Research Guides: Fisheries Biology Research Guide: Internet Resources

Fisheries Subject Directories/Portals/Gateways - Species

FishBase
FishBase (International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management): Major database that contains the equivalent of 20 encyclopedia volumes on the distribution, ecology, population dynamics, reproduction, genetics, morphology and physiology of 28,000 finfish species. The database includes 35,000 pictures and 32,000 references. One can search by common name, scientific name, by country, by ecosystem , by broad topic or from a glossary of subject keywords.
Elasmoworld
Internet Resources: Salmon & Watersheds
(Oregon Sea Grant)

Fisheries Subject Directories/Portals/Gateways - General

FINS: Fish Information Service
(Mark Rosenstein) Focus is on links of interest to the aquarium hobbyist.
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
(National Biological Information Infrastructure)
Hooking into Fish Facts: Internet Resources in Marine Fisheries
(Laurel Duda, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution).
WindandSea: The Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Locator
(NOAA Central Library) Includes section on fish.

Fisheries Subject Directories/Portals/Gateways - California and the Pacific NW

CalFish Links
(California Department of Fish and Game)
California Aquaculture
(Fred Conte)
California Explores the Ocean
(UC San Diego and San Diego Historical Society)
Columbia Basin Research Related Sites
(University of Washington School of Fisheries)

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