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From the Resource Guide to Aquaculture Information

Name: ALF (Agricultural Library Forum)
Host: National Agricultural Library
Address: 10301 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
Access: Direct Dial (301) 504-6510, or 504-5111,or 504-5496, or 504-5497; or via Internet
through Fedworld; or telnet fedworld.gov
Cost: Direct dial costs if you do not have Internet access.
Scope: Agriculture- and aquaculture-related publications produced in the library in addition to some specialized conferences and mail messaging. For assistance call systems operator at (301) 504-5113.

Name: AQUADATA
Host: CompuServe
Address: 500 Arlington Centre Blvd.
P.O. Box 20212
Columbus, OH 43220
Phone: (614) 457-8600
Access: via CompuServe
Cost: Yes - per minute
Scope: Fish drugs, chemicals, aquatic publications, etc.

Name: AQUAFORUM
Host: CompuServe
Address: 500 Arlington Centre Blvd.
P.O. Box 20212
Columbus, OH 43220
Phone: (614) 457-8600
Access: via CompuServe
Cost: Yes - per minute
Scope: Bulletin board and files relating mostly to aquariums with small section for aquaculture.

Name: Aquaria and Fish Forum
Host: CompuServe
Address: 500 Arlington Centre Blvd.
P.O. Box 20212
Columbus, OH 43220
Phone: (614) 457-8600
Cost: Yes
Access: via CompuServe
Scope: Provides trade and hobby information on fish, aquaria and aquatic sciences with international coverage.

Name: CIDS (Commercial Information Delivery Service)
Host: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Address: Charles Hobbs
Office of Communications
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Commercial Information Delivery Service
Administration Building
14th and Independence Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20250
Phone: (202) 720-9045
Access: Direct dial or via telnet
Cost: Yes
Scope: Federal bulletin board network that provides access to time-sensitive U.S. Government information.

Name: FISHNET
Host: FISHNET
Address: 102 Haram St.
Sheffield, AL 35660
Phone: (205) 383-3009
FAX: (205) 386-7615
Access: via CompuServe
Cost: Yes
Scope: Includes fish farming and aquatic conservation as well as a number of files useful to aquarists on fish chemicals, drugs, and identification guides.