Research, Journals & Institutes

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• Aberdeen Research Consortium (ARC) An alliance of universities and research institutes in the Aberdeen area which co-ordinates research activities of its members.
  
  
• Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) UK’s largest applied marine science centre
  
  
• FishBase a relational database with detailed information on practically all fish species known to science.
  
  
• Fisheries Research Services  or Marine Scotland: Science. Aims to provide the Scottish Ministers with expert scientific and technical advice on marine and freshwater fisheries, on aquaculture and on the protection of the aquatic environment and its wildlife.
  
  
• Fisheries Research Journal
  
  
• Fisheries FAQ's FAQ's answered courtesy of Woods Hole oceanographic institute. Questions also on sharks and salmon.
  
  
• Fisheries Oceanography Journal
  
  
• ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) Co-ordinates and promotes marine research on oceanography, the marine environment, the marine ecosystem, and on living marine resources in the North Atlantic.
  
  
• International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture
  
  
• Joint Nature Conservation Council (JNCC) The statutory adviser to the Government on UK and international nature conservation.
  
  
• Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland (MASTS) Encourage collaboration between researchers and resources from nine institutions from Scotland and are helping to establish a Scottish strategy for marine science.
  
  
• Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Lead in providing independent research and training in the environmental sciences.
  
  
• Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) One of the UK's leading marine science research organisations
  
  
• Sea Mammal Research Unit (SMRU) Provides research into the biology of marine mammals.
  
  
• The Marine Life Information Network (MarLIN) Information for marine environmental management, protection and education including species, habitats and sensitivity assessments.
  
  
• US Fish & Wildlife Service Homepage of this service. It details staff members and their work. There is a search engine for this site located here.