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Contents below:

     · Taxonomic guides & databases for aquatic life

       · Periodicals

         · NGOs

Subpages:

     · Freshwater life

       · Diadromous life

         · Marine life

               ~ Corals

               ~ Sharks

               ~ Marine mammals

                       - Whales

Also see:

     · Marine hub and associated pages, most particularly:

              ~ Fisheries

              ~ Fisheries institutions

       · Freshwater hub and associated pages

Taxonomic guides & databases for aquatic life

Census of Marine Life

FishBase

     AquaMaps

NOAA Species Directory

Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)

Southeastern Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation Strategy

World Register of Marine Species (WORM)

Periodicals

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management

Aquatic Living Resources

NGOs

Aquatic Life Institute (ALI)

Important considerations:

While aquatic life is most decidedly not a taxonomic ranking, from a conservation perspective there are some practical advantages to focusing on aquatic life as a distinct grouping.

If you are looking for information on a particular species or taxon, your best starting point is likely to be either the Catalogue of Life (CoL) or one of the databases listed below.