Government Documents on Fish & Fisheries

Fishing is an important form of economic activity as well as a popular recreation. Purdue Libraries have many government publications on fish and fisheries which are located in the HSSE, Life Science, and Management Libraries. Subject headings to search for government publications on fishing in the Library Catalog include:

Fish Trade
Fish Trade--United States
Fisheries--United States
Fishery--Law and Legislation
Fishery Management--United States

The principal database for accessing U.S. Government publications is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36 and is available online from 1994-present. The GPO Index covers from 1976-present.

Other databases to U.S. Government publications include LexisNexis Statistical which will be mentioned later. Additional useful resources are the Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index HSSE REF 328.763005 C76 covering congressional publications, Lexis Nexis Environmental (Purdue Users Only) covering environmental issues, LexisNexis Academic (Purdue Users Only) covering legal issues, CIS' U.S. Serial Set Index HSSE REF 328.73 C761c and its CD-ROM counterpart Congressional Masterfile 1789-1969 HSSE REF, CIS Index to Executive Branch Documents 1789-1909 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1990, and CIS Index to U.S. Executive Branch Documents 1910-1932 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1996.

Federal and Indiana state legal and regulatory fishery information resources include:

Title 16 United States Code	HSSE REF 345 Un3co
Compilation of Selected Acts Concerning Marine Resources, Including Fisheries	HSSE DOC Y 4.R 31/3:108-A
Title 50 Code of Federal Regulations	HSSE REF 353.005 C64
Federal Register	HSSE REF 353.005 Un34 & HSSE MF
Title 14 Indiana Code	HSSE REF 348.772 In25c
Title 310 Indiana Administrative Code	HSSE REF 348.772025 In2i
Indiana Register	HSSE REF 348.772025 In3

Useful U.S. Government executive branch agency fisheries resources include:

Agricultural Statistics (also in CD-ROM)	MEL, LIFE, &VETM 630.83 Un20
Imports & Exports of Fishery Products, Annual Summary	MEL C 55.309/2-10
Fishery Bulletin	LIFE & HIKS Repository 639.09 Un3fb
Digest of Federal Regulations & Laws	LIFE I 49.2:L 44
General Publications-U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service	LIFE & HSSE I 49.2:
Wildlife Review	LIFE & HIKS Repository 639.09 Un3wr
Progressive Fish-Culturist	LIFE & HIKS Repository 639.09 Un3p
Fisheries Review	LIFE 639.09 Un3sfa & I 49.40/2
Marine Fisheries Review	LIFE & HIKS Repository 639.09 Un3co
National Wildlife Refuge Circulars	LIFE I 49.44/2:
Endangered Species Technical Bulletins	LIFE I 49.77:
Fish & Wildlife News	LIFE I 49.88:
National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, Wildlife & Associated Resources (CD-ROM)	LIFE I 49.98/4:
U.S. Imports & Exports of Merchandise (CD-ROM & DVD)	MEL REF C 3.278/2: MEL REF C 3.278/3:
Census of Retail Trade	MEL C 3.255:

Congressional Publications

Congressional publications are also excellent sources of fish and fisheries information. Examples include:

Government Accountability Office Reports	MEL MF GA 1.13:
House Agriculture Committee (Reps. Mike Pence (R-IN), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), and Brad Ellsworth (D-IN) are members of this committee.)	HSSE DOC Y 4.AG 8/1:
House Appropriations Committee (Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) is a member of this committee.)	HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/1:C 73/2 HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/1:IN 8/6/
Senate Agriculture Committee (Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) is a member of this committee.)	HSSE DOC Y 4.AG 8/3:
Senate Appropriations Committee (Appropriations committee publications are excellent sources of project expenditure information.)	HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/2:
Senate Environment & Public Works Comm.	HSSE DOC Y 4.P 96/10:
House Natural Resources Committee (See House Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee HSSE DOC Y 4.M 53: for pre-1993 publications by this committee.)	HSSE DOC Y 4.R 31/3:
Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee	HSSE DOC Y 4.C 73/7:

Congressional Research Service Reports (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library)

Congressional Serial Set (Online-Purdue Users Only) HSSE Repository Y 1.1/2:

Treaty Information

The United States has fishing treaties with many foreign countries. Sources to consult for additional information on these agreements include:

Senate Treaty Documents	HSSE DOC Y 1.1/4:
Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) is a member of this committee.)	HSSE DOC Y 4.F 76/2:
Treaties in Force	HSSE REF 341.273 Un27tf (Older-HSSE periodical stacks)
Treaties & Other International Acts	HSSE 341.273 Un27ts HSSE MFS 9.10:
Treaties & Other International Agreements	HSSE 341.272 Un3u

Internet Sources

Increasing volumes of U.S. Government information can be found on the Internet. A locally accessible master index of Internet sources of government information can be found at www.lib.purdue.edu/govdocs/ Other useful U.S. Government sites with fish and fisheries information include:

Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force

GPO Access Contains full text of major legal, legislative, and regulatory information sources including public laws, congressional bills and committee reports, and regulations.

LexisNexis Statistical (Purdue Users Only-Provides access to many federal, state, and international statistical publications)

STAT-USA (Purdue Users Only)

Census Bureau

Environmental Protection Agency

Fedstats Fish Watch: U.S. Seafood Facts

National Marine Fisheries Service

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

Commerce Dept. Inspector General

State Dept. Bureau of Oceans & International Environmental & Scientific Affairs

U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy

U.S. Coral Reef Task Force

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service