| Pew
Ocean Commissions Report and Rebuttal |
The executive summary of this report and a rebuttal from the
National Fisheries Institute. |
| National Fisheries Institute |
Fisheries
industry trade web site. This organization is strongly criticizing
the Pew report and is the source of the Contrary View in your
lab manual. |
| US Commission on Ocean Policy Report |
This report was released on September, 2004, so is more recent
than the Pew report. This is optional, and only here to
show you the most recent available recommendations of government
bodies. If you access it, focus on the Executive
Summary and the figures. |
NOAA Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service
Fisheries
Report (2003) |
A great resource for information about fisheries issues.
The link to the 2003 fisheries report contains all of the statistics
you will need on the health of specific species of fish that are
caught commercially. |
| Debate
Central |
A great site with links to pro and con position papers about
the fisheries. This is one of the best places to find pro and con
arguments about fisheries issues. |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Conservation and Research |
This web site is authored by the staff of the Monterey Bay Aquarium
and has some information about the health of the tuna fishery,
and how to recognize endangered or overfished species on restaurant
menus. |
| SeaWeb |
This is an environmental organization whose focus is informing
the public about fisheries and ocean health issues. It is targeted
at the public and provides information about citizen action possibilities. |
| SeaWatch |
Another environmental organization that focusses on the fisheries
of the Sea of Cortez. |
| Call of the
Pew |
A posting commenting on the Pew Oceans Report. Who is the author?
Can you find out something about him by Googline his name? |
| Rough Seas |
A PBS news report that presents varying opinions on the Pew Oceans
Report. |
| Accuracy of fish catch figures |
Misreporting of catches has artificially inflated catch figures
and masked declining fish catches. Another
link to article in Science News. |
| American Fisheries Society |
This is a great link if you want to find pictures related to
industrial fishing. |
| UN OceansAtlas |
United Nations web site with a lot of information on ocean related
issues, including fisheries. |
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