World Aquaculture Society (WAS), an international non-profit organization with over 3,000 members in about 100 countries. Founded in 1969, the primary focus of WAS is to strengthen and facilitate communication and information exchange on high priority topics and emerging issues within the diverse global aquaculture community.
EURASLIC is
• a network linking European aquatic sciences libraries and information centres
• a forum for the exchange of information and ideas relevant to aquatic sciences in Europe
• an independent, non-profit, European interest group
• a regional group of the International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC).
GOOS is a permanent global system for observations, modelling and analysis of marine and ocean variables to support operational ocean services worldwide. GOOS provides accurate descriptions of the present state of the oceans, including living resources; continuous forecasts of the future conditions of the sea for as far ahead as possible, and the basis for forecasts of climate change.
The GOOS Watch are updated articles about developing GOOS data in the news. Marine environmental conditions and social impacts are changing everyday and Real-time Ocean measurements are now able to spot the trends.
IAMSLIC is an association of individuals and organizations interested in aquatic and marine libraries and information science. The association provides a forum for exchange and exploration of ideas and issues of mutual concern.
The programme "International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange" (IODE) of the "Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission" (IOC) of UNESCO was established in 1961. Its purpose is to enhance marine research, exploitation and development, by facilitating the exchange of oceanographic data and information between participating Member States, and by meeting the needs of users for data and information products.
Biodiversity information. Information is held by many different organisations and the individuals who collect it in a variety of formats, from computer databases to handwritten record cards. This means that although a huge amount of information exists, it isn’t always easy to access. The National Biodiversity Network (NBN) idea could not be simpler: capture wildlife data once in a standard electronic form; integrate data from different sources; and use the internet to enable data to be used many times in different ways by as many people as possible.
The NMBL is a reference library only. Locally, the customers benefiting from the library's services are:
•Marine Biological Association (MBA) staff and students
•Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) staff and students
•Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science (SAHFOS) staff and students
•Registered visiting researchers based at these institutions.