Aquaculture

Databases

• Academic Search Complete. Provides full text for over 6,300 scholarly publications.
• AgEcon: Research in agriculture and applied economics
• AGRICOLA. Agricultural Online Access. Sponsored by National Agriculture Library. 1970 to present.
• AGRIS. Sponsored by the United Nations. Food and Agriculture Organization. 1975 to present.
• Business Source Complete. Provides full text for over 3,700 business journals.
• Cooperative Extension Publications by State. Full-text reports.
• CRIS: Current Research Information System. Indexes USDA sponsored research projects.
• Database on Introductions of Aquatic Species UN FAO. Over 5,500 introduced species fact sheets in a searchable database.
• FAO Corporate Document Repository. Full text reports of the Food and Agriculture Organization.
• HSELINE Database. Occupational safety and health resources.
• National Sea Grant Depository Database. Over 30,000 references, many full-text
• Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center Publications.
• Science.gov. New improved gateway to U.S. government publications and web sites.  12 major science agencies are collaborating on this project.  They have recently added relevancy-ranked order to the results of a search.  It includes 30 databases and over 1700 web sites.
• World Bank Documents and Reports. Searchable database of over 130,000 World Bank documents, many in full-text

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

• FAO Glossary of Aquaculture
• Glossary of Coastal Terminology. Southwest Washington Coastal Erosion Study
• Glossary of Marine Biology

Maine and Regional Resources

• Conservation Law Foundation
• Darling Marine Center. The University of Maine.
• Maine Agricultural & Forest Experiment Station.  (MAFES) The University of Maine.  They conduct research in agriculture, forest resources, aquaculture and rural economic development. Some of their publications are available in PDF format through their web site.
• Maine Department of Marine Resources. Aquaculture Program.
• Maine Sea Grant College Program.  The University of Maine.
• National Fish Hatchery System. US Fish & Wildlife Service
• New England Fishery Management Council.  (NEFMC)
• School of Marine Sciences. The University of Maine.

Professional Societies and Research Organizations

• American Fisheries Society
• American Society of Agricultural  and Biological Engineers
• Aquacultural Engineering Society
• Aquaculture Association of Canada
• Canadian Aquaculture Institute
• Ecological Society of America
• European Aquaculture Society
• Federation of European Aquaculture Producers
• Global Aquaculture Alliance
• Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center
• National Aquaculture Association
• National Association of State Aquaculture Coordinators and Contacts - Directory
• Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization.  (NAFO)
• World Aquaculture Society.

Government Agencies

• Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.  Produced and maintained by the National Agricultural Library, this site includes an extensive listing of aquaculture web resources.
• National Marine Fisheries Service.  Fish Facts (NMFS)
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.  (NOAA). Fisheries Service. 
• National Sea Grant Program.  State Sea Grant Programs Directory.
• U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. (USDA).  Agricultural Research Service. 
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Aquaculture Operations.
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

Technical Resources

• Aquaculture Research Programs, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. 
• Cultured Aquatic Species Fact Sheets. FAO
• Fish and Fishery Products Hazards and Controls Guidance.  4th ed., 2011.  U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
• Fish Information & Services.  Company and product information, new technologies and shows and conferences.  Additional information available for a membership fee.  
• FishBase.  Global database on fish species.  Can search by geographic area and ecosystem. Also can search by the biodiversity of an area.
• Fisheries and Aquaculture Country Profiles. FAO
• FishResearch.org.  Provides information for fishermen and scientists in New England.
• Global Aquaculture Production. FAO

Research Reports

• America's Living Oceans: Charting a Course for Sea Change.  A Report to the Nation. Prepared by the Pew Oceans Commission.  May, 2003. 
• Marine Aquaculture in the United States: Environmental Impacts and Policy Options. Prepared for the Pew Oceans Commission. 

Internet Directories

• AgNIC: Agriculture Network Information Center
• Agri-ville.com Canadian site with thousands of links and data sites.
• Environmental Organization Web Directory
• INFOMINE. Scholarly internet resources. University of California, Riverside
• National Association of State Aquaculture Coordinators and Contacts - Directory

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Updated: 03/12/2013