Overview

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) are distributed across the basin of the North Atlantic Ocean from the Arctic Circle to Portugal in the eastern Atlantic, from Iceland and southern Greenland, and from the Ungava region of northern Quebec south to the Connecticut River. They are anadromous fish because part of their life cycle occurs in saltwater and part in freshwater. Atlantic salmon were eliminated from most of their native range in the northeastern United States and Canada, but restocking efforts have re-established them in many watersheds.  July 2008 . . . Salmon

Marketing 

• Aquaculture, Economic Research Service, USDA. 
• Aquaculture Certification Council - A nongovernmental body established to certify social, environmental and food safety standards at aquaculture facilities throughout the world. This Missouri nonprofit, nonmember public benefit corporation builds on elements of the voluntary Global Aquaculture Alliance Responsible Aquaculture Program system that combines site inspections and effluent sampling with sanitary controls, therapeutic controls and product traceability.
• Aquaculture (Domestic Production and International Trade Information), FSAonline, USDA.
• Aquaculture Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - Fisheries market news and statistic summaries (aquaculture results by catch, available grants, new marine product food safety guidelines, endangered natural stocks, export guidelines for shipments to the European Union, links and addresses of many National Marine Fisheries Support Offices and other information. Site includes information on Department of Commerce Aquaculture Policy, the National Aquaculture Act of 1980, recent NOAA Aquaculture Policy and breaking research and legislative news.
• Can Quality Revitalize the Alaskan Salmon Industry?, Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University, 2004 - Declining salmon prices, due primarily to expansion of farmed salmon production, have reduced revenues for Alaska’s wild salmon fisheries by roughly 62 percent over the past 10 years. One possibility for reversing this trend is to differentiate wild and farmed salmon in consumer markets through quality improvements and marketing. A conceptual model is used to highlight the challenges that Alaska’s wild salmon industry must overcome before the industry is likely to see significant revenue gains from increased quality.
• Census of Aquaculture (2005), USDA, 2006.
• Fisheries Off West Coast States and in the Western Pacific; West Coast Salmon Fisheries; 2008 Management Measures and a Temporary Rule, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce, 2008 - NMFS established fishery management measures for the 2008 ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, California and the 2009 salmon seasons.
• FishLink.com - An Internet information and resource for aquaculture and fisheries. Contains directories, news, statistics and other related information.
• Imports and Exports of Fishery Products: Annual Summary, Fisheries Statistics Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, 2007. 
• Mariculture and Aquatic Farming, Alaska Department of Fish and Game - Alaska state mariculture site includes permit information, overviews of state production and related information.
• National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Commercial Services: Aquaculture and Seafood - Contains leads, current and historical trade statistics, import requirements, news and regulatory information. This mission of the Trade and Commercial Service staff is to promote and facilitate trade for the U.S. seafood and aquaculture industries by expanding existing markets and opening new ones for the U.S. producers and processors.
• NOAA Fisheries - Aquaculture results by production, natural catch, available grants, new marine product food safety guidelines, endangered natural stocks, export guidelines for shipments for the European Union and other information.
• North Carolina Aquaculture Production Statistics, NCDA&CS Aquaculture Division - Summarized by number of producers, species, pounds of production and estimated value.
• Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture, Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program (PD/A CRSP) - This program represents an international, multi-disciplinary effort to improve human nutrition through pond aquaculture research. The work of the PD/A CRSP benefits both domestic and international aquaculture.
• Salmon shortage raises prices, Dallas Morning News, April 2008.
• World Aquaculture Society - International society of aquaculturalists working to improve education and communication within the industry.
  

Production

• Aquaculture, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute - Overview of various programs and initiatives of the Great Lakes Sea Grant Program. Sea Grant researchers are studying several fish species suitable for aquaculture in the Midwest, including walleye, sturgeon, hybrid striped bass, sunfish, bait fish, yellow perch, tilapia, bluegill, crappie, bullhead, crayfish and numerous salmonids. A variety of techniques are being examined, including pond culture, cage culture and indoor contained systems. The Great Lakes Sea Grant Network also has developed a regional resource list of aquaculture publications and audiovisuals for current and potential aquaculturists.
• Aquaculture in Hawaii, State Aquaculture Development Program, State Department of Agriculture - Hawaii Aquaculture web page, an information source and guide to getting started in aquaculture in Hawaii.
• Aquaculture Network Information Center - A gateway to the world's electronic aquaculture resources.
• Aquatic Network - Aquaculture topics, educational information, publications and products and services listing.
• Atlantic Salmon, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, FAO, 2003.
• Farmed Salmon, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• Pacific Northwest Net-raised Salmon, NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-NWFSC-49, The Net-pen Salmon Farming Industry in the Pacific Northwest, Northwest Fisheries Science Center Resource Enhancement and Utilization Technologies Division.
• Permaculture: Aquaculture - Large bibliography of written resources and links from CrescentMeadow.com, Crescent Meadow Systems, a pemaculture reference site.
• Salmon, Commodity Update, Globefish, 2007.
• Study: Modern Hatcheries Aid Wild Salmon, Conservation Biology, 2006 - A group led by an Oregon State University geneticist cautions that relying on hatcheries to sustain salmon runs is likely to fail in the long run without restoration of river habitats.  

Links checked January 2008.