NOAA Home page	The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration is the U.S.D.O.C. agency responsible for things oceanographic and weather-related. Through the homepage you can locate a wealth of useful information.
The Ecopolicy Center Marine and Coastal Policy Group	Rutgers University's Cook College (New Brunswick, NJ) group working on various social, cultural and economic issues relating to living marine resources
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences	Institute at Rutgers University's Cook College focusing on physical, chemical and biological oceanography with a strong research emphasis on the New York Bight
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	Considered the "premier" oceanographic research institution on the Atlantic coast, closely associated with the NMFS Northeast Regional Science Center
Virginia Institute of Marine Science	Coastal/estuarine research center for the College of William and Mary, heavily involved in Pfiesteris research, economics of fishing, etc.
Fisheries Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N.	Source of international fishing statistics, reports on status of the world's fisheries, etc.
National Sea Grant Program	Description of national Sea Grant, links to state, regional and university programs, an overall view of Sea Grant today
The National Sea Grant Depository	From the Pell Marine Science Library at the University of Rhode Island, a catalogue of all 72,000 documents reporting on Sea Grant supported work
National Marine Fisheries Service Commercial Fisheries data	The National Marine Fisheries Service has made commercial landings available by state, region, year, species, etc. through an easy-to-use interface
Species Synopses NMFS Northeast Science Center	Management and natural history information on about 30 species of fish and shellfish common in the Northeast
Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia Browse Page U.S. Food & Drug Administration	Technical data, high and low resolution images, product forms, etc. on 85 species of fish marketed in the U.S. (species list is being expanded)
Insight into the Methodology and Logic Behind  National Marine Fisheries Service Fish Stock Assessments	Compiled by the State of Massachusetts in 1977, this may not represent how various surveys and assessments are preformed today. This is intended to give an overview of some techniques that have been used.
The Historical Development of Fisheries Science and Management	Taken from a lecture given at the Fisheries Centennial Celebration (1985) by William F.Royce and posted on the NOAA Northeast Science Center's web site
Research Vessel Surveys	Short paper on the why and how of vessel surveys as they relate to fisheries management. Also on the Northeast Science Center's site.
NMFS Fisheries Market News Fax-On-Demand	"Up-to-date information on various landings data, wholesale values, foreign trade, cold storage holdings, trade leads, and Japanese market are now just a phone call away. The cost to you is a phone call, the service is free."
The Aquatic Network's Newsbrief Page	An invaluable link to the News Briefs page of the Aquatic Network[] " Information Service for the Aquatic World....aquaculture, conservation, fisheries, limnology, marine science and oceanography, maritime heritage, ocean engineering, and seafood."
Gadus Associates	The site of a fisheries consulting firm in Nova Scotia that provides an incredibly extensive listing of fisheries and fisheries-related links
NMFS Home Page	The National Marine Fisheries Service is the Federal agency (located in the Department of Commerce's National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) charged with managing the living marine resources in the E.E.Z.
Sustain Healthy Coasts --A NOAA Strategic Goal	"Our Nations's coastal areas are home to over half of our population. Preserving the rich fabric of coastal ecosystems and habitats while providing continued economic growth will be a major environmental challenge as we look to the year 2000 and beyond."
U.S.F.D.A National Shellfish Sanitation Program  Manual of Operation	This site provides in several formats downloadable files of this manual that is critical to the shellfish business.
International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET)	The International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET) is an international organization to promote the free exchange of research and discussion on all issues pertaining to the economics of fisheries, seafood, and aquaculture.