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WWF Network | Other organisations | Marine organisations
WWF Network
Marine Act campaign
WWF-UK's Marine Act campaign website
www.wwf.org.uk/marineact
WWF's European campaign to stop overfishing
WWF is calling for radical reform of the EU policy that has been driving fish stocks and fishing communities into decline.
www.wwf.org.uk/fishforthefuture
North East Atlantic Programme
WWF's North East Atlantic Programme - information on policy, marine protected areas, fisheries.
www.wwfneap.org
South Pacific Programme
WWF's South Pacific Programme - covers conservation work on marine issues - such as turtles and coral reef - in Papua New Guinea, Cook Islands, Solomon Islands and Fiji Islands.
www.wwfpacific.org.fj
Other organisations
DEFRA Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
A government department with information, news and press releases on the environment, water, sustainable development, wildlife and countryside, farming, food and drink, fisheries
For Countryside Right of Way Act 2000, includes legislation on harrassment to marine species.
www.defra.gov.uk/fish
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
A UN Agency for advice, development and information on agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and rural development
For worldwide fisheries statistics
www.fao.org
The European Commission
Site for the European Commission - Information on fisheries.
www.europa.eu.int
Marine organisations
The Marine Life Information Network - MarLIN
An initiative of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. Provides useful information on habitats and species in Britain and Ireland
www.marlin.ac.uk
Seafish Industry Authority
Information on UK fishing statistics, consumption and education
www.seafish.co.uk
OSPAR
This site is dedicated to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North East Atlantic known as OSPAR (Oslo and Paris Convention).
www.ospar.org
Marine Conservation Society
UK charity dedicated to marine conservation
www.mcsuk.org
National Maritime Museum
The largest Maritime Museum in the world. Based in Greenwich, virtual visits of the museum are possible. Information on galleries, exhibitions, conservation, education, history, art
www.nmm.ac.uk
International Maritime Organisation
A UN body. Working on legislation to make shipping safer, and cleaner seas worldwide. Information, news, marine environment, safety etc
www.imo.org
The National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations
Representative body for fishermen in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, plays a central role in shaping fisheries policy at national and European levels.
www.nffo.org.uk
Fisheries Research Services
Fisheries Research Services (FRS) is an Agency within the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD).
www.marlab.ac.uk |
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