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The Aquaculture Sustainability Assessment Branch evaluates current and proposed marine aquaculture practices for technical effectiveness, environmental compatibility, and sustained commercial success. The Branch develops methods and technologies to improve production of cultivated seafood, thereby, supporting the expansion of domestic aquaculture. Multiple scientific disciplines within the Branch are applied to high-priority projects in a team-based approach that is supplemented by collaborative relationships locally, nationally, and internationally. Branch expertise includes but is not limited to, marine chemistry, aquaculture system design, shellfish physiology, marine microbiology, immunology, and genetics.

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Title: Aquaculture Sustainability Branch (ASB)
Short Name: Aquaculture Sustainability Branch (ASB)
Status: Completed
Abstract:

The Aquaculture Sustainability Assessment Branch evaluates current and proposed marine aquaculture practices for technical effectiveness, environmental compatibility, and sustained commercial success. The Branch develops methods and technologies to improve production of cultivated seafood, thereby, supporting the expansion of domestic aquaculture. Multiple scientific disciplines within the Branch are applied to high-priority projects in a team-based approach that is supplemented by collaborative relationships locally, nationally, and internationally. Branch expertise includes but is not limited to, marine chemistry, aquaculture system design, shellfish physiology, marine microbiology, immunology, and genetics.

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CC ID: 184725
URL: https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/ead/#aquasus
URL Type:
Online Resource
File Resource Format: HTML
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Aquaculture Sustainability Branch web page.

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 23140
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:23140
Metadata Record Created By: Patricia L Jones
Metadata Record Created: 2015-02-18 10:35+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2016-06-28
Owner Org: NEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2016-06-28
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2017-06-28