Aquatic Animal Information
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- Aquae
- Links to numerous aquaria, aquaculture, and academic sites.
- The
Aquaculturist's Guide to the Net - Lots of links arranged by
species, country, interest, etc. Quite good.
- The Aquatic
Network - Lots of general information on marine sciences and
aquaculture.
- AQUA-PALOOZA! - Directory of Link
Farms/Search Engines/Databases, links to all sorts of aquatic pages.
Fish Info - Teleosts, Elasmobranchs
& Agnathans
- Fish
Information Service (FINS) Index - Great source for all things
fishy.
- Electronic Fish ID Flashcards - Need
to see pictures of common North American fish?
- Marine
Fisheries Links - Links to websites of Shetland, U.K.
- Smithsonian
Division of Fishes - Lots of fishy info, especially on more of
a pure science bent...
- The
Zebrafish Server - Zebrafish, the cool new genetic tool in
development.
- Master
Index of Freshwater Fish - Just what it says...
- FDA's
Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia - The Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia
(RFE) is a compilation of data that assists with the accurate
identification of fish species.
- The
Salmon Page - Dedicated to all things salmon: How to catch
them, cook them, buy them and save them...
- Internet Marine Mammal Resources - A
nice set of links to marine mammal pages and information.
- Careers in Marine Mammal Science -
Everyone who wants to swim with the dolphins and get paid for it should
read this...
- Cetacean
Society International - A bit whale-hugging, but I like fish,
so who's listening to me...
- IMMA
- The International Marine Mammal Association (IMMA) is a not-for-profit
organization dedicated to promoting the conservation of marine mammals and
their habitats worldwide, through research and education.
- AquaThought
Foundation - The AquaThought Foundation is a privately funded
research organization dedicated to the exploration of human-dolphin
interaction.
- The
Penguin Page - Penguin info of all kinds.
- Sea World
- Information and some resources.
- Lobster
Health Research Center - Power point presentations on a variety
of topics.
- An Introduction to Shrimp Diseases -
Aquatic pathology center at University of Arizona, seems to be down at the
moment...
- Shrimp Diseases and Parasites -
- Shrimp Virology - Info on shrimp,
prawns and viruses.
- Shellfish
Disease -
- Haskins
Shellfish Research Lab -
- Oyster Disease Research Program -
National Sea Grant.
- Oyster Diseases and Parasites -
- Pfiestieria Links
- Links for the decent sites involving Pfiestieria piscida, a
dinoflagellate implicated in fish kills on the Eastern seaboard of the
U.S.
- Abalone -
- Sea
Turtle Resources - Sea Turtle bibliography source can be
accessed here.
- Sea
World Animal Database -
- The
Herpetologists League - Professional society dedicated to
studying the biology of reptiles and amphibians.
- Crocodilian Biology -
- The Frog Project - Currently includes
3D Reconstruction of the Frog's Anatomy, Rotating Transparent Frog Movie,
Image Database and much more.
- Virtual Frog Dissection -
- Crocodiles - Natural history to
conservation...
- Iguana Care -
- Viral Disease in Aquaculture - Nice
page with quick lists of viral diseases in teleost aquaculture and a very
nice bibliography.
- Fish Diseases FAQ - Very quick and
dirty look at fish diseases. This is what most well-informed home
aquarists will know, if even this much.
- Fish Parasites - From the Univ. of
Missouri vet school parasitology course.
- David Gibson's Page - A fish
parasitologist who has a nice site with the International
Ichthyoparasitology Newsletter, trematodes of Canadian fishes, and his
fish parasitologist of the month page...
- Parasites and Parasitological Resources
- Nice site with links and parasite images, not just fish stuff, but still
useable.
- Shrimp Diseases and Parasites -
- Shrimp Virology -
- Shellfish Disease -
- Oyster Disease Research Program -
National Sea Grant.
- Oyster Diseases and Parasites -
- The Aquatic Book
Shop - Great source for used aquatic books, including some nice
disease and parasite books.
- Fish-Vet
- A CD-ROM for fish diagnostics. Kinda so-so, from what I can tell.
- FishGuts - A very good CD-ROM for
training in fish pathology techniques and cases. Done by the Aquatic
Pathbiology Center.
- JAWS
Home Page - A good site for aquaria information. Lots of info
on keeping fish, setting up aquaria, etc.
Fish Link
Central - Nice selection of links and info on pet fish. Some
aquaculture as well.
- Aquaculture Network Information Center (AquaNIC) -
Aquaculture info galore, including jobs and such.
- SUNY-
Aquaculture -
- FishLink
- Commercial site with many links and the like. Not much hard info
actually here.
- The
Aquatic Network - Lots of general information on marine
sciences and aquaculture.
- AQUA-PALOOZA! - Directory of Link
Farms/Search Engines/Databases, links to all sorts of aquatic pages.
- Job Sites - Lists of various sites,
including potential fisheries jobs.
- The
Aquaculturist's Guide to the Net - Lots of links arranged by
species, country, interest, etc. Quite good.
- Canadian
Aquaculture - The home of the largest compilation of
information on Canadian aquaculture organizations. Includes aquaculture
technology sources and aquaculture producers.
- The Aquaculture Health Page -
- Aquacuture
Information System - USDA supported page.
- ICLARM - International Center for Living Aquatic Resource Management center dealing with the development of marine and freshwater resources in Asia and Africa.
Laboratory and Diagnostic Links
- Aquatic
Pathobiology Center - At the University of Maryland in
Baltimore. Doing aquarium and commercial pathology work. Nice lab,
well-run by Dr. Renate Reimschuessel and Dr. Andrew Kane. Also a good
place for internships.
- Atlantic
Fish Health Inc. - Company out of Prince Edward Island,
focusing on fish health issues.
- Atlantic
College Fish Health Lab - Fish Health laboratory through the
Atlantic Veterinary College, P.E.I.
- Mississippi State Aquatic Studies -
The only vet college offering a post-DVM 1-year internship in aquatic
medicine. They focus on production medicine, but that's where it's at...
- V.E.S.O.
- A Norwegian veterinary aquatic health and diagnostic lab.
- U of Arizona Aquaculture Pathology - Diagnostic services include shrimp disease diagnosis. Also a short course is offered in shrimp diseases.
- AZAA -
American Zoo and Aquarium Association.
- A.F.S.
- American Fisheries Society.
- AAZV
- Ammerican Association of Zoo Veterinarians. For those with an interest
in veterinary work on aquatic critters, this is the specialist group.
- Ocean Planet Exhibit - The
Smithsonian's on-line "Ocean Planet" exhibit.
- Smithsonian
Division of Fishes - Lots of fishy info, especially on more of
a pure science bent...
- V.I.M.S.
- Virginia Institute of Marine Science.
- Woods Hole
Institute - The institute itself incorporates the Marine Biology
laboratory and a whole lot more. Good place for internships,
fellowships, and the like.
- The
Zebrafish Server - Zebrafish, the cool new genetic tool in
development.
- Scripps
Institute - California version of Woods Hole.
- North
Atlantic Fisheries College - Shetland, England. Marine
Fisheries focus.
- Wildlife Health Information Partnership
- Information on fisheries and wildlife health and resources throughout
North America and the world.
- University
of Stirling - English aquaculture information.
- Monterey Bay
Research Institute - Private research institute affiliated with
the Monterey Aquarium.
- European Association of Fish Pathologists -
- Aquarium of the Americas - New Orleans
aquarium. Relatively recently established. Nice exhibits for the most part
with a walk-through reef tank (covered walkway w/ tank on three sides)
that's pretty well done.
Birch
Aquarium - Part of the Scripps Institute in La Jolla, California.
Cold Harbor
- Aquarium and fish hatchery in New York.
Enoshima
Aquarium - Enoshima, Japan.
Internet Aquarium List - Lists of aquaria
through the Biosys people...
- Monterey Bay
Aquarium - Sea otters and kelp beds. Nice, but small.
- Mote Marine Aquarium - Florida. Very
focused on marine mammals.
- National
Aquarium at Baltimore - A classic. Well put together,
especially in terms of the walk-through layout. Internships.
- New England
Aquarium - Beautiful website. Very well done. The aquarium
looks good too... Internships.
Osaka Aquarium - Osaka, Japan. They have a
captive whale shark and a heckuva big tank... Seemingly nice Pacific
Ocean-oriented exhibits.
- Seattle
Aquarium - Recently renovated website.
- Shedd
Aquarium - Chicago's Aquarium. Classical architecture and
mostly fish in smaller tanks, but the marine mammal exhibit is very, very
nice. Haven't seen one better yet... Internships.
- Tennessee
Aquarium - World's largest and arguably the best freshwater
aquarium.
- Vancouver
Aquarium - British Columbia
- Waikiki Aquarium - Very focused on Hawaii. One of the oldest aquariums in the Americas