Climate Change in the Northeast U.S. Shelf Ecosystem

This site is a resource for fishing industry stakeholders, researchers, and the interested public, providing an introduction to climate change science and climate change impacts on the fishing industry. 

It summarizes peer-reviewed, published research focused on historical and projected climate impacts on the ecosystem and living marine resources of the U.S. Northeast Continental Shelf. It also includes a primer on climate change science, global climate models, and the assessments conducted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).