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End of the Line, The Editor's Pick

http://endoftheline.com/

promotes a film about the results of overfishing the oceans

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Amending the Recommendation by ICCAT toEstablish a Multiannual Recovery Plan for Bluefin Tuna in the

http://www.iccat.int/Documents/Recs/compendiopdf-e/2008-05-e.pdf

text of proposal that a recovery plan for tuna fisheries be implemented so that sustainability of the tuna stock is achieved within 15 years (pdf)

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Angling Trust

http://www.anglingtrust.net/

an organization representing British fishermen in all matters relating to fisheries issues in England

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Aquaculture - What We Are Doing

http://www.worldwildlife.org/what/globalmarkets/aquaculture/whatwearedoing.html

WWF works with farmers, retailers, NGOs, scientists and other aquaculture industry stakeholders worldwide to develop standards for responsible aquaculture

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Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission

http://www.asmfc.org/

9 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

coordinating the conservation and management of the states' shared near shore fishery resources – marine, shell, and anadromous – for sustainable use

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Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network

http://www.c-ciarn.ca/index_e.html

facilitated communication and research on the impacts of climate change on fish, fisheries and aquatic resources throughout Canada; archives only

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Conservation Association of Texas (SCA)

http://www.scatexas.org/

seeks to improve the health, diversity, and productivity of Texas coastal waters through a shrimping license buy back program and direct action projects

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Fishing

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/fishing

special report from the Guardian newspaper, including links to their news coverage on the matter

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Fishonline

http://www.fishonline.org/

6 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

helps you identify which fish are from well managed sources and/or caught using methods that minimize damage to marine wildlife and habitats

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Greenpeace International: Blacklist

http://blacklist.greenpeace.org/

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

a database publicly exposing irresponsible fishing operators and the companies behind them

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Illegal Fishing.info

http://www.illegal-fishing.info/

provides background information on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; including news stories, information on events and key documents

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Invest In Fish

http://www.investinfish.org/

leading the way towards the sustainable management of fish stocks within the Celtic Sea, English Channel, and Western Approaches

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NOAA Aquaculture Program

http://aquaculture.noaa.gov/

to help the United States become more self-sufficient in the production of seafood either through sustainable commercial marine fisheries or by robust domestic aquaculture production

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Overfishing

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overfishing

article in online encyclopedia describing pertinent aspects of substantially reducing fish stocks

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Pacific Fishery Management Council

http://www.pcouncil.org/

a regional fishery management council established by the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, managing fisheries 3-200 miles offshore of the coasts of California, Oregon, and Washington

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Tuna Explaoits in PNG (Papua, New Guinea)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLkUPCci2QA

a video describing the effects of a tuna company's operations on the people and their environment in PNG

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WorldFish Center

http://www.worldfishcenter.org/v2/index.html

international research center on fisheries and other living aquatic resources, promoting sustainable development and use of living aquatic resources based on environmentally sound management

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WWF Mediterranean Tuna Collapse Trends

http://assets.panda.org/downloads/mediterranean_tuna_collapse_trends.pdf

graphics that show the decrease in size and numbers of tuna in the Mediterranean Sea (pdf)

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