Foreign/International Links
| Many of the following sites are in a foreign language. Babel Fish is an on-line tool for translating web pages. You may find this tool useful in understanding these pages. | |
| ACZISC | A Guide to Coastal Information in Atlantic Canada - Atlantic Coastal Zone Information Steering Committee |
| Akvaforsk | AKVAFORSK is one of the world's leading research institutions for aquaculture and has specialised in breeding and genetics, product quality and marine species. In addition, the Institute also conducts research related to fish health, environment and operational optimalisation. AKVAFORSKs objectives are to acquire and publish aquaculture expertise, thereby contributing to a strong and profitable industry with social benefit. |
| ALCOM | A regional community-based aquatic resource management programme, executed by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). |
| ANGFA - Australia New Guinea Fishes Association |
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| Aniseed - Ascidian Network for In Situ Expression and Embryological Data | "A model organism database for Ciona and Halocynthia." Contains a computer model and a searchable database on ascidians including much information on their embryology and molecular structure. Ascidians are more commonly known as sea squirts. |
| Antimicrobial Use in Aquaculture and Antimicrobial Resistance | Report of a Joint FAO/OIE/WHO Expert Consultation on Antimicrobial Use in Aquaculture and Antimicrobial Resistance |
| AquaGuide | Claims to be the first and still only Italian site dedicated to aquaculture. That is, if I can understand the translation from Babel Fish... |
| Asian Fisheries Society | "A scientific society organized in 1984 for fishery professionals in Asia to communicate, share information and cooperate with each other." |
| The Aspergillus Website | "This site offers a wide range of information about the fungus Aspergillus and the diseases it causes. It is designed to provide information for clinicians, scientists, patients and their relatives. There is a section devoted to the needs of patients suffering from the effects of Aspergillus and links to the Aspergillus Trust." |
| Australian Seafood Industry Council | ASIC is the peak body representing the commercial fishing, aquaculture and post-harvest seafood industries in Australia. |
| BIODIC | This image library from Professor Louis De Vos of the Free University of Brussels contains over 1100 images of plant, animal and protist life and anatomy. |
| BioloMICS | Help in identifying yeasts via the database at the Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures in Utrecht, Netherlands. Contains taxonomic information with details of classification and naming. |
| The
Biota of Early Terrestrial Ecosystems: The Rhynie Chert |
This web site is "designed as a learning and teaching resource based on the Rhynie chert, a rock formation from northeast Scotland that contains a superbly preserved 400 million year old terrestrial and freshwater flora and fauna." |
| BRENDA Enzyme Database | ...is the main collection of enzyme functional data available to the scientific community. It is available free of charge for academic, non-profit users via the internet and as an in-house database for commercial users. |
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The British
Columbia Salmon Farmers Association |
Our industry produces BC's largest agricultural export crop, and is now poised for renewed growth. That growth will create significant additional benefits in BC's coastal communities - and will help make this province a global centre of excellence for aquaculture development and environmental management. |
| Canadian Aquaculture Institute | Provides international continuing education in aquaculture medicine, fish health, and management. Based in Prince Edward Island. |
| The Cephalopod Page | Information, photos and links about cephalopods. Created and is maintained by Dr. James B. Wood |
| CIBRA
- Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica |
Italian site, mostly in English, for the study bioacoustic and environment, including the establishment of a sound library of Mediterranean Cetaceans. |
| CGIAR online | Created in 1971, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is an association of public and private members supporting a system of 16 Future Harvest Centers that work in more than 100 countries to mobilize cutting-edge science to reduce hunger and poverty, improve human nutrition and health, and protect the environment. |
| Codex Alimentarius Commission | The international body responsible for compiling the standards, codes of practice, guidelines and recommendations that constitute the Codex Alimentarius. |
| Cooperative
Research Center for Freshwater Ecology |
The CRC for Freshwater Ecology (CRCFE) exists to improve the condition of Australia's inland waters. |
| COPE Cytokines Online Pathfinder Encyclopaedia | Horst Ibelgaufts' Hypertext Information Universe of Cytokines. |
| Copepods
Web Portal University of L'Aquila, Italy |
A foreign site about Copepods. Most of the information appears in English. |
| Department
of Fisheries Govt. of Western Australia |
The Department of Fisheries is responsible for the management of Western Australia's fish, marine and aquatic resources and pearling industry, while protecting and conserving the various related ecosystems. |
| Directory of Community Legislation in Force Analytical Register 13.30.14 - Foodstuffs | Legislation on Foodstuffs in the European Union. |
| Directory of Community Legislation in Force Analytical Structure Section 04: Fisheries | Legislation on Fisheries in the European Union. |
| The Dutch Ascidians Homepage | "On this website, one will be able to find the photographs of ascidian species from all over the world." |
| The E. coli Index | A comprehensive guide to information relating to the model organism Escherichia coli. Not just O157:H7. |
| The Echinoids | Part of the UK's Natural History Museum, the purpose of this site is "to provide a taxonomic resource for the scientific community in which the genera and higher taxa of echinoid can be simply and rapidly identified." |
| Environment Canada | "Environment Canada's mission is to make sustainable development a reality in Canada by helping Canadians live and prosper in an environment that needs to be respected, protected and conserved." |
| Eurofish | Welcome to the Eurofish website. Eurofish is a new independent international organisation established in 2002 for the development of fisheries in Central and Eastern Europe. Eurofish is one of seven organisations within the FISH INFOnetwork and will assist the fisheries sector and through regional networking will focus on knowledge management and communication, trade development and training programs. |
| European Aquaculture Society | The objective of the EAS is to be "the European forum for contacts and information exchange for those having an interest in European aquaculture." |
| The Fish
Culture and Fisheries Group at Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences (WIAS) |
Responsible for research and education in aquaculture and fish stock management. |
| Fish
Health Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada |
Committed to enhancing the viability of aquaculture by increasing the awareness of and expertise in fish health within the veterinary profession. |
| Fish and Seafood Online | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s site for Canadian fish and seafood market information. |
| Fisheries and Oceans Canada | "The lead federal government department responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs in support of Canada's economic, ecological and scientific interests in oceans and inland waters." |
| FIGIS Fisheries Global Information System (FAO) |
Established to address "a major need for reliable, high-quality and relevant information on the state of world fisheries." |
| FIGIS Cultured Aquatic Species Fact Sheets | While it is not the web master's desire to link to every subsection of large sites, this subsection alone could be useful to those wishing to search information on aquatic species. |
| Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) | Founded with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations. Part of the United Nations. |
| Food and Agriculture Organization NewsRoom | The on-line news magazine of the United Nation's FAO. |
| Foods Under the Microscope | This site studies the microscopic characteristics of foods. |
| Global Ecovillage Network | "A global confederation of people and communities that meet and share their ideas, exchange technologies, develop cultural and educational exchanges, directories and newsletters, and are dedicated to restoring the land and living "sustainable plus" lives by putting more back into the environment than we take out." |
| Globefish | GLOBEFISH promotes trade in fish products by: 1) providing up-to-date information on markets and prices; 2) bringing buyers and sellers together in international conferences; 3) training industry and government on quality requirements of the main markets. |
| Great Lakes Fishery Commission | "To develop coordinated programs of research on the Great Lakes, and, on the basis of the findings, to recommend measures which will permit the maximum sustained productivity of stocks of fish of common concern; and to formulate and implement a program to eradicate or minimize sea lamprey populations in the Great Lakes." |
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Heighway (Publications): Fish Farming International Fishing News Fishing News International Fishing Vessels of Britain and Ireland |
"Our publications provide essential information on markets, techniques, personalities, politics, and cutting-edge technological advances to our readers in 150 countries." Includes the publications at left. |
| Ichthyology
at the Australian Museum |
The "Fish" section of the Australian Museum, who's "mission is to increase understanding of, and influence public debate on, the natural environment, human societies and human interaction with the environment." And extensive library of photos, original types for many species and more. |
| Infection and Immunity | This site contains a series of lectures with powerpoint presentations and animations. This site is part of the University of Leicester in the U.K.'s Microbiology and Immunology site. |
| Infofish | INFOFISH is the leading source of marketing support for fish producers and exporters in the Asia-Pacific - a region which includes some of the largest fishing nations in the world. Its activities include bringing buyers and sellers together, publication of current and long-term marketing information and operation of technical advisory and specialized services. In addition to organizing exhibitions, conferences, workshops, seminars and training programs, INFOFISH undertakes consultancies on all aspects of fisheries - pre-harvest, harvest and post-harvest. |
| Infopesca | INFOPESCA es una organización internacional independiente que tiene por vocación el servicio a las empresas, a las asociaciones sectoriales y a los gobiernos en todos los aspectos del desarrollo pesquero y acuícola. Su particularidad está en tratar los diversos proyectos de producción, industrialización y comercialización teniendo siempre presente un concepto de Marketing, dirigido al mercado. Formada por países miembros Latinoamericanos y Caribeños, INFOPESCA entre tanto no limita sus actividades en el cuadro del continente si no que lleva el know-how y la experiencia de América Latina y del Caribe en el sector pesquero y acuícola al mundo entero. |
| Infosamak | INFOSAMAK is an intergovernmental organization of trade in fishery and aquaculture products and for the encouragement and promotion of investments in the sector. |
| Institute
of Aquaculture, University of Sterling, Scotland |
An international research and post-graduate training centre; the largest of its kind in the world. |
| Institute of Food Research | To carry out independent basic, and strategic research on food safety, quality, nutrition and health. Based in the U.K. |
| Institute of Marine Biology of Crete | The IMBC is one of Europe's newest institutions, founded in 1987 as an independent research organisation by the then Greek Ministry of Industry, Energy, Research and Technology, under the direct supervision of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology. The IMBC and the National Centre for Marine Research
(NCMR) will soon combine forces to re-emerge as ELKETHE, the Hellenic
Centre for Marine Research, with five institutes under a common framework.
Expect a URL and web site change at that time. |
| The International Aquaculture WebRing | International Aquaculture is a webring that has been set up to link as many high quality, aquaculture related websites as possible from around the world. |
| IPCS INCHEM | "Produced through cooperations between the International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), ... IPCS INCHEM offers quick and easy electronic access to thousands of searchable full-text documents on chemical risks and the sound management of chemicals, helping countries fulfill their commitments under UNCED's Agenda 21, Chapter 19." |
| JASON | The JASON Project offers students and teachers in grades 4 through 9 a comprehensive, multimedia approach to enhance teaching and learning in science, technology, math, geography, and associated disciplines. The project delivers its educational content through a print curriculum, videos, fully interactive Internet programming, and live satellite "telepresence" broadcasts. Founded by Dr. Robert Ballard. |
| Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center at the University of Ghent, Belgium | An independent Research Center of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. |
| List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) |
"...includes, alphabetically and chronologically, the nomenclature of bacteria and the nomenclatural changes as cited in the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names or validly published in the International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology or in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology." |
| Lobster Science Centre, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island | The AVC Lobster Science Centre is "dedicated to conducting lobster health research at the request of the lobster industry." |
| The Microbiological Garden | "The Microbiological Garden has the purpose to give some insight into the microbial world, not systematically and complete, but by means of little stories and pictures of microbes, their life and their environments." |
| miRBase::Sequences | "The miRBase Sequence Database is a searchable database of published miRNA sequences and annotation... The miRBase Registry continues to provide gene hunters with unique names for novel miRNA genes prior to publication of results. The miRBase Targets database is a new resource of predicted miRNA targets in animals." |
| Mycology Online | From The University of Adelaide, Australia this site has photos, identification help, laboratory procedures, lets you download slides of fungi and their symptoms gathered by Geraldine Kaminski and more. |
| North
Atlantic Fisheries College in Shetland, U.K. |
The North Atlantic Fisheries College is an industry managed institute dedicated to supporting the fisheries industry (fish catching, aquaculture and processing) through training, and research and development. |
| Norwegian Seafood Export Council | NSEC is the Norwegian seafood industry's combined marketing and information council. This site is large with different section for different languages. To view their Species Guide, go to http://www.seafood.no/facts |
| oneFish Community Directory | The oneFish Community Directory is an Internet portal providing access to information on fisheries and aquatic research and development for those keen to extend the boundaries of fisheries and aquatic research, and to facilitate a more efficient and effective application of research-based knowledge to the many constraints of sustainable development. |
| Otolith Research Laboratory | Research based on the study of fish "earstones" to learn about the fish itself. |
| PEFA.com | Established as a Belgian company, PEFA.com operates a B2B marketplace consisting of a network of Electronic fresh Fish Auctions spread over Europe and a worldwide sales platform for farmed, processed and frozen fish products. |
| PiscesTT | "A site full of resources and tools related to European Education and Training in Aquaculture" |
| Profiles of Microorganisims: The Microbial World | This site is "intended to provide a Microbiology resource for students and teachers." Includes profiles of 36 different microorganisms. |
| Review of the State of Wolrd Aquaculture | This is a revision of a document from the Food and Agriculture Organization last published in 1997 which aims to provide policy makers, aquaculture planners and managers, producers and other stakeholders, as well as the public at large, with a comprehensive, objective and global review of aquaculture, including major development trends, issues and prospects. |
| Scottish Quality Salmon | ...dedicated to improving the quality and sustainability of salmon farming in Scotland... |
| Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center | An inter-governmental agency established in 1967 with the mandate for promoting fisheries development in Southeast Asia. |
| Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute | "TFRI is the principal institution to undertake research on and development in fisheries in Taiwan and is one of the several institutes and bureaux under the Council of Agriculture (COA), Executive Yuan." |
| Turning the Pages | From the British Library, this is an on-line representation of books and manuscripts of note from a notebook of Leonardo Da Vinci's to some of Mozart's music to 18th century botanical illustrations and much more. |
| United Nations Atlas of the Oceans | "...An information system designed for use by policy makers who need to become familiar with ocean issues and by scientists, students and resource managers who need access to underlying data bases and approaches to sustainability." |
| University
of Tasmania School of Aquaculture |
The first dedicated research and teaching department of aquaculture in Australia. |
| The Weekly
Epidemiological Record from the World Health Organization |
An essential instrument for the rapid and accurate dissemination of epidemiological information on cases and outbreaks of diseases under the International Health Regulations and on other communicable diseases of public health importance, including the newly emerging or re-emerging infections. |
| Wetlands
of the World Photography Contest |
A photography contest, organized within the framework of the international congress Quebec 2000 - Millennium Wetland Event |
| World Aquaculture Society | An international non-profit to improve communication and information exchange within the diverse global aquaculture community. |
| WorldFish Center | "The WorldFish Center is committed to contributing to food security and pverty eradication in developing countries. We achieve this through research, partnership, capacity building and policy support, on living aquatic resources. |
