society promoting a sustainable management policy for the Marlborough Sounds fishery. Presents a profile, constitution, forum and contact details.
   http://www.soundfish.org.nz

» South China Sea Fishery Research Institute (SCSFRI)
   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.
   http://www.lib.noaa.gov/retiredsites/china/archi/scsfri.htm

» Sustaining Marine Fisheries
   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.
   http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=6032

» The Billfish Foundation
   Research, education, and advocacy to return billfish populations worldwide to healthy levels of abundance.
   http://www.billfish.org/

» The International Standard for the Trade in Live Reef Food Fish
   Standard that is intended to regulate the taking of live reef fish for consumption and the prevention of overfishing and depletion of resources.
   http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/coraltriangle/solutions/live_reef_fish_trade/_international_standard_for_the_trade_in_live_reef_food_fish/

» The Marine Fish Conservation Network
   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.
   http://www.conservefish.org/

» The North Sea Fisheries Crisis Hot Spot
   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.
   http://archive.greenpeace.org/comms/cbio/nsea.html