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Aquatic Animals Mailing Lists

AQUA-L: Aquaculture discussion list
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Description: The Aquaculture list discusses the science, technology and business of rearing aquatic species. Membership in the list is public and unrestricted. Topics include: Who's doing what and where; problems and solutions rearing aquatic larvae; diseases, parasites and pathology; water quality; recirculation technology and applications; research aquatic systems design and operation; commercial aquatic systems design and operation; site selection and environmental impact; new species under culture; genetics, sex reversal and hormonal manipulation; computers in aquaculture; public perceptions of aquaculture; and aqua-business.

List Owner/Contact: owner-aqua-l@killick.ifmt.nf.ca

AQUARIUM: Discussion of Home Fish Aquariums
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Description: Aquarium is an open discussion about all things related to the hobby of keeping fish and other aquatic things in an aquarium. If you have questions about how to solve problems with your aquarium or if you have expertise about aquariums and are willing to answer questions, this is the place.

List Owner/Contact: Bert Bruner <osakb@emuvm1.cc.emory.edu>

BETTAS: Betta Fish Discussion List
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Description: A mailing list designed for people interested in the keeping and breeding of Betta splendens (Siamese fighting fish). It is a public, unmoderated list, for the discussion of the above topic. It is NOT for general aquaria information unrelated to Betta splendens.

List Owner/Contact: Jill Firch <jfirch@cnet.shs.arizona.edu>

BRINE-L: Brine Shrimp Discussion List
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List Owners/Contact: Lamar Jackson <ljackson@uga.cc.uga.edu>, Mercer University, Phone: 912-752-4062; and Harold Pritchett <harold@uga.cc.uga.edu>

COASTNET: Coastal Management Conference
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Description: The COASTNET Listserv list is a forum to discuss National and International Coastal Management issues, and is being facilitated jointly by The Coastal Resources Center and The Department of Marine Affairs at The University of Rhode Island. This forum encourages dialog on coastal management issues from all nations, and is based on the belief that coastal resource planners, managers, researchers, and users from the developed and developing world have much to learn from and contribute to each other. Queries and comments addressed to COASTNET should fall within the realm of coastal management, including, but not limited to: natural resources, research, financial resources, policies and regulations, development, conservation, transfer of science to policy, and management strategies.

List Owner/Contact: Robert H. Puffer <rpuf4584@uriacc.uri.edu>

CRUST-L: Crustacean Biology List
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Description: CRUST-L is an unmoderated discussion list for scholars and students of Crustacean Biology, which, for our present purposes, comprises any matters related to the systematics, distribution, and ecology of members of the arthropod Subphylum Crustacea. Announcements will be made in English and subscribers may use the language of their choice. Translations, however, will not be provided.

List Owners/Contact: Jan Clark <mnhiv002@sivm.si.edu>, Bill Hart <mnhiv008@sivm.si.edu>, and Jim Thomas <mnhiv040@sivm.si.edu>

Division of Crustacea
Department of Invertebrate Zoology
National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C. 20560
Phone: 202-357-4243
Fax: 202-786-2687

CTURTLE: Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation List
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List Owner/Contact: <abb@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu>

DEEPSEA: Deep Sea Biology Discussion List
Netnews group: bionet.biology.deepsea
Internet Mail to: deepsea@net.bio.net
WWW archive: http://darwin.ceh.uvic.ca/deepsea/deepsea.html
Description: Purpose is to serve the world's community of deep sea and hydrothermal vent biologists working in the areas of evolution, ecology, biogeography, paleontology, systematics, phylogenetics, and population genetics.

Moderator/Contact: Andrew Grant McArthur <deepsea-moderator@net.bio.net>

ECS-NEWS: European Cetacean Society News
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Description: Ecs-news is an open list set up to exchange news items within the European Cetacean Society.

List Owner/Contact: ecs-news-request@mailbase.ac.uk

FISH-ECOLOGY: Fish and Fisheries Ecology
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Description: FISH-ECOLOGY is an international computer conference for academic personnel & students involved in empirical and theoretical issues related to fish and fisheries ecology: Evolutionary aspects, population dynamics, modelling, management, conservation, bioeconomics, related software & hardware, reviews, symposium announcements, etc. Membership is open to all interested parties. Commercial announcements are, however, not desired. The list aims to stimulate connections between senior and junior researchers and students on an international and multidisciplinary basis, to exchange views, data and to put forward ideas to approach fisheries ecological issues.

List Owner/Contact: Aldo-Pier Solari <solaris@cicei.ulpgc.es>, Universidad de Las Palmas de G.C.

FISHERIES: Fisheries-related Mailing List
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Internet Mail to: fisheries@biome.bio.ns.ca
Description: This is for general discussion of fisheries-related issues, including stock dynamics and fisheries management.

List Owner/Contact: Bill Silvert <silvert@biome.bio.ns.ca>

FISHFOLK: Fisheries Social Science Network
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List Owner/Contact: Madeleine Hall-Arber <arber@mit.edu>

FISH-JUNIOR: Forum between Marine Scientists and Students
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Description: FISH-JUNIOR is a forum for knowledge transfer between marine scientists and children/high school students. The list was initially set up by the Swedish University Network (SUNET) on behalf of a Pilot Project to be conducted by the British Columbia Ministry of Education (Canada). The aim of this forum is to enable juniors of early age to interact with scientists and scientific issues mainly related to Fisheries ecology and related topics. The FISH-ECOLOGY management would like to encourage the participation of scientists, advisors, PhD students and other research personnel who would like to be involved as teachers in FISH-JUNIOR.

List Owner/Contact: Aldo-Pier Solari <solaris@searn.sunet.se>

FROG-NET: Amphibian Researcher Mailing List
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Description: This mailing list is set up to facilitate the communication and interactin among researchers interested in the behavior and the underlying neural mechanisms in amphibians.

List Owner/Contact: Jim Liaw <liaw@rana.usc.edu>, Center for Neural Engineering, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-2520, Phone: 213-740-6991

HERP-L: Herpetology Mailing List
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Description: This mailing list is for discussion of scientific issues related to herpetology (ecology, evolution, conservation, behavior, systematics, biogeography, etc.) This list cross-posts to the USENET newsgroup sci.bio.herp.

Contact: Michael Eisen <eisen@xtal220.harvard.edu>, Program in Biophysics, Harvard University, Phone: 617-495-4091, Fax: 617-495-9613

IAMSLIC: Intl. Assn. of Aquatic & Marine Science Libraries & Information Centers
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Internet Mail to: iamslic@ucsd.edu
List Owner/Contact: Peter Brueggeman <pbrueggeman@ucsd.edu>, Head, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Library, University of California San Diego

ICAM-L: Integrated Coastal Area Management
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Description: Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N. Fishery Development Planning Service Integrated Coastal Area Management Discussion List

List Owners/Contact: A.I. Insull <fippai@irmfao01.bitnet> and G. de Manicor <fidi23@irmfao01.bitnet>

KILLIFISH: Killifish (F. Cyprinodontidae) Mailing List
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Internet Mail to: killies@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us. This mail will also be gatewayed into the newsgroup alt.aquaria.killies. You can send mail to the list only by sending to killies-only@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us.

MAR-FACIL: Marine Facilities, Aquaculture, Aquaria
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Description: MAR-FACIL is a mailing list for managers and technical staff at marine research facilities, aquaculture operations, public aquaria and other facilities supplying seawater for the support of marine life. The list is intended as a forum for the discussion of technical and business topics, however discussion of other matters is welcome and encouraged. The list is managed by the staff of the Aquatron Laboratory which is situated at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Aquatron is a specialized marine research facility providing scientists the opportunity to control the environmental variables of large volumes of water. The list will be of primary interest to those individuals who are involved in the operation of similar marine facilities and those who use such facilities for research.

List Owner/Contact: John Stratton <stratton@ac.dal.ca>

MARINE-L: Marine Studies/Shipboard Education List
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Internet Mail to: marine-l@cgc.ns.ca
Description: Marine Studies/Shipboard Education Discussion group addresses the development of Marine-related studies, Semester-at-Sea/Education-at-Sea programs, and the development of e-mail connectivity at sea. Interest areas include: Marine electronic communications/networking/maintenance; Coastal/Marine Database; Marine Parks and Coastal National Parks; General coastal and marine ecosystems; Marine zoology and biology; Aquaculture; Ocean environmental sciences; Ocean and atmospheric sciences; Marine sciences research stations and marine museums; Maritime academies and sail-training; Marine engineering and ship design, shipbuilding, and shipyard management; Fisheries science; Stellar navigation; Satellite oceanography; Blue-water sailing and ship maintenance; History of Sea Education; Traditional navigation methods around the world; Co-operative links between Sea-Education programs; Ocean racing; Marine/maritime publishing and publications; Submersible design; Shipping movements; Ocean research, funding, grants and awards; Oceania and maritime anthropology; International shipboard/port relations; Intercultural communications; Ocean resources management and ocean industries; Weather information transmission and information storage/retrieval; Ham and marine radio communications.

List Owners/Contact: Jim Calvesbert jim@cgc.ns.ca

MARINE-TECH: Marine Technology in the U.K.
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Description: The aim of this list is to promote contact and discussion amongst the research community of the U.K. who are involved in the field of Marine Technology. This list is open to all people connected with the field of Marine Technology, be their interest in structural analysis, hydrodynamics, marine engineering, optimisation, fishery studies, or oceanography.

List Owner/Contact: <marine-tech-request@mailbase.ac.uk>, Dave Thomas <dave.thomas@newcastle.ac.uk> and Mesut Guner <mesut.guner@newcastle.ac.uk>, Department of Marine Technology, Armstrong Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU

MARMAM: Marine Mammal Research & Conservation Discussion List
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Description: A marine mammal research and conservation e-mail discussion list has been established, using the listserver at the University of Victoria. The purpose of this is to facilitate discussion regarding research and conservation of marine mammals, as well as for posting conference or meeting announcements, volunteer opportunities, new techniques or equipment available, new books published, etc.

List Owners/Contact: David Duffus <ddvffvs@uvvm.uvic.ca> or Robin Baird <rbaird@sfu.ca>

MEDSEA-L: Marine Biology of the Adriatic Sea List
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Description: The goal of the list is to increase our knowledge on processes controlling life in the Adriatic Sea. Special emphasis is put on the interactions between eutrophication phenomena and foodweb structures. Another main object of research interest are investigations on marine snow and mucilage as mucoid aggregates in the water column of the Northern Adriatic Sea are more abundant than in any other regions of the world's oceans.

List Owner/Contact: Osiander Meixner <meixner@wu-wien.ac.at>

MEH2O-L: Middle East Water List
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Description: Discussion group for information and research related to water in the Middle East. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: limnology; oceanography; marine biotechnology; aquaculture (marine and freshwater); conservation; reclamation; wetlands development; ecological aspects; shared resource management; notice of upcoming conference and seminars.

List Owner/Contact: Robert Chasan <chasan@hujiagri.huji.ac>, National Center for Mariculture, P.O. Box 1212, Eilat, Israel

MOLLUSCA: Molluscan Phylogeny & Systematics Discussion List
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Internet Mail to: mollusca@ucmp1.berkeley.edu
Description: Discussion of phylogenetic hypotheses and the construction of classifications within the Mollusca at all taxonomic levels. The list is to foster greater interaction between researchers from different methodological and philosophical backgrounds by welcoming viewpoints from ethology, molecular biology, anatomical and ultrastructural investigations, developmental biology, paleontology, theoretical biology, and any others.

List Owners/Contact: David Lindberg and R. Guralnick, University of California, Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, CA

NIA: Neotropical Ichthyological Association
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Internet mail to: nia-net@mail.orst.edu
Description: NIA-NET is an electronic mail distribution list of the Neotropical Ichthyological Association. The list was established to promote and enchance communication among NIA members and anyone else that has an interest in Neotropical fishes. Members are invited to use NIA-NET to broadcast information and queries that are of general interest to Neotropical Ichthyologists. If you have any problems with regard to your subscription, or need more information on NIA, feel free to send me a message. Currently NIA-NET has about 120 members from the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania. NIA-NET is the official communication channel for the NEODAT project.

Contact Paulo Petry, petryp@ucs.orst.edu

OCEANTECH: Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Ocean Technology Forum
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Description: The OCEANTECH conference is an international informal computer conference for discussion of applied technology-related topics in freshwater, marine, and brackishwater environments. Conference membership is open to all interested parties.

Contact: Kevin Hardy <khardy@ucsd.edu>, University of California - San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

SCUBA: Discussion of Scuba Diving
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Description: SCUBA is a discussion list featuring SCUBA and skin diving. Topics include illnesses of a diver, dangers under water, equipment of diving, diving sites all around the world, wonderful feeling of breathing under water, magical and mysterious world under water, etc. Either English or Turkish languages may be used on this list.

List Owner/Contact: Gokhan Boybek <gokhan@cc.itu.edu.tr>

SCUBA-D: Digest of the Usenet rec.scuba newsgroup
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List Owners/Contact: Catherine Yang <cyang@brownvm.brown.edu> or Nick Simicich <njs@watson.ibm.com>

SCUBA-L: Scuba Diving Mailing List
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Description: Mailing list for discussion of all aspects of SCUBA diving. Any articles, views, ideas, and opinions relating to SCUBA diving are welcome. Areas discussed will include, but are not limited to: Safety/first aid; places to dive; decompression; computation; decompression tables; history; new equipment; dive shops; new technologies; mail order shopping; diving science & technology; travel; computers; tropical diving; underwater photography; underwater animal life; underwater vehicles; questions/quizzes; PADI certifications; NAUI certifications; & YMCA certifications. Also gateways to Usenet Newsgroup bit.listserv.scuba-l

List Owner/Contact: Catherine Yang <cyang@brownvm.brown.edu>

SEASHEPHERD: Sea Shepherd Electronic Mailing List
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Description: The Sea Shepherd is involved in several campaigns, including the fight against whaling, dolphin slaughter, drift nets and seal killing. This is a volunteer, information collection and distribution service, for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and related issues.

List Owner/Contact: Nick Voth <dcasmedic@aol.com>, 3725 Westland Pl., Lawrence, KS 66049, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, 1314 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401, Phone: 310-394-3198

SFER-L: South Florida Environmental Reader
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Description: The South Florida Environmental Reader is a electronic newsletter covering topics concerning the South Florida environment. The newsletter is published on a monthly basis.

Contact: Andrew Mossberg <aem@miavax.ir.miami.edu>

SHARK-L: Sharks and Cartilaginous Fish Discussion
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Description: SHARK-L is a general-interest forum for discussions about sharks (and other cartilaginous fishes, such as skates, rays, chimaeras). Topics on SHARK-L include shark biology, behavior and evolution, stories about diving with sharks, sharks in the media, shark folklore, sharks' relationship with human beings, shark conservation efforts, and resources for shark aficionados. SHARK-L is an informal, conversational list for both lay people and scientists. If you want to talk about sharks, SHARK-L is the place to be!

Contact: Fiona Webster, fi@access.digex.net

STARNET: Echinoderm Newsletter
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Description: The STARNET echhindoerm electronic newsletter is distributed quarterly.

List Owner/Contact: Win Hide <whide@matrix.bchs.uh.edu>

WILDNET: Computing and Statistics in Fisheries & Wildlife Biology
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Description: The Wildnet mailing list was established for the exchange of ideas, questions, and solutions in the area of fisheries and wildlife computing and statistics. Possibilities include reviews of literature, reports on conferences, questions on experimental design, field techniques, relevant hardware, software, databases, etc.

List Owner/Contact: Eric Woodsworth <woodsworth@sask.usask.ca>, Canadian Wildlife Service, Saskatoon, Canada, Phone: 306-975-4023