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The EFS Division conducts research to assess and reduce natural and human-caused impacts on environmental and human health, and to improve methods for fisheries restoration and production in conservation hatcheries and in aquaculture.
EFS also maintains a readiness to respond quickly to environmental emergencies from the release of toxic materials into the environment.