FishBase 98 (CD-ROM, concepts, design and data sources)
The fourth edition of the only computerized encyclopedia of fish has key data
on the biology of every known species in the world’s marine and fresh waters.
Even better, the book is packaged with two CD-ROMs with a content equivalent
to more than 200 other books and it is on the Web at www.fishbase.org.
“Giving credit to FishBase’s 350 collaborators around the world was key to
the success of this database,” says Fisheries Prof. Daniel Pauly, co-editor
with German scientist Rainer Froese. “Also, we make a strong effort to incorporate
local knowledge, including 70,000 local names of fish in addition to the 50,0000
scientific names.”
FishBase is designed for fisheries managers, researchers, teachers,
students, conservationists, environmental consultants, museums, aquariums and
the general public.
