November 12, 2018 — Waters off the Northeastern United States are among the fastest warming and most studied in the world’s ocean. Both abrupt and subtle changes caused by warming are evident in fishery stocks now, and NOAA Fisheries Center researchers are working on tools for understanding what that means for future stock conditions and the fisheries that depend on them.
Armed with decades of data and a strong appreciation of what climate change could mean for fisheries, Center researchers are focusing on science to help navigate this rapidly evolving future.