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US Fish and Wildlife Service
Us Fish and Wildlife Service: Fishing
This site from the US Fish and Wildlife Service provides information and multiple links related to recreational and commercial fishing.
NOAA
Noaa: Fisheries: Elkhorn Coral
This interesting site examines the characteristics, distribution, and threats and concerns related to elkhorn coral.
NOAA
Noaa: Fisheries: Staghorn Coral
Threats and Concerns, characteristics, and distribution are the topics examined in this informative coral site.
Other
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission: Terms of Salmon Anadromy
Nice review of salmon anadromy and the key terms associated with it.
US Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics: Farming, Forestry, and Fishing
Occupational Outlook overview of careers in the agricultural production job family. Site includes nature of the industry, working conditions, lists of occupations, wages, and outlook, as well as links to sites with more information....
Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Community Stories: Steveston Recollections, the History of a Village
Steveston,B.C., a rich farming and fishing community at the mouth of the Fraser River, is profiled. Follow the history of the town known as the 'salmon capital of the world.'
Library of Congress
Loc: Portuguese in the u.s.: Whaling, Fishing, and Industrial Employment
This brief article outlines the the employement of Portuguese immigrants in the whaling industry in southern New England in the 19th century.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Marine Protected Areas Management
In this lesson, students read a case study and debate the pros and cons of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the region. Then they select a Marine Protected Area and develop and present a management plan for it.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Mali: Economy
A comprehensive and current look at the economy of Mali from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes. Read about the development of agriculture and mining in this third world country.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Academics @ Aces: Careers in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Find out about a handful of occupations in the field of environmental sciences or natural resources.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Pacific White Sided Dolphin
Before the United Nations established a moratorium on the use of high seas drift nets in 1993, Pacific white-sided dolphins were frequently caught in the nets of Japanese and Korean squid fisheries. Today the species is better protected,...
History Link
History Link: Norwegians in Seattle and King County
Engaging discussion of the role Norwegians have played in the evolution of Seattle and King County. An interesting parallel is drawn between the geography and climate of Seattle with that of Norway, thus indicating why so many Norwegians...