An official website of the United States government. A biogeographic classification of the world's coastal and continental shelf waters following a nested hierarchy of realms, provinces and ecoregions.
Aquaculture application: Descriptive information about ecoregions is useful for planning and development of aquaculture activities.
Contributing Partners: Data Basin, TNC
NCCOS delivers ecosystem science solutions for stewardship of the nation’s ocean and coastal resources to sustain thriving coastal communities and economies.
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Website Owner: National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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