MARINE MANAGEMENT STUDIES WEBSITE

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Marine Management Weblinks

This list of marine affairs related websites has been compiled for Marine Affairs Program students and individuals interested in marine affairs issues. Websites have been grouped into the 16 categories listed below. Click on a category to view the related websites or scroll down the page to view links in all categories. This list is regularly reviewed and updated.

Marine Information Metasites	Offshore Oil & Gas
Aquaculture	Sustainable Development
Coastal Zone Management	Government - Regional
Conference Presentations	Government - Federal
Conservation and Biodiversity	Government - International
Fish & Fisheries Management	Intergovernmental Organizations
Marine Law & Policy	Coastal Community Organizations
Maritime Transport	General
Oceans

   Marine Information Metasites  

• Census of Marine Life
• EurekAlert: Marine Science Portal
• EurOcean
• OceanPortal
• WINDandSEA: The Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Internet Guide, NOAA Central Library

   Aquaculture 

• AFSIC (Alternative Farming Systems Information Centre): Aquatic Resources
• AFSIC: Organic Aquaculture
• Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia
• Aquatic Network
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK: Fish Farming and Health
• DFO: Aquaculture
• European Aquaculture Society
• FAO Library: Directory of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Related Internet Sites
• FIGIS Aquaculture Gateway
• Harbour Branch Oceanographic: Aquaculture Division
• Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, UK
• Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
• World Aquaculture Society

   Coastal Zone Management

• COINAtlantic
• ArcticNet
• Centre for Coastal Studies, Simon Fraser University
• Coastal America
• Coastal Management - Environmental Protection Agency/Queensland
• Parks and Wildlife Service, Australia
• Coastal Zone Management Pty Ltd., Australia
• Eastern Scotian Shelf Integrated Management (ESSIM) Initiative
• Estuarine Research Federation (ERF)
• Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN): Coastal Zone in the Great Lakes Region
• IOC Coastal Area Management
• Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management
• NOAA Coastal Services Centre, US
• NOAA National Sea Grant Program, US
• NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), US
• Office of Coastal Resource Management (OCRM), US
• Parks Canada: National Marine Conservation Areas of Canada
• PEMSEA (Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia)
• UNEP Regional Seas
• World Commission on Protected Areas
• World Database on Protected Areas

   Conference Presentations

• Online California and the World Ocean ’10 Conference Video, Photo, and Presentation Library

   Conservation and Biodiversity 

• ASEAN Review of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation (ARBEC), Malaysia
• Australian Marine Conservation Society
• Centre for Marine Biodiversity
• Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)
• Census of Marine Life
• Conservation International
• Great Lakes Information Network - Environment
• IUCN (The World Conservation Union) – Global Marine Programme
• IUCN (The World Conservation Union) Red List of Threatened Species
• Joint Nature Conservation Committee, UK
• Marine Conservation Biology Institute
• Marine Conservation Society, UK
• Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles - DFO 
• Marine Protected Areas of the United States
• National Coalition for Marine Conservation
• National Parks Conservation Association
• NOAA Fisheries: Office of Protected Resources, US
• Nunavut Wildlife Management Board
• Ocean Mammal Institute
• ReefBase
• The Ocean Conservancy
• The Ocean Project
• UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
• WWF Canada

   Fish & Fisheries Management 

• American Fisheries Society
• Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nation Chiefs: Fisheries
• AVC Lobster Science Centre
• Bodega Marine Laboratory, UC Davis, US
• School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, US
• Crustacean Society
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK: Fisheries
• European Commission: Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
• FAO Fisheries Department
• Fisheries and Scientists Research Society
• Fisheries Resource Conservation Council
• Institute for Fisheries Management & Coastal Community Development
• IOC Fisheries and Ecosystems
• Large Marine Ecosystems
• Lifelines: Canada’s East Coast Fisheries
• Marine and Fisheries, Scotland 
• Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, US
• NOAA Fisheries Service - US
• NOAA Fisheries: Office of Science and Technology, US
• North Atlantic Fisheries College Marine Centre, UK
• Northeast Fisheries Science Centre, US
• Ocean Tracking Network
• Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council
• Sea Around us Project, Fisheries Centre, University of British Colombia
• Seafish, UK
• SPC (Secretariat of the Pacific Community) Marine Resources Division
• West Coast Aquatic
• World Fish Centre

                                                                                                      

   Marine Law & Policy 

• AdmiraltyLaw.com
• American Society of International Law’s Wildlife Interest Group
• Canada’s Oceans Strategy
• Consolidated Statutes and Regulations – Department of Justice Canada
• East Coast Environmental Law (ECELAW)
• Ecolex: A gateway to environmental law
• International Seabed Authority (IOC)
• Marine and Coastal Multilateral Treaties - Edwin Ginn Library, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
• Oceans and Law of the Sea – UN
• Pew Environment Group - Keeping the Green Economy Blue
• United States Commission on Ocean Policy
• Science and Policy Integration for Coastal System Assessment

   Maritime Transport 

• Aquatic Nuisance Species  (ANS) Task Force, US
• Baltic Sea Alien Species Database
• Canadian Marine Advisory Council (CMAC)
• Global Ballast Water Management Programme
• International Maritime Organization
• Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)
• Global Invasive Species Database
• Marine Bioinvasions, MIT Sea Grant Center for Coastal Resources
• Nonindigenous Aquatic Species, US Geological Survey

   Oceans 

• American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
• Bedford Institute of Oceanography
• Bedford Institute of Oceanography – Ocean Sciences Division
• Consortium for Oceanic Research Leadership
• Global Oceans Conference 2008 (GOC 2008)
• GOC 2008 YouTube Channel
• International Ocean Colour Coordinating Group (IOCCG)
• International Ocean Data and Information Exchange (IODE)
• International Polar Year 
• IOC Ocean Observation and Monitoring
• Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
• NOAA National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC), US
• Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research
• Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)

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   Offshore Oil & Gas 

• British Columbia Offshore Oil and Gas – BC Ministry of Energy and Mines 
• Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board
• Ocean Resources Online
• Offshore Minerals Management, US Department of the Interior
• Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada (PRAC)
• UNEP Offshore Oil and Gas Environment Forum

   Sustainable Development

• Canadian Arctic Resources Committee
• FAO Natural Resources and Environment
• ICSF – International Collective in Support of Fishworkers
• IDRC Books Online and In Print: International Development Research Centre - Canada
• International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP)

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   Goverment - Regional  

• New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Aquaculture
• Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
• Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture 
• Prince Edward Island Division of Fisheries and Aquaculture

   Government - Federal 

• Canadian Coast Guard
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency
• Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
• Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Program, Natural Resources Canada
• Department of Justice
• Environment Canada
• Fisheries and Oceans
• Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada (AANDC)

   Government - International

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), UK
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), US
• NOAA Coastal Services Centre, US
• NOAA Fisheries Service, US
• NOAA National Ocean Service (NOS), US
• NOAA National Sea Grant Program, US
• NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), US
• United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• United States Geological Survey: Coastal and Marine Geology Program

   Intergovernmental Organizations 

• CIESM – The Mediterranean Research Network
• The Convention on Biological Diversity
• Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN)
• Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
• North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)
• International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
• International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
• International Oceanographic Commission (IOC)
• International Whaling Commission (IWC)
• IUCN: The World Conservation Union
• UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
• UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP MAP)
• UNEP Regional Seas Program
• UNESCO

   Coastal Community Organizations 

• Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership
• Coastal Communities Network
• Coastal CURA - Communities Managing Coasts Together 
• Living Oceans Society
• Quebec-Labrador Foundation / Atlantic Centre for the Environment

   General 

• CIA World Factbook
• Free Full Text Journals, FAO Fisheries Library
• The Canadian Encyclopedia
• The Atlas of Canada
• UN Atlas of the Oceans
• UNEP Yearbook