DIRECTORY ENTRY: Cefas - Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science

Cefas makes an important contribution to securing healthy and sustainable marine and freshwater environments so that current and future generations can prosper.

Our vision is to make a real difference for society, as recognised leaders in marine and aquatic science.

As the UK’s largest and most diverse applied marine science centre, we help to shape and implement policy through our internationally renowned science and collaborative relationships that span the EU, UK government, non-governmental organisations, research centres and industry.

Our work takes us from freshwater to the open ocean, and includes both wild and farmed fish. Our influence and leadership spans a wide spectrum of issues, including:

• – Climate change impacts and adaptation
• – Marine planning and environmental licensing
• – Sustainable fisheries management
• – Marine biodiversity and habitats
• – Fish and shellfish health and hygiene
• – Emergency response.

We support this by collecting, managing and interpreting environmental, biodiversity and fisheries data.

So, the growing importance of the marine environment, not least in relation to climate change, means that there are real opportunities emerging within our organisation. We’re already at the forefront of marine science and we’re ready to take things even further.