Links

Regional Fisheries Management Organizations | Canadian Government Departments and Agencies | International Fisheries Agreements and Organizations | Other Fisheries Departments | Fisheries Science / Conservation Links | Other International Organizations

Regional Fisheries Management Organizations

• Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
  www.ccsbt.org 
• Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
  www.iotc.org 
• Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
  www.iattc.org 
• International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
  www.iccat.es 
• North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO)
  www.nasco.int 
• North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
  www.neafc.org 
• North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC)
  www.npafc.org 
• Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
  www.nafo.int 
• Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
  www.ffa.int
  
• South East Atlantic Fisheries Organization (SEAFO)
  www.seafo.org
• Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
  http://www.wcpfc.int/
• Tuna-Org – joint website for Tuna RFMOs
  www.tuna-org.org

Canadian Government Departments and Agencies

• Canadian Coast Guard
  www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca
  
• Department of National Defence
  www.forces.gc.ca/site/home_e.asp
  
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
  www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/
  
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
  www.fac-aec.gc.ca
  
• House of Commons Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans
  
• Office of the Prime Minister
  pm.gc.ca/eng/default.asp
  
• Senate Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans

International Fisheries Agreements and Organizations

• High Seas Task Force
  • Closing the Net
• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
• United Nations Fish Agreement
• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Fisheries Department
• Fishery Resources Monitoring Systems (FIRMS)

Other Fisheries Departments

• Australian Fisheries Management Authority
  www.afma.gov.au 
• British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
  http://www.defra.gov.uk/fish/index.htm 
• European Union Fisheries Page
  europa.eu.int/pol/fish/index_en.htm 
• French Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
  www.agriculture.gouv.fr/spip/ (site in French only) 
• New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries
  www.fish.govt.nz
• Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
  http://www.regjeringen.no/en/dep/fkd.html?id=257
  
• Norway Seafood Safety and Resource and Aquaculture Management
  www.fisheries.no/
• Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
• Ressource Management and Control
  www.fisheries.no/management_control/
• Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
   www.mapya.es/en/pesca/infopesca.htm
• U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service
  www.nmfs.noaa.gov

Fisheries Science / Conservation Links

• International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
  www.ices.dk
  
• North Pacific Marine Science Organization
  www.pices. nt
  
• Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council
  www.fish.bc.ca

Other International Organizations

• Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
  www.apec.org
  
• Canada's G8 Website
  www.g8.gc.ca/menu-en.asp
  
• Caribbean Community Secretariat
  www.caricom.org
  
• Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• OECD Fisheries Committee
  
• United Nations
• UN Atlas of the Oceans
• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
• United Nations Fish Agreement
• United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Fisheries Department
• World Trade Organization

Vessel blacklists

As part of efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, a number of regional fisheries management organizations and fisheries conservation organizations have developed lists of vessels that have been found guilty of IUU fishing activities:

• Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOCTC) http://www.iotc.org/English/iuu/search.php
• Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) http://www.iattc.org/VesselRegister/IUUENG.html
• ICCAT: http://www.iccat.int/IUU.htm
• CCAMLR : http://www.ccamlr.org/pu/E/sc/fish-monit/iuu-intro.htm
• NAFO: http://www.nafo.int/fisheries/frames/fishery-iuu.html
• NEAFC : http://www.neafc.org/measures/iuu_faq.htm
• Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition http://www.asoc.org/RED%20LIST/red%20list%20front.htm

Developing countries & Fishing:

World Fish Center

(only available in English)
http://www.worldfishcenter.org/cms/default.aspx
Non-profit organization committed to reducing poverty by making fish more accessible in developing countries. Site includes information about its programs and comprehensive list of links to partner/related organizations.

ReefBase

(only available in English)
http://www.reefbase.org/main.aspx
Project of World Fish Center, initiative to protect coral reefs around the world and provided information on coral reefs. Site includes extensive information about research and current reef conservation projects.

Other:

OneFish

http://www.onefish.org/global/index.jsp
Portal for information related to fisheries sustainability, developing countries-related fisheries issues, etc…

International Pacific Halibut Commission
http://www.iphc.washington.edu/halcom/Default.htm

International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean http://isc.ac.affrc.go.jp/

Pacific Salmon Commission
http://www.psc.org/

International Whaling Commission
http://www.iwcoffice.org/

North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission
http://www.nammco.no/

Illegal-fishing.info
http://www.illegal-fishing.info