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| | NBII Biological Resources - Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (FAR) Node |
 | | To aid conservation and restoration efforts, the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (FAR) node was established to provide an integrated, comprehensive web-based resource that will: 1) serve and access fishery and aquatic databases, 2) link to fishery and aquatic resource information sites and 3) act as larger scale coordinating site for fisheries and aquatic resources standards. |
 | | The FAR partners, under the guidance of the USGS Biological Resources Division's Northern Appalachian Research Lab, utilize web-based Geographic Information Systems software as the focal point of the FAR nodes data access capabilities. |
 | | --> Fisheries and aquatic resources are economically, ecologically, culturally, and aesthetically important to the nation, yet many of these resources are in decline due to factors such as habitat alteration, degrading water quality, invasive species, water availability, and overharvest. |
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