Marine and freshwater science, UK Government

Cefas, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Science, is an Executive Agency of Defra (the UK Government’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs). Through innovative solutions and world leading applied science we work to ensure a sustainable future for our rivers, seas and the ocean, supporting healthy and productive marine and freshwater ecosystems.

The Cefas Genomics Facility at Exeter Science Park provides Next-Generation Sequencing services to support Cefas research into animal health and disease, environmental monitoring and surveillance, and population genetics.