Fisheries management in a changing climate: Lessons from the 2012 ocean heat wave in the Northwest Atlantic
Published: 2013
Author(s):
Chen, Y
Chiang, F.
Holland, D.
Lehuta, S.
Mills, K.E.
Nye, J.A.
Pershing, A.J.
Sun, J.C.
Thomas, A.C.
Wahle, R.A.
Abstract:
Mills, K. E., Pershing, A. J., Brown, C. J., Chen, Y., Chiang, F. S., Holland, D. S., … & Wahle, R. A. (2013). Fisheries management in a changing climate lessons from the 2012 ocean heat wave in the Northwest Atlantic.Oceanography, 26(2), 191-195.
First part of Introduction: Climate change became real for many Americans in 2012 when a record heat wave affected much of the United States, and Superstorm Sandy pounded the Northeast. At the same time, a less visible heat wave was occurring over a large portion of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Like the heat wave on land, the ocean heat wave affected coastal…