Fisheries and Marine Science Library
Situated within the Research Division of the Department of Fisheries Government of Western Australia the Library has a comprehensive collection of fisheries, aquaculture and aquatic science books and journals. It also has a special collection of aquaculture books provided by a grant from the Aquaculture Development Authority.
The Library began in the 1900s after Lindsay Thompson, in a report to Parliament (1898), saw “the necessity for a judiciously chosen library of standard works on fisheries”. The Library, located at the Research Division since 1985, has over 1,700 journal titles and more than 3,000 books and monographs with some titles dating back to the 1890s.
There is also a comprehensive collection of Department of Fisheries publications.
The Library enjoys close contact with other marine and aquatic science libraries world-wide via IAMSLIC (International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers) and obtains many of its publications via generous exchange arrangements with other marine science institutions.
Library Services and Facilities
The Library located at the Western Australian Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratories offers a range of services and facilities including:
Photocopier
Photocopying of Library materials (subject to all copyright regulations) is permitted in the Library .
Computer
A computer is available to us CD ROM based information and to search CD ROM databases, this machine is not connected to the internet.
Reference services
- professionally-trained library staff are available to help you to make full use of the library collections;
- subject specific databases are available on CD ROM
- inter-library loans service. The library provides inter-library loans at ILRS rates
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