Information on the draft standard that is intended to regulate the taking of live reef fish for consumption and the prevention of overfishing and depletion of resources.
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.
Information from the Fisheries Research Services on these crustaceans, their biology, the fisheries round Scotland, monitoring and assessment of stocks and regulations. [PDF]
European project which aims to identify research needs in marine fisheries, exchange information, enhance co-ordination and develop and commission shared research programmes.
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.
Trade industry group offers detailed information about the clupeid fish the Atlantic Menhaden, including biology, fishery, fishery management, history and recent news.
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.
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.
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.
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.
New York Times article discusses the worldwide decline in marine fisheries, with focus on the Gulf of California. [Free registration required.] (April 10, 2002)
