
Sea Grant Marine Advisory
Service, Graduate College of Marine and Earth Studies
Hugh R. Sharp Campus, University of Delaware, 700 Pilottown Road, Lewes, DE
19958
What is the Delaware Aquaculture Resource Center ? It is an archive of information about aquaculture in Delaware and the Mid-Atlantic region. It covers both freshwater and marine culture and is maintained and continually updated by the Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service Aquaculture Specialist to provide an expanding list of resources and other useful information. Please direct any questions, suggestions or comments about the Delaware Aquaculture Resource Center Home Page to John W. Ewart ewart@udel.edu Phone: 302-645-4060; Fax: 302-645-4213.
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Status of US
Fisheries 2004-2007
NOAA Fisheries
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The state of World
Fisheries and Aquaculture 2006
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED
NATIONS
Rome, 2007
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REPORT OF THE MARINE AQUACULTURE TASK FORCE
Sustainable
Marine Aquaculture: Fulfilling The Promise; Managing The Risks
JANUARY 2007
State of World
Aquaculture 2006 FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 500
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2005
USDA Census of Aquaculture
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Sea Grant
Report Details the Policy Framework Needed to
Manage
Offshore Aquaculture in U.S. Federal Waters
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Parent
Company of Red Lobster and Olive Garden Will Require
Certification of Shrimp Suppliers' Environmental and Social Responsibility
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Aquaculture Certification
Council
Certification Of Aquaculture Production Processes For Seafood Buyers
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Marine Task Force to Develop
National Standards for Ocean Aquaculture Announced
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NOAA Releases Offshore
Aquaculture Bill
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The
State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2004
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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The
Athos I Oil Spill on the Delaware River
Public information page developed by the University of Delaware Sea Grant
Program to address questions and
concerns about the Athos I oil spill that occurred in the Delaware River on
Friday, Nov. 26, 2004
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GUIDE TO DRUG,
VACCINE, AND PESTICIDE USE IN AQUACULTURE
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An
Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century Final Report of the U.S. Commission on
Ocean Policy
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USDA Country of Origin
Labeling (COOL) interim final rule
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EPA Promulgates Final
Effluent Wastewater Guidelines for Concentrated Aquatic
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US Environmental Protection Agency Effluent
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World Aquaculture Society Employment
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United States Aquaculture Society
(USAS)
USAS Student Activities Committee and Awards Information
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U.S. Aquaculture
Production Information
Aquaculture and the
Environment - a compilation of organizations, reports and links to information
on aquaculture development and the environment
AquaPrimer - a
compilation of introductory information on aquaculture covering topics such as
business planning/marketing, species, production technologies, facility design,
water sources/quality, diseases and husbandry, other Internet resources and
education/training.
Development
and Testing of an Operational Framework for Offshore Aquaculture in Conjunction
with Stakeholders at National and Regional Level - Biliana Cicin-Sain,
Director Center for the Study of Marine Policy, Graduate College of Marine
Studies, University of Delaware

Delaware Libraries (Academic, State, School,
Community and Other Libraries)
University of Delaware Library Newark, Delaware
The Graduate College of
Marine Studies Library Lewes, Delaware
Marine Biological Laboratory/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Library
National Agriculture Library (NAL)
- Search AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) - NAL's Online Public Access Catalog and Journal Article Citation Index
- Search ISIS (Integrated System for Information Resources) via Telnet
- Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC)
National Sea Grant Depository (NSGD)
NOAA Central Library (NCL)
Pacific Regional Aquaculture Information Service for Education (PRAISE)
The Library of Congress
University of Idaho Aquaculture Database
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Library
Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service, University of Delaware
Cooperative Extension, Delaware State University
Department of Agriculture
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)
Delaware Economic Development Office (DEDO)
[ Delaware | Elsewhere | Conferences/Workshops]
Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Delaware State University
Upcoming meetings, conferences and workshops
Aquarium & Aquaculture Science - Occupational Certificate and Associate Degree Program at Saddleback Community College – Mission Viejo, CAAquaculture and Aquatic Science AAS program - Morrisville State College, Morrisville, NY 13408
The Aquaculture Center for Training, Education and Demonstration (ACTED) Program at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI), Fort Pierce, Florida
Aquaculture Technology - Associate in Applied Science Degree at Brunswick Community College, Supply, North Carolina
National Seafood HACCP Alliance - for training and education
[Online Periodicals | Online
Catalogs | Search PubList.com]
REVIEW OF THE STATE OF
WORLD AQUACULTURE - FAO Fisheries Circular No. 886, Rev. 2
U.S. Aquaculture Production by species - based on data released by NMFS covering the period 1983-2000
2005
Census of Aquaculture - compiled by the USDA National Agricultural
Statistics Service (NASS)
Bound hard copies of the 1998 Census of Aquaculture are now available from the
National Information Service by calling 1-800-999-6779. The document title is
1998 Census of Aquaculture Volume 3 Special Studies and the document number is
AC97SP3. The cost is $20 and purchase can be made by telephone using a
credit card.
Aquaculture
Document Database - at the Caliornia Aquaculture web site
Aquaculture Knowledge
Environment (Aqua KE) - a searchable database of hundreds of U.S.
government and United Nations documents related to aquaculture. This site also
provides access
to articles from over 300 academic journals
Aquaculture
Outlook - published by the Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
Aquaculture Reference
Books - available via Amazon.com
Aquatext - the free online aquaculture
dictionary
Argent Reference Library
- of aquaculture and aquatic science books
Bibliography of Resource
Materials on HACCP and Quality Assurance for the Aquaculture Sector
BioFilter.com - aquatic information
center (scroll down the page to the publication links)
East Coast Live: Marketing
Live Aquatic Products 2000. November 1-4, 2000, Annapolis, Maryland -
Conference program and proceedings
Evaluation
of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems - Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture and
Univ. of Minnesota, October 1997
FAO
Cultured Aquatic Species Fact Sheets - Search Culture Species Fact Sheets
using various tools: a list organized according to common cultured species with
a further option for more detailed information. 36 Cultured Aquatic Species
Fact Sheets are available
Fish and Fishery Products
Hazards and Controls Guide (January 1998) - U.S. Food & Drug
Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
Fisheries
of the United States 2004 - a status report on US commercial and
recreational fisheries
Live Shipping of Aquatic
Products in the Northeastern Region: An Overview - from the
proceedings from the October '96 international conference on the Marketing and Shipping
Live Aquatic Products held in Seattle, Washington
PubList.com - a comprehensive directory of
information about more than 150,000 publications from all around the world
Recirculating
Aquaculture Systems - textbook developed by the Cornell University and the
Freshwater Institute's annual summer short course
Search the Bibliography of Sea Grant Aquaculture
Publications
Tech Talk Index
- very useful technical tips from Aquatic Eco-Systems, Inc
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
- aquaculture publications
The 2000 Annual Report On The United
States Seafood Industry - H.M. Johnson and Associates
The Natural
Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES) - aquaculture
publications and software
Tilapia Aquaculture in
the Americas, Volume 1 - published by The World Aquaculture Society &
The American Tilapia Association
USDA
Regional Aquaculture Center Publications - in portable document format
(pdf)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Reference Service
- access to FWRS databases and search information
Aquaculture Magazine - the Internet
version
Aquaculture NEWS - serving the
world's aquaculture industry!
Aqua Journal - aquatic
gardening and freshwater fish keeping
Aquarium Fish Magazine Online
Aquarium Frontiers Online - the
advanced aquarist's guide to marine and freshwater habitats
Fish Farming News -
aquaculture's business newspaper
Fish Farmer Online
Koi USA Magazine - the magazine for all
Koi enthusiasts
National Fisherman Online
Northern Aquaculture - the voice of cold
water aquaculture in North America
Online Catalogs -
for equipment, supplies, books, software, videos, etc.
Online SeaFood Business magazine
Practical Hydroponics &
Greenhouses - the soilless culture & growers magazine
Reef Aquarium Farming News
Shrimp News International
Today's Aquarist - world's
leading publication for public aquarium professionals
DELAWARE AQUACULTURE ACT TITLE 3 Agriculture Department of Agriculture CHAPTER 4.
Graduate College of Marine and Earth Studies (CMES)
- Delaware Sea Grant Program
- Halophyte Biotechnology Center - "Sustainable Saline Agriculture and Wetlands Restoration"
Delaware Small Business Development Center - a program of the UD College of Business & Economics
Garden Ponds and Landscaping - 14680 Coastal Highway, Milton, DE 19968
Koi Kountry Water Gardening LTD - 15342 S Dupont Highway, Harrington, DE 19952-3114Delaware State University
Seafood Safety in Delaware
Delaware Technical & Community College(DTCC)Delmarva Aquatics - fry and fingerlings available: pure and hybrid striped bass, yellow perch, largemouth bass and hybrid bluegill.
Delaware Center for
the Inland Bays (CIB)
Inland Bays Oyster Gardening
Program
Inland Bays Citizen
(Water Quality) Monitoring Program
CIB Project: Evaluation
of the Natural Occurrence and Stock Enhancement Potential of Hard Clams (Mercenaria
mercenaria) and Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) in Little Assawoman Bay,
Delaware
CIB Project: Detection
and Monitoring of Three Bivalve Protozoan Diseases (Dermo, MSX and QPX) in
Delaware’s Inland Bays
CIB Project: Continuing
Support for Inland Bay Shellfish Stock Enhancement and Restoration Activities
(October 2004 - September 2005)
Delaware Estuary Program (DEP)
Partnership
for the Delaware Estuary, Inc
State of Delaware Home Page
Delaware Online - a service of the Wilmington News Journal
The Index of Delaware Web Sites -
links to just about everything in Delaware
Delaware HQ - more links to just about everything in Delaware
[New Jersey | New York | North
Carolina | Maryland | Pennsylvania | Virginia| West
Virginia]
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
(ASMFC)
Mid-Atlantic Fisheries
Management Council (MAFMC)
Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Programs
Mid-Atlantic Koi Club (MAKC) Home Page
About Pfiesteria
piscicida - from the Maryland Sea Grant Home Page
Pfiesteria piscicida
- associated with massive fish mortality in a Maryland hybrid striped bass farm
Pfiesteria piscicida Homepage
- from the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Aquatic Botany Laboratory
Pfiesteria Links - from
the Water Quality Information Center at the National Agricultural Library , U.
S. Department of Agriculture
What are Dinoflagellates?
New Jersey Department of
Agriculture( NJDA) Fish &
Seafood Development Program
NJDA Ethnic Live
Seafood Market Study
New Jersey Sea Grant Program
Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey
Institute of Marine and
Coastal Sciences
Haskin Shellfish Research Lab
New Jersey Fishing Directory -
Garden State Seafood Association
The Elver
Fishery and Eel Aquaculture - Concerned Commercial Elver Fishermen
Aquaculture Technology Program at Cumberland County College, Vineland, New Jersey
Aquaculture
and Aquatic Science - State University of New York - Morrisville College
Aquaculture
and Aquatic Science Course Web-based Material
Cornell University
Aquaculture Program
Fingerlakes Aquaculture LLC
Fisheries
and Aquaculture - Department of Agricultural Business and Animal
Science at SUNY Cobleskill
Marine Sciences Research Center,
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
New
York Sea Grant Program
New York State Aquaculture
Association
Town of East Hampton,
NY Shellfish Hatchery
North Carolina Sea Grant Program
NSSG Aquaculture
Extension Contacts
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
North Carolina Department
of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Division of Aquaculture and
Natural Resources
North Carolina
Aquaculture Association
North Carolina Trout
Growers Association
The North Carolina
Shellfish Growers Association
North Carolina
Crawfish Growers Association
Aquaculture Technology Program at Brunswick Community College in Wilmington, North Carolina
Hunting Creek Fisheries, Thurmont,
Maryland
Lilypons Water Gardens, Buckeystown,
Maryland
Marvesta Shrimp Farm, Hurlock,
Maryland
Maryland Department of Natural
Resources
Paul S.
Sarbanes Cooperative Oxford Laboratory Oxford, Maryland
Oyster
Resources in the Chesapeake Bay
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Annapolis, Maryland
Maryland Seafood and Aquaculture
Department of Agriculture
50 Harry S. Truman Parkway
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Phone: 410-841-5724
Maryland Sea Grant Program
Maryland Aquafarmer
Maryland Marine Notes
Publication & Audiovisual catalog
The University System of Maryland
- access to Maryland's academic and research institutions
Maryland Coastal Bays Program -
Protecting Today's Treasures for Tomorrow
Nanticoke Watershed Alliance - Conserving the Resources of the Nanticoke River Watershed
Pennsylvania Agricultural Statistics
Service
Pennsylvania
Trout Production 2003
Pennsylvania
Aquaculture Census 2002
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Division
of Aquaculture
Pennsylvania Fish and
Boat Commission
Aquaculture in
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Sea Grant Program
Penn State University Cooperative
Extension
University of Pennsylvania: School
of Veterinary Medicine
The Commercial Fish and Shellfish Technologies
(CFAST) program at Virginia Tech
Fish
Farming: Seafood and Aquaculture Information Resources - Virginia
Cooperative Extension
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Virginia Marine Resources
Commission
Virginia Seafood - Official
Website of the Virginia Marine Products Board
Virginia Sea Grant
Program
The Conservation Fund Freshwater Institute
West Virginia University
Extension Service
West
Virginia Department of Natural Resources
West Virginia
DNR District Offices and Contacts
West Virginia Department of
Agriculture
West Virginia
Permits

Aquaculture Home Page -
of the National Council for Agricultural Education
Aquaculture and Aquatic
Science in the Classroom - information on school programs in Delaware and
other states
Aquaculture
Videos - a listing of videos produced by the USDA Regional Aquaculture
Centers. Delaware residents can contact the resource
center for additional information
Aquatic Network - information service for
the aquatic world
Aquaplant - a web site designed to
help pond owners and their advisors in the identification and management of
aquatic vegetation.
Aqua news - a
New England Board of Higher Education/National Science Foundation newsletter
describing the activities of the the New England Aquacuture Educator's Network
Aquatic
science careers - via the Metacrawler.com search engine
Aquaculture
careers - via the Metacrawler.com search engine
Aquarium & Fish Stuff @
The Link Farm - magazines, other publications, freshwater and marine links
Argent Reference Library -
of aquaculture and aquatic science books
BioTech Home Page - an excellent
interactive educational resource and biotechnology reference tool
Biotech's
Life Science Dictionary - 6900+ terms covering biochemistry, biotechnology,
botany, cell biology and genetics
The Bridge - Ocean Sciences Education
Teacher Resource Center
Careers
in Aquaculture - a nice summary from the University of Idaho Aquaculture
Institute
Careers & Jobs
in Marine Biology & Oceanography - compiled by Joe Wible, Hopkins
Marine Station, Stanford Univ.
Computer Software
for Aquaculture - compiled by Doug H. Ernst and Shree S. Nath, Oregon State
University Environmental
Education programs - offered by the Delaware Department of Natural
Resources and Environmnetal Control (DNREC)
Fishing For
Information - a hypertext guide to Internet resources in aquatic science
Fishing for Troubles
- deals with the loss of finfish in the North Carolina area
HMS Beagle - the BioMedNet
magazine
Hydroponics & Greenhouses Online -
a bimonthly magazine for hydroponics, aquaculture and greenhouse growers, researchers,
educators, and allied trades
Jason Project - an international,
interdisciplinary program using the Internet and satellite feeds to enable 4th-8th
grade students to see and talk with scientists and researchers doing field work
in remote locations in the world
Marine Biology Web
(MBWEB) - an educational resource
New England Aquaculture Educators
Network (AQUA) - helping middle and high school teachers and two-and
four-year college and university faculty to introduce aquaculture curricula
into existing programs
Online Catalogs for
equipment, supplies, books, software, videos, etc.
Science
Links - for Elementary and Middle School Teachers
S & S Aqua Farm Bioponics System-
a simple and innovative system of food production combining aquaculture and
hydroponic growing techniques without expensive equipment
United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization (FAO) Glossary of Aquaculture
Virtual Marine Education Center at
the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)
Aquaculture in
the Classroom - from the University of Arizona
Aquaculture
Curricula (teacher and student editions) - developed by the Multistate
Academic and Vocational Curriculum Consortium, Inc. (MAVCC)
Aquaculture Curricula Resource
Guide: A Resource Tool for the Aquaculture Educator - developed by the New England Aquaculture Educators Network
(AQUA)
Individual species aquaculture
curricula from the National Council for Agricultural Education
Aquaculture Curriculum on
CD-ROM - from the Future Farmers of America (FFA). Items include: five
module core curriculum, how-to manuals, 16 species manuals, aquatic resources,
biotechnology applications in Aquaculture and more.
Aquaculture in Maine: A
Curriculum Guide for Secondary School Teachers
"Something's
Fishy" in Texas - A 4-H Aquatic Science School Enrichment Program for
Elementary Students
Books, Curriculums, CD-Roms
and Videos on Aquaponics, Hydroponics, Aquaculture and Water Gardening from
Nelson/Pade Multimedia
"How To Raise &
Train Your Peppermint Shrimp" - a good individual or classroom
project for teaching aquaculture, crustacean biology and/or larval ecology
Virginia Vocational
Curriculum and Resource Center (VVCRC)
Water
Curricula by Topic: Aquatic Life - via the University of Wisconsin Water
Resources Institute Library
This free Adobe Acrobat Reader allows you to view,
navigate, and print PDF files across all major computing platforms.

AquaVets.com - Aquatic Veterinarian and
Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Resources
Aquaculture without
Frontiers - (AwF) is an independent non-profit organisation that promotes
and supports responsible and sustainable aquaculture and the alleviation of
poverty by improving
livelihoods in developing countries
Aquaculture.com -a fully interactive
website dedicated to the responsible growth of the global aquaculture community
Aquafeed.com - providing news and
information on the aquafeed industry
Aquafind - aquatic fish database
AquaSearch.net - the aquaculture
and seafood directory
Aquatext - the free online aquaculture
dictionary
American Fisheries Society (AFS) Home
Page
American Tilapia Association
(ATA) Home Page
Aquaculture Division Home
Page at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI)
Aquacultural Engineering Society (AES)
Aquaculture
Health Page - links to information on diseases of fish, molluscs and
crustaceans, therapeutants, diagnostic services, educational programs,
organizations, publications and other Internet resources
Aquaculture-Online -
your one-stop aquaculture resource
Aqua Farm - international
aquaculture on the Internet
Artemia Reference Center at the
University of Ghent, Belgium
Auburn University Aquaculture and
Fisheries Home Page
BioFilter.com - aquatic
information center
Center for Aquatic Plants
at the University of Florida
East Coast Shellfish
Grower's Association
Electronic Zoo / NetVet - Fish Page
with links to everywhere.......
European Aquaculture
Society (EAS) Home Page
FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture Department - Yearbooks of Fishery Statistics
Summary tables of Fishery Statistics Capture - Aquaculture - Commodities
Fishbase 99 - A global information
system on fishes
Fish-Disease.net - a web community
for aquatic animal health professionals
Fish Info Service (FIS) - a comprehensive
web site for international fisheries information serving the aquaculture,
seafood and commercial fishing industries
Fishlink - the Information Resource for
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Global Aquaculture Alliance - feeding
the world through responsible aquaculture
Localvests.com
– common fish diseases
Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL)
at Woods Hole, Massachusetts
National
Aquaculture Association (NAA) - "One Industry, One Voice"
National Fisheries Institute (NFI) Home Page
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Websites - hundreds of topics and indicies to help you find NOAA products, data and information
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
or "NOAA Fisheries"
NMFS Fisheries Statistics & Economics
Division
NMFS Northeast Fisheries Science Center
at Woods Hole, Massachusetts
NMFS Milford Laboratory -
aquaculture research at the NMFS Laboratory in Milford, Connecticut
NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Act
Homepage
National Seafood HACCP Alliance
for Training and Education
National Institutes for Water Resources
National Shellfisheries Association
(NSA) Home Page
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
(NRAC) Home Page
Other USDA Regional Aquaculture Centers
Southern Regional Aquaculture Center
(SRAC)
North Central Regional
Aquaculture Center (NCRAC)
Western Regional Aquaculture Center
(WRAC)
Center for Tropical and Subtropical
Aquaculture (CTSA)
Organic Farmers Marketing
Association Home Page
Provasoli - Guillard National
Center for Culture of Marine Phytoplankton, West Boothbay Harbor, Maine
RECIRQUA
- a forum for recirculating aquaculture systems at Louisiana State University
Saltwater
Aquariums - your guide to one of over 700 sites
Seafood Datasearch - seafood market
information
Seafood Intelligence.com -
news for global seafood businesses, consumers and agrifood decision-makers
Seafood Market Analyst
Sea-Ex.com - seafood resources and
information
Shrimp News - an annual
report on world shrimp farming
Striped Bass Growers
Association
U.S. Aquaculture
Suppliers Association
USDA Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - services for the aquaculture industry
USDA National Organic Program
US Environmental Protection Agency Effluent
Guidelines Aquatic Animal Production Industry
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Home Page
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM)
FDA Center for Food Safety &
Applied Nutrition - seafood information and resources
FDA Fish List - market
names of fish
United States Joint Subcommittee
on Aquaculture (JSA) - serves as a federal interagency coordinating group
to increase the overall effectiveness and productivity of Federal aquaculture
research, transfer, and assistance programs
United States Trout Farmers Association
(USTFA)
World Aquaculture Society (WAS)
Home Page
WorldCatch.com - an online seafood auction
and industry information resource, created by people in the seafood industry
for people in the seafood industry
WORLD FISH NET
Scirus - the most comprehensive science-specific
search engine on the Internet
Tile.net/lists - The Reference to
Internet Discussion & Information Lists
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