January 12, 2015 — Sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Maine remained unusually high this fall, according to the newly released Gulf of Maine Region Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook. Warmer temperatures in the Gulf have ripple effects throughout the marine ecosystem, and the latest issue of Outlook describes some of the impacts that scientists are seeing on phytoplankton and fisheries.
This quarterly snapshot of recent weather events, anomalies and impacts is issued by the binational Climate Network of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. Outlook incorporates meteorological data generated by Environment Canada and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. It's the product of an ongoing collaboration between the two agencies sparked by the Gulf of Maine Council, a regional partnership that has worked for 25 years to sustain the environmental health of the Gulf of Maine and its watershed.
For December through February, Environment Canada is predicting an increased chance of above-normal temperatures for Nova Scotia.
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