Tag: "Northeast Fisheries Science Center"

Map of the world's LMEs, with the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf LME highlighted in red (Credit: Large Marine Ecosystems of the World, UNEP)

Northwest Atlantic Ecosystem Undergoing Changes Due To Human Impact

A new NOAA report states that in the U.S. Atlantic waters fish have moved away from their traditional habitats.

The change occurred over the past forty years is due to fundamental changes in the regional ecosystems mainly by human impact.

Tiger shark - Photo by Albert Kok

Latest Coastal Shark Survey Completed

Survey in U.S. East Coast waters is helping scientists and fishery resource managers to monitor shark populations and their role in marine ecosystems.

NOAA scientists from the Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC) lab in Narragansett, R.I., recently conducted their ninth coastal shark survey from Florida to Delaware.