23138 Ecosystems & Aquaculture Division (EAD) Project Published / External 1368 NEFSC Metadata Library Library Completed The Ecosystems and Aquaculture Division develops scientific knowledge on the interactions between the environment and marine biota, to promote sustainable wild-caught and cultivated fisheries, and to conserve protected species in the Northeast Continental Shelf ecosystem, nationally and internationally. Major research themes include ecosystem processes and environmental conditions for production of harvestable algae, invertebrates and vertebrates; the processes linking spatial and temporal patterns in climate with regional and local responses of species and their habitats; and the positive and negative influences of human activities upon ecosystem function and services. This is accomplished by the coordination and design of field surveys and laboratory investigations conducted by five research branches with staff across the Northeast. Better understanding of these processes enables the Division to develop technologies and recommendations to promote the growth of a highly productive aquaculture industry, to support assessment and management of protected and harvested species, and more generally to support the development of Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management in the Northeast Region. Theme abundance Theme composition Theme distribution Theme early life Theme environmental Theme reproductive https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/ead/ Online Resource HTML Ecosystems & Aquaculture Division web page. 23140 Project 23141 Project 23144 Project 23143 Project 23145 Project gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23138 Joan Palmer 2015-02-18T09:51:03 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2025-05-15T19:16:03 2016-06-28 Northeast Fisheries Science Center NEFSC 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA (508)495-2000 https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday 1001 Public No 2016-06-28 1 Year 2017-06-28