Research, Education & Technology Transfer

International & Regional - Australia - Belgium - Canada - Denmark - France - Greece - Iceland - Japan - Norway - Poland - Sweden - Scotland - United States - US-Sea Grant

International & Regional

• FAO Fisheries Department - Asian Fish Technology Home Page - To encourage networking among the research institutes and university departments involved in the field of post-harvest fish technology in the Asian region. Hosted by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization.
• Institute for Fisheries Resources - Non-profit organization dedicated to the study, protection and enhancement of both marine and anadromous biological resources on the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada.
• International Council for the Exploration of the Sea - An intergovernmental organization made up of 19 member countries concerned with marine and fisheries science.
• Nordic Fisheries Institutes - The objectives of NNF are to encourage extended collaboration between the laboratories in the Nordic region and to develop the electronic network between research laboratories within the area of fish processing technology (in Norwegian).
• Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) Information System - Our mission is the collection and distribution of PIT Tags and PIT Tag data for the Columbia River Basin.
• Regional Mark Information System - Information on the mark, release, and catch of Pacific salmonids throughout the Pacific region involving the Coded Wire Tag (CWT) marking project.
• SteamNet - Meeting the data needs of the Northwest Power Planning Council's Fish and Wildlife Program.

Canada

• Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland - Provides a range of fisheries and marine programs at both non-degree and degree levels
• Fisheries Research & Development Corporation - Responsible for: planning, funding and managing fisheries research and development programs, and facilitating the dissemination of the results of research and development.

Denmark

• Danish Institute for Fisheries Research - Carries out research and development in the handling, storage, preservation and other industrial utilization of fish.

Greece

• Institute of Marine Biology of Crete- An independent research organization created by the Greek Ministry of Industry, Energy, Research and Technology.

France

• The French Institute of Research and Exploitation of the Sea- A French government research agency, established in 1984 (in French & English).

Iceland

• Icelandic Fisheries Laboratories - Promoting the advancement of Icelandic fishing and fish processing through a variety of research and development projects.

Japan

• Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute
• Japan Sea National Fisheries Research Institute
• Kochi University - Department of Aquaculture, course content.
• Nansei National Fisheries Research Institute
• National Research Institute of Aquaculture
• National Research Institute of Far Sea Fisheries
• National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering
• National Research Institute of Fisheries Science
• Seikai National Fisheries Research Institute
• - faculty of fisheries of Hokkaido University
• Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute

Norway

• Norwegian Institute of Fisheries & Aquaculture - An applied research institute which forms a link between the long term research that takes place at the universities and the tasks, problems and opportunities which occupy the fisheries and aquaculture industry daily.

Poland

• Department of Fish Processing Technology & Mechanization - Part of the Sea Fisheries Institute (see link below).
• Sea Fisheries Institute - Research on oceanography, fisheries biology, processing technology, etc.

Scotland

• North Atlantic Fisheries College (Shetland Isles) - Dedicated to supporting the fisheries industries - fish catching, aquaculture and fish processing - through training, research and development.

United States

• California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CA)
• Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (MD) - Dedicated to preserving the heritage of the entire Chesapeake Bay.
• Institute of Marine Science (AK) - Research and graduate education. Part of the University of Alaska - Fairbank's School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
• Lobster Institute (ME) - A cooperative program of research and education with the lobster industry at the University of Maine.
• Marine Life Research Group (CA) - Located at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
• National Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute - Committed to promoting sustainable American economic growth and prosperity by engaging partnerships that move innovative research and technology into action to improve the economic well-being of the nation's coastal communities, the competitiveness of coastal business, and the quality of life of all citizens.
• Pelagic Fisheries Research Program (HI) - A joint program of the Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, University of Hawaii at Manoa and the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at Honolulu.
• Scripps Institution of Oceanography (CA) - At the University of California, San Diego.
• Sheldon Jackson College (AK) - Certificate and associate of science degree in seafood technology.
• Shoals Marine Laboratory (ME) - A cooperative program of Cornell University and the University of New Hampshire at Isles of Shoals in the Gulf of Maine.
• UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (AK) - Undergraduate and graduate programs at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
• Univ. of Washington School of Fisheries (WA) - Information on academic and research programs at the University of Washington.
• University of Washington, Columbia River Salmon Passage - Resources and data on Columbia River and salmon migration, etc.

United States - Sea Grant Program

• National Sea Grant Office - Research, education, outreach and technology transfer. A partnership between the nation's universities and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
• Alaska Sea Grant
• California Sea Grant
• (Southern) California Sea Grant
• Connecticut Sea Grant
• Delaware Sea Grant
• Florida Sea Grant
• Georgia Sea Grant
• Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
• Louisiana Sea Grant
• Maryland Sea Grant
• Michigan Sea Grant
• Minnesota Sea Grant
• Mississippi and Alabama Sea Grant
• MIT Sea Grant
• New Hampshire/Maine Sea Grant
• New Jersey Sea Grant
• New York Sea Grant
• North Carolina Sea Grant
• Ohio Sea Grant
• Oregon Sea Grant
• Puerto Rico Sea Grant  
• Texas Sea Grant
• Virginia Sea Grant
• Washington Sea Grant Program