fish assignment

Students of Andy Danylchuk, Environmental Conversation,

are finishing up their fish assignment due Thurs. 11 Oct.

They may use articles, such as found in Zoological Record,

Agricola, CAB, or other databases.  Books are sometimes

helpful and government documents, as long as a document

is involved,   Websites are not acceptable, esp. Wikipedia.

James L. Craig, 

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I have a guide for a former Fisheries Science & Management class, taught by Francis Juanes, who is no longer at UMA. It’s in the list of course guides for Environmental Conservation. http://guides.library.umass.edu/NRC571

It is also linked on the Environmental Conservation subject guide under the tab “ECo courses”. (ECo for Env Conservation)

For many economically important fish found in New England or Mid-Atlantic waters, there is a great series published online by the National Marine Fisheries Service called Essential Fish Habitat (scroll down for linked species list).

I just had a guy looking for books on Red Snapper. We went looking for an Essential Fish Habitat publication for his species, but there wasn’t one. Ultimately, I went to the NMFS site (they’re part of NOAA – Nat’l Oceanographic and Atmospheric Admin).

http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/

I put the species name (common name or scientific name – in this case, Lutjanus campechanus) into the search box, top right, and a bunch of great stuff came up.

Just some hints, if you want to try helping them yourself.

Best,

Naka

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Also:
The Audubon Society field guide to North American fishes, whales, and dolphins UM Science Reference QL625 .A93 1983
A field guide to Atlantic Coast fishes of North America