Economic and Ecological Importance of Algae

• Modern Uses of Cultivated Algae
  Discussion of the use of macroalgae.
  http://www.siu.edu/~ebl/leaflets/algae.htm
  (Added: Sun Jul 15 2001)

• There Are Algae in Your House
  A lesson plan from the Smithsonian Institute pointing out the common uses of algae and their extracts.
  http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/education_lesson1.html
  (Added: Sun Jul 15 2001)

Aquarium fishes

• FINS Index
  This site, provided by the Fish Information Service, is an archive of information about aquariums.
  http://www.actwin.com/fish/index.php
  (Added: Wed Jul 11 2001)

Fisheries

• aquaculture
  http://www.wsg.washington.edu/outreach/mas/aquaculture/aqua.html
  (Added: Tue Apr 12 2005)

• Genetic engineering breakthrough
  Research to aid aquaculture through genetic manipulation of fish.
  http://www.seagrantnews.org/news/genetic.html
  (Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)

• International Whaling Commission
  Monitoring and managing world whale populations and the people who hunt them.
  http://www.iwcoffice.org/
  (Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)

• National Sea Grant Research: Marine Biotechnology
  NOAA Marine Fisheries Service
  U.S. agency charged with managing ocean fish stocks.
  http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/
  (Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)

• Pacific Salmon Fishery
  Comprehensive study by the National Academy of Science on Pacific salmon.
  http://books.nap.edu/books/0309053250/html/index.html
  (Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)

• Responsible Fisheries
  Managing global fish resources.
  http://www.refisheries2001.org/
  (Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)

• Shellfish
  http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/kodiak/shellfish/research.htm
  (Added: Tue Apr 12 2005)

• Stirling Aquaculture Home Page
  An example of a corporation focusing on sustainable systems.
  http://www.stir.ac.uk/Departments/NaturalSciences/Aquaculture/staq/
  (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

• Sustainable Fisheries
  Developing sustainable fisheries for a hungry world.
  http://www.nap.edu/books/0309055261/html/index.html
  (Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)

• Toward Fishing Quotas
  Maintaining the health and productivity of fisheries into the 21st Century.
  http://www.nap.edu/books/0309063302/html/
  (Added: Mon Feb 17 2003)

• World Aquaculture Society
  Information on aquaculture from this international society representing nearly 100 countries.
  http://www.was.org/main/FrameMain.asp

• Aquaculture
  U.S. aquaculture production, salmon culture, and information on grants can be found in this site.
  http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/aquaculture.htm
  (Added: Tue Jul 15 2003)

Impact of Humans on the Sea; Harvesting

• Dolphin Protection and Tuna Seining
  This is a brief for congressional review. It includes information on seining and "dolphin-safe" nets from the mid- to late 1990s.
  http://www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/Marine/mar-14.cfm?&CFID=8730246&CFTOKEN=24001613
  (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

• Dolphin-Safe Tuna Status Report
  From the Defenders of Wildlife.
  http://www.defenders.org/wildlife/dolphin/tundolph.html
  (Added: Sat Jul 14 2001)

• Socioeconomic Uses
  A well done site looking at the effects of tourism and recreation, commercial fishing, commercial shipping, mariculture and kelp harvesting, harbors, agriculture, and other activities impacting our marine resources.
  http://bonita.mbnms.nos.noaa.gov/sitechar/soci.html

Fisheries and Conservation Issues Concerning Teleosts

• Atlantic Salmon Federation
  Information on research and conservation efforts on the Atlantic Salmon.
  http://www.asf.ca/
  (Added: Sat Dec 01 2001)

• NEFSC Fish FAQ
  Contains an abundance of fascinating fish FAQs that are certain to fascinate- and teach you some interesting facts!
  http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/history/faqs.html
  (Added: Wed Jul 11 2001)

• NOAA Fisheries (National Marine Fisheries Service)
  Northeast Fisheries Science Center Headquarters Home Page
  This is the NOAA site of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, and includes much information on whaling, historical fisheries, a number of northeastern field stations, essential fish habitat, Atlantic salmon, and more.
  http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/
  (Added: Wed Jul 11 2001)

• The Audubon Guide to Seafood
  This interesting chart tells of recent trends in populations of seafood that humans commonly consume, and gives recommendations of what to eat, and what to avoid to be ecologically responsible. Site loads slowly.
  http://www.audubon.org/campaign/lo/seafood/index.html
  (Added: Mon Jan 28 2002)

• UW SOF Fish Links
  A description of the FishBase project. Although it is a commercially available project, the cost is low, and it represents the collaboration of hundreds, if not thousands of international collaborators.
  http://www.fishbase.org/search.cfm/
  (Added: Sat Dec 01 2001)

Petroleum and other mineral resources

• U.S. Minerals Management Service
  Managing agency for all petroleum and natural gas production in the U.S.A.
  http://www.mms.gov/

• British Petroleum Corporation
  Describes environmental concerns and regulations, and provides overview of procedures used by the company in the offshore oil industry.
  http://www.bp.com