Yel-yel laut adalah sebuah jenis lagu kerja yang pernah sering dinyanyikan di kalangan buruh kapal layar pedagang besar. Namun, pada saat ini, cakupan definisinya terkadang diperluas menjadi sejumlah besar repertoir dan karakteristik, atau merujuk kepada "lagu pekerjaan maritim" secara umum.
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Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Sea shanties.
Shanties and Sea Songs webpage has lyrics popular among and culled from North American shanty revival performers, and links to albums on which the songs may be heard.
International Shanty and Seasong Association, based mainly in Germany and the Netherlands, promotes sailor songs through festivals, publications, and sponsorship of performing groups.
Bilgemunky Radio online/podcast radio show devoted to pirate-themed music including both traditional-style shanty performers and "pirate rock" performers.
Bordel de Mer French Internet radio show devoted to sailor songs from all over the world.
The Bitter End contains a comprehensive list of forthcoming maritime music festivals across the world.
Winchester, Clarence, ed. (1937), "Sea shanties", Shipping Wonders of the World, hlm. 523–528 illustrated account of the sea shanty