U.S. fishing industries, both commercial and recreational, rely on healthy coastal areas. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images Healthy coastal ecosystems play crucial roles in the U.S.

The Trump administration is preparing to dismantle core climate research functions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to internal documents obtained by CNN last week.

The Trump administration is preparing to dismantle core climate research functions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, according to internal documents obtained by CNN last week.

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Christine Keiner is chair of The Department of Science, ...

Christine Keiner conducted research at the NOAA Library for her books "The Oyster Question" and "Deep Cut." Healthy coastal ecosystems play crucial roles in the U.S. economy, from supporting ...