West Coast waters shifting to lower-productivity regime

West Coast waters shifting to lower-productivity regime
Portland OR (SPX) Mar 18, 2015 - Large-scale climate patterns that affect the Pacific Ocean indicate that waters off the West Coast have shifted toward warmer, less productive conditions that may affect marine species from seabirds to salmon, according to the 2015 State of the California Current Report delivered to the Pacific Fishery Management Council. The report by NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center and ... more

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