Fisheries

Fisheries and Oceans Canada
This is the main website for Fisheries and Oceans Canada.
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/home-accueil_e.htm

Fisheries Information Sources
This website is a very useful resource that is found on the website of Noel Roy, Professor of Economics at Memorial University of Newfoundland.  It contains a number of useful sections including Resource Guides, Data Sources, Government Sites, Documents, Software, Scientific Publications, Papers, Organizations, Conferences.
http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~noelroy/fish.html

Research Tools for Searching the Fisheries Literature
 This site from Humboldt State University Library provides access to Literature Guides; Authorship and Bibliographic Citation; Dictionaries and Encyclopedias; Directories: People, Organizations, Places, Organisms; Scientific Reviews; Bibliographies; Treatises & Other Comprehensive Works; Species Accounts/Life History Information; Taxonomic Works: Keys, Checklists, Field Guides; Handbooks and Manuals; Laws and Regulations; Geospatial Resources: Atlases, Maps, GIS, Imagery, Telemetry; Images and Sounds; Environmental Reviews, Assessments, & Plans; Software; Statistical & Data Compilations; Library Catalogs and Subject Classifications; Internet Directories/Portals/Gateways; Indexes.
http://library.humboldt.edu/~rls/resfish.htm

MPA Sites

The Tickles Marine Protected Area (Leading Tickles, NL)
This is the website for the Tickles Area Of Interest.
http://www.tmpa.ca/

Marine Protected Areas Under the Oceans Act - Policy
This site is published by the Marine Ecosystems Conservation Branch of the Oceans Directorate and is found on the Fisheries And Oceans website and provides the following information about MPA's:  Canada's Commitment to Marine Protection; Marine Protected Areas under the Oceans Act; Program Overview, Goals and Objectives; Code of Practice; Developing a National System of Protected Areas for the Marine Environment; Contacts on Marine Protected Areas.
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/canwaters-eauxcan/infocentre/legislation-lois/policies/mpa-policy/mpa_e.asp

Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans - Oceans Management
This site provides information on the Oceans Act, Canada's Oceans Strategy, Oceans Program Activity Tracking and the MPA, Integrated Management, and Marine Environmental Quality programs.
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/canwaters-eauxcan/oceans/index_e.asp 

Oceans Management – Marine Protected Areas
This site is located on the Oceans Management section of the Fisheries And Oceans website and provides information about Marine Protected Areas including Designated Areas, Areas Of Interest, and Federal Strategy.
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/canwaters-eauxcan/oceans/mpa-zpm/index_e.asp

MPA News
MPA News is a newsletter on international MPA planning and management issues published by Marine Affairs Research and Education in association with University of Washington's School of Marine Affairs.
http://depts.washington.edu/mpanews/issues.html

Australian Department of the Environment and Heritage MPA Site
Australia is a world leader in marine conservation and MPA establishment. This site provides information on the Australian MPA context.
http://www.deh.gov.au/coasts/mpa

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
This link takes you to the "Marine Reserves Facts and Figures from Around the World" section that provides international research findings regarding ecological and economic benefits of MPAs. Other links on the site provide information on the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary...an example of MPA approaches in the U. S. A.
http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov/news/research_updates/mpa_facts.html

Regional Information

Ocean Net - To Instill an Ocean Conservation Ethic
You are joining a non-profit organization dedicated to marine conservation efforts including the eradication of ghost net fishing, implementation of Trash Ashore/ Adopt A Beach programs, as well as creation of Marine Conservation Areas.
http://www.oceannet.ca

Kittiwake Economic Development Corporation
This site provides good insight into the Gander region of Newfoundland, with links to economic development initiatives and opportunities in various sectors including Fisheries and Aquaculture, Tourism, and others.
http://www.kittiwake.nf.ca

Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador's official web site offers a wealth of information on the past and present status of the fishery in the province
www.gov.nf.ca/fishaq

Canadian Centre for Fisheries Innovation
CCFI is a non-profit organization owned by Memorial University of Newfoundland and funded by Atlantic Innovation Fund.  The Centre provides the tools of scientific research and technology to the fishing industry.
http://www.ccfi.ca

The Oceans Sciences Centre
The Ocean Sciences Centre is a cold ocean research facility operated in conjunction with Memorial University of Newfoundland. Located in Logy Bay, NL, the Centre houses laboratories where research is conducted on the North Atlantic fishery, aquaculture, oceanography, ecology, behaviour and physiology.
http://www.osc.mun.ca

Road to the Beaches Tourism Association
The Road to the Beaches Tourism Association offers a traveler's guide to the the Eastport Peninsula towns of Eastport, Burnside, St. Chad's, Salvage, Happy Adventure, Sandringham and other areas including Glovertown, Traytown, Terra Nova, Charlottetown and St. Brendan's. Links include Communities, Maps, Attractions and Services.
http://www.roadtothebeaches.com