Fisheries are an oft misunderstood industry, yet they support and enable both recreational fishing activities as well as the production of environmentally friendly fish for food consumption. In the following category, you'll find a variety of destinations for learning about fisheries, the types of fish they produce and their impact on local ecosystems and environments.

Site Listings

• Australian Fisheries Ecologically Sustainable Development - Resource for collection and dissemination of information about using the principles of ecologically sustainable development (ESD) in fisheries management. ESD is a concept related to balancing of environmental, social and economic considerations.
• Fishknowledge.com - Online catalogue (with abstracts) of aquaculture and fisheries books, journals, charts, and other pubications from Blackwell Science Ltd. and Fishing News Books. Site also provides links to fisheries e-mail lists and other related websites.
• ICLARM - The World Fish Center - Organizes research on all aspects of fisheries and other living aquatic resources. Details of publications, research, services, projects, staff.
• Institute for Fishery Ecology - At the Federal Research Centre for Fisheries, Hamburg, Germany. Information about marine research concerning chemistry, biology and biochemistry, biological effects of pollutants and diseases of fish.
• 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.
• Northwest Fisheries Science Center - A research facility of the Northwest Region of the National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, and is responsible for providing scientific and technical support for the management, conservation, and development of the Pacific Northwest region's anadromous and marine fishery resources. (USA).
• 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.
• University of Washington School of Aquatic and Fishery Science - Information on current issues, research activities, and academic programs.
• With a View to Fisheries - About selected topics in freshwater fisheries management, including seine netting and its effects on fish, electrofishing, fish diseases, gill structure, and research on carp feeding habits.
• World Fisheries Trust - Works with professionals and communities to achieve sustainable management of economically important fish stocks.