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Auburn University Marine Extension and Research Center
UMERC conducts problem-oriented research on marine fisheries management and aquaculture, particularly in Alabama's coastal region. Includes news and information on the center, fish and shellfish research, and related topics.
http://www.ag.auburn.edu/dept/faa/aumerc/
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Fishing Singapore - Ken's Fishing Haven
About fishing and the declining condition of the fisheries in Singapore and the East Coast of Malaysia.
http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~kcsk/index.htm
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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
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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
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International Pacific Halibut Commission - Publications
Scientific and technical reports about halibut, including its management and harvesting.
http://www.iphc.washington.edu/halcom/literatu.htm
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King Harbor White Sea Bass Project
Details of a hatchery program in California, USA.
http://www.lcjbsa.org/whiteseabass/
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Lobster conservation reference site
About the U.S. Atlantic lobster fishery and lobster conservation. Aimed at giving the fishing community access to the computer simulation models used by scientists in making conservation recommendations. Includes a glossary, tables, pictures, links, and other materials.
http://www.lobsterconservation.com
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Marine Fishes in the Wild
WWF report about the severe decline of the large pelagic fishes.
http://www.panda.org/resources/publications/water/fishfile2/
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Menhaden Resource Council
Trade industry group offers detailed information about the clupeid fish the Atlantic Menhaden, including biology, fishery, fishery management, history and recent news.
http://www.menhaden.org/
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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 Commission.
http://www.pcouncil.org/
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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/
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Sea Fisheries Department - Belgium
Conducts research and gives scientific advice on fisheries ecology (including shellfish), sustainable exploitation of living marine resources, protection of the marine environment, and the quality of fishing products.
http://www.dvz.be/
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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/china/archi/scsfri.htm
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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://stills.nap.edu/html/marine_fisheries/
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The Billfish Foundation
Research, education, and advocacy to return billfish populations worldwide to healthy levels of abundance.
http://www.billfish.org/
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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/
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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
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