Fish & Other Marine Life

Resources in this category:

Aquatic Network
http://www.aquanet.com/

Aquatic Network calls itself the "Information Service for the Aquatic World. Subject areas covered include aquaculture, conservation, fisheries, limnology, marine science and oceanography, maritime heritage, ocean engineering, and seafood."

BlogFish
http://blogfishx.blogspot.com/

Contains information that pertains to conservation, fish, and the ocean. The blog also links to many resources about these topics.

BlueCrab Archives
http://www.bluecrab.info/

Information on the Blue Crab. Life cycle, vocabulary, cooking methods, industry, and crab-related bibliography.

Fish & Seafood Online
http://atn-riae.agr.ca/seafood/

On this site, you will find a series of fact sheets on various species of fish and shellfish produced in Canadian waters. You can also access a directory of Canadian fish and seafood suppliers. Highlights of Canada1s seafood trade performance for 2000 are included on a statistics page, an industry overview gives you all the facts and figures, and an events calendar will tell you which international trade shows will have a Canadian presence."

Fish FAQ
http://www.wh.whoi.edu/faq/index.html

"A bouillabaisse of fascinating facts about fish."

Fish of the Great Lakes
http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/greatlakesfish/

This page, produced by the Sea Grant Institute at the University of Wisconsin, provides information about the various species of fish, both native and invasive, found in the Great Lakes. Also provides fishing tips, a guide to cooking and eating Great Lakes fish, and some general information on anatomy and identification.

Freshwater and Marine Image Bank
http://content.lib.washington.edu/fishweb/index.html

"An ongoing digital collection of images related to freshwater and marine topics, in all their diversity. It includes images of fish, shellfish, and marine mammals, pictures of fish hatcheries and dams and vessels, materials related to polar exploration, regional and traditional fisheries, and limnological (freshwater) subjects. Its scope is global... All images here are indexed under subject, Category, Original Captions, Geographic Location of Image, etc."

The International Shark Attack File
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Sharks/ISAF/ISAF.htm

"Shark attack statistics including special sections for the great white shark and shark attacks on divers."

Marine Resources Division, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife.html

Includes the excellent Sea Science Series publications, covering the following topics: Shrimp in South Carolina; Jellyfish; Blue Crabs; Oysters and Clams; Dynamics of the Salt Marsh; Summer Inshore Fishing; Summer Offshore Fishing; South Carolina Marine Game Fish Tagging Program; Marine Artificial Reefs; Careers in Marine Science.

MarineBio.org
http://www.marinebio.org/

This extensive site provides detailed entries about over 200 species of marine animals, as well as information about marine plants, the deep ocean, marine conservation, ocean history, and much more. Also includes links for education and career information, aquarium sites, and online research journals.

Savage Seas
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageseas/

This is the companion web site to the "Savage Seas" series which aired on PBS. The web site includes sections on the many topics covered in the television series. Excellent photographs and fascinating explanations highlight this well-designed site. Here is a description of the original series, of which many elements are included in the site: "In four riveting hours, SAVAGE SEAS gives viewers a new perspective on the oceans: their immense power and their inner workings. Harrowing first-person accounts, up-to-date science, and unparalleled undersea footage will probe watery phenomena that hold both terror and allure. SAVAGE SEAS goes beyond the sensational to offer rich scientific insight. Cameras follow technical experts as they investigate why oceanic events happen. Meet communities that depend on the sea and people who live in amazing circumstances, such as commercial fishermen who have one of the riskiest jobs on earth. The series goes on to look to the future, and to undersea mysteries we have only begun to unravel."

Secrets of the Stomatopod
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/aquarius/index.html

This site details a research expedition from UC-Berkeley which spent 10 days in an underwater habitat in order to study stomatopods, crustaceans which are related to crabs and lobsters. This site details some of their discoveries, as well as giving basic information about stomatopod evolution, behavior, and vision.

Welcome to Mote Marine Laboratory!
http://www.mote.org/

"Mote Marine Laboratory (MML) is an independent, nonprofit research organization dedicated to excellence in marine and environmental sciences." This organization offers a host of educational programs to the public and works to educate the scientific community and the general public about marine environmental issues.

Whale-Watching-Web
http://www.helsinki.fi/~lauhakan/whale/

Wealth of information on whales and international whale watching. Site contains a dictionary and encyclopedia of whale lore, links to whale references in the arts, whale organizations and images.