Bycatch & Species of Interest

• Bycatch
• Sea Turtles
• Sharks
• Whales & Dolphins

Bycatch

• Government of Western Australia Department of Fisheries Bycatch in Commercial Fishing - Contains background information, policy and current status on bycatch in commercial fishing.
• Greenpeace - Contains background information, examples of and potential solutions to bycatch.
• Marine Connection Cetacean Bycatch - Contains background information on cetacean bycatch.
• Monterey Bay Aquarium - Contains background information and potential solutions to bycatch.
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries - Contains information on bycatch and national strategies and research programs that address bycatch.
• The Ocean Conservancy - Contains background information on bycatch and what they are doing to help.
• SeaWeb Ocean Briefing Book - Contains a summary of issues concerning bycatch.
• Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society - Contains information on cetacean bycatch and how to help.

Sea Turtles

• Environment Australia - Contains facts on several sea turtles species and recovery plans.
• Euro Turtle - Contains information about sea turtles biology and conservation for scientific and educational purposes.
• Turtle Trax - A website devoted to marine turtles.
• The Ocean Conservancy - Contains background information on sea turtles and what the public can do to help.
• SeaTurtle.org - Contains recent developments in sea turtle conservation.
• Sea Turtle Restoration Project - Newsroom contains online press kits and information on leatherback turtles.

Sharks

• Environment Australia - Contains facts about sharks in Australian waters and provides useful links.
• The Pelagic Shark Research Foundation - Contains the biology and images of sharks, especially those living in the Monterey Bay area on the U.S. west coast.
• SeaWeb Ocean Briefing Book - Contains a summary of issues concerning shark finning.
• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Coastal Sharks and Pelagic Fishes - Information on the first international shark-finning ban.

Whales & Dolphins

• Center for Cetacean Research & Conservation - The center works to protect cetaceans and the ecosystems they inhabit.
• Cook Islands Humpback Whale Survey - By the Center of Cetacean Research & Conservation
• Environment Australia - Provides information on historical whaling through current whale policy in Australia.
• International Whaling Commission (IWC) - Contains information on international whale conservation and management, scientific research and publications.
• The Ocean Conservancy - Contains background information and an official report on the organization's position on whaling.
• National Marine Sanctuaries - Contains information and images of Hawaiian Islands' humpback whales.
• SeaWeb Ocean Briefing Book - Contains a summary of problems associated with commercial whaling.
• South Pacific Whale Research Consortium - Based in the Cook Islands, this NGO was formed by independent scientists to coordinate and facilitate research on whales in the South Pacific region.
• Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society - Contains a species guide and publications about whales and dolphins.
• Whale Dreams - Contains information on whales and whale watching in Australia, including diagrams of the whales' visual characteristics and their songs.
• World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) New Zealand Programme - Project to protect the Maui's dolphin: "the worlds rarest marine dolphin."
• World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) South Pacific Whale Sanctuary Campaign - Contains whale statistics and information on the proposed whale sanctuaries.