University of Rhode Island Libraries
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 Aquaculture Network
Information Center (AquaNIC)
- Extensive listing of electronic resources related to all
aspects of aquaculture.
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Biology
Browser
- Index and guide to internet resources in biology and related
life sciences. Browse by organism, subject, geographical terms. Search by keyword.
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BioTech’s Life
Science Dictionary
- Definitions of over 8,300 terms dealing with biochemistry,
biotechnology, botany, cell biology, and genetics.
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Encyclopedia
of the National Marine Sanctuaries
- Online guide with
photos, streaming video, and important biological information for over 100
marine species from each of the Marine Sanctuaries in the United States.
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ENTRI: Environmental
Treaties and Resource Indicators
- Provided by the Consortium for International Earth Science
Information Network, ENTRI is a comprehensive online search service for finding
information about environmental treaties and natural resource indicators. Contains the
full text of many treaties.
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FishBase
- “A global information system with all you ever wanted
to know about fishes.”
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Fisheries Statistics Division
- Data from the NOAA Fisheries Office of Science & Technology on
commercial fisheries, recreational fisheries, imports and exports, fishery market news,
and more.
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NSCEP/NEPIS - EPA's Gateway to Free Digital & Paper Publications
- Database of over 10,000 full-text EPA documents published
since 1977.
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National Sea Grant
Library
- Contains over 90,000 documents of Sea Grant funded work on
oceanography, marine education, aquaculture, fisheries, coastal zone management and more.
Lends documents to scientists, teachers, students, fishermen. Access to National Sea Grant
Library Database and Sea Grant Abstracts.
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Toxics Release
Inventory (TRI) Program
- Produced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the
TRI Program is a database of information about releases and transfers of toxic chemicals from
manufacturing facilities. Searchable by area, facility, industry, parent company, and
destination of off-site transfer.
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USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (ESMIS)
- Contains nearly 300 reports and datasets from the economics
agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that cover U.S. and international
agriculture and related topics.
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Water
Level Tidal Predictions (NOAA)
- This system will allow you to calculate tidal current
predictions for the more than 3000 tidal current stations.
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Water Resources of
the United States
- Real time and historical water data from the U.S. Geological
Survey, including information on water use, acid rain, and other water-related topics.
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