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Aquaculture Resources

• Aquaculture Network Information Center
• SeaWeb Aquaculture Center
• SFP Aquaculture Improvement Partnerships
• UN FAO Aquaculture
• U.S. Department of Agriculture – Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
• U.S. National Offshore Aquaculture Act 2005
• WWF Aquaculture Dialogues

Business & Certification Resources

• Food Alliance
• Global Aquaculture Alliance (best practices for shrimp farming)
• Marine Stewardship Council
• Restaurant PR
• Sea Change Investment Fund
• Seafood Safe

Organic Seafood Resources

• About Organics
• Chefs Collaborative (U.S.)
• Food & Water Watch (U.S.)
• Naturland (certification)
• Organic Food Federation
• Pure Salmon Campaign
• U.K. Soil Association (certification)
• USDA National Organic Standards Board, Aquatic Animals Taskforce
• U.S. National Organic Program

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Conservation Groups & Resources

International

• Greenpeace International – Save Our Seas
• Oceana
• SeaWeb
• SFP Fisheries Improvement Partnerships
• WWF International – Global Marine Program

Asia-Pacific

• Australian Marine Conservation Society

Europe

• Greenpeace U.K.
• Marine Conservation Society
• North Sea Foundation (Noordzee Foundation)
• WWF-France
• WWF-Germany
• WWF-Netherlands

United States and Canada

• Blue Ocean Institute
• Caviar Emptor
• Environmental Defense Oceans Alive
• Endangered Fish Alliance
• Fair Catch Campaign Hawaii
• Gulf Restoration Network
• Habitat Media
• Living Oceans Society
• Marine Fish Conservation Network
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Natural Resources Defense Council Oceans Page
• New England Aquarium – Choice Catch
• The Ocean Conservancy
• The Ocean Project
• Sustainable Fishery Advocates – FishWise Program

Conservation Groups' Seafood Recommendations

• Australian Marine Conservation Society
• Blue Ocean Institute (U.S.)
• Environmental Defense (U.S.)
• Fish Phone (U.S.)
• Greenpeace Nederland (the Netherlands)
• Greenpeace U.K.
• Marine Conservation Society – FishOnline (U.K.)
• Marine Stewardship Council – Certified Fisheries
• Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch (U.S.)
• Natural Resources Defense Council, Sushi Card (U.S.)
• Noordzee Foundation – Goede Visgids (the Netherlands)
• SeaChoice (Canada)
• WWF (numerous countries including Germany, Hong Kong and South Africa)

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Chef & Restaurant Resources

• Blue Ocean Institute and Wildlife Conservation Society's Schooling Chefs
• Chefs Collaborative – Seafood Solutions
• Chef 2 Chef
• Green Restaurant Association
• Sourcing Seafood: A Professional's Guide to Procuring Ocean-friendly Fish and Shellfish
• Sustainable Seafood Posters (fish and shellfish)
• U.S. Food & Drug Administration Seafood List – Compilation of Acceptable Market Names

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Fisheries Resources

• Australia Department of Fisheries and Forestry
• Cape Cod Commercial Hook Fishermen's Association (U.S.)
• Fishermen's Direct Marketing Manual (Alaska Sea Grant)
• Fishermen’s Marketing Association
• Hastings Fishermen's Protection Society (U.K.)
• Institute for Fisheries Resources (U.S.)
• International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (U.S.)
• NMFS Commercial Fisheries Landings (U.S.)
• NOAA FIsh Watch (U.S.)
• Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations (U.S.)
• Seafood Scotland (U.K.)
• UN FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
• UN FAO Fisheries home page
• UN FAO Fisheries Department Fisheries Glossary

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Health & Seafood Resources

• American Heart Association
• American Medical Association
• BioDiversity Research Institute – Mercury Connections
• Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Environmental Defense
• Environmental Working Group
• Got Mercury Calculator
• Kid Safe Seafood
• Mayo Clinic Fish FAQ
• NOAA Fish Watch (U.S.)
• National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Oceana
• Physicians for Social Responsibility
• Seafood Choices Alliance Seafood and Health
• Seafood Safe
• Stay Healthy, Stop Mercury
• U.S. Government Consumer Advice
• U.S. EPA and FDA Advisory on Mercury
• World Health Organization

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Retail Resources

• Marine Conservation Society (U.K.) – FishOnline
• New England Aquarium – Choice Catch
• Sustainable Fishery Advocates – FishWise Program
• Sustainable Fisheries Partnership – Fish Source
• Sustainable Seafood Posters (fish and shellfish)

Science Resources

• Atlas of the Oceans
• Census of Marine Life
• Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea
• Dalhousie University Myers Lab
• Fish Base
• Pew Institute for Ocean Science
• Sustainable Fisheries Partnership – Fish Source
• University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre
• World Resources Institute

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Blogs - Seafood and Conservation

• Blogfish (Mark Powell, Ocean Conservancy)
• Carl Safina (Blue Ocean Institute)
• The Intersection
• Kid Safe Seafood
• NRDC Switchboard
• Sea Notes (Monterey Bay Aquarium)
• SeaWeb Fellows
• Tuna Tales (Marine Stewardship Council)
• The Winding Glass (John Sackton, Seafood.com)