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Aquatic Genetic Diversity under the FAO
This portal provides links to FAO's resources including the Code of Conduct on Responsible Fisheries and evaluation of new genetic technologies on fishing and aquaculture, procedures on risk assessment and ethical issues to ensure responsible fisheries.
Fish for All Summit
Call by Civil Society for more research on sustainable productive ecosystems at watershed, inland waters and marine levels and there to be no GMOs nor IPRs in Aquaculture and Fisheries. Links to the Summit website and report.
FishBase
A relational database with information to cater to different professionals such as research scientists, fisheries managers, and zoologists. FishBase on the web contains practically all fish species known to science.
Fishing Out Aquatic Diversity
Paper on aquatic diversity from "Seedling" the quarterly journal of Genetic Resources Action International (GRAIN). Covers issues on the industrialisation of fishing and aquaculture that are destroying aquatic ecosystems and fisherpeoples' rights.
ICSF - the International Collective in Support of
This leading international organization on fisheries, aquatic diversity and fishworkers, focuses on the majority, small-scale, artisanal sector. Site has links to all ICSF publications including SAMUDRA, their quaterly journal.
Salmon-Safe
Non-profit organisation site with information about reducing agriculture's impacts on endangered salmon and steelhead habitat in the Pacific Northwest. Links to concerned organisations promoting GM-free products in Oregon.
Visual Database of Demersal Fishes in Turkish Medi
Comprehensive and beautiful photographic database covering about half of the 175 species that live in 0-50 metre deep. Scientific references and excellent links to relevant databases.
World Fish Center
An international scientific and technical center, previously known as ICLARM and part of the CGIAR. Site has excellent content on all fisheries and aquatic ecosystem issues plus links to major resources including 'Fishbase' - the global aquatic organisms digital resource.