Oceanographers Featured in AP Report
In an Associated Press report that ran in the Boston Herald, UMaine oceanographers Jeffrey Runge and Dave Townsend were interviewed about this winter’s rise in air temperatures, which has caused the water temperatures in the Gulf of Maine to rise. In the report, which noted that warmer water could result in lobsters molting their shells early and ocean algae blooming ahead of schedule, Runge said temperature affects all life processes, but it’s too soon to say if changes brought on by rising water temperatures will be good or bad. Townsend told the AP it’s important to look at all angles to determine what will be the effects of warming water.
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