Review of NOAA’s Aquaculture Science Program
February 28, 2019
SOURCE: NOAA Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries is responsible for the stewardship of the nation’s ocean resources and their habitat. We provide vital services for the nation: productive and sustainable fisheries, safe sources of seafood, the recovery and conservation of protected resources, and healthy ecosystems—all backed by sound science and an ecosystem-based approach to management.
This document is a summary of the formal peer review of the aquaculture science conducted at NOAA’s Fisheries Science Centers during 2016 and 2017. It provides a brief overview of how the Aquaculture Science Program review was conducted, summarizes the key issues reviewers identified during the review, and presents individual Fisheries Science Center and a national-level response for those issues identified during the review.
NOAA Fisheries, also known as the National Marine Fisheries Service, is an office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of Commerce. We have five regional offices, six science centers, and more than 20 laboratories around the United States and U.S. territories, and we work with partners across the nation.