Warm-Water Fish Invade New York City's Waters
source: http://www.citylimits.org/news/articles/4691/warm-water-fish-invade-new-york-city-s-waters#....
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City Island — Carl Wills has been fishing in Long Island Sound for 58 years, and two months ago, for the first time in his life, he saw a sea turtle.
Working a night shift for a charter fishing company out of City Island in the Bronx, Wills, 61, was taking a moment to relax when the four-foot-wide turtle surfaced alongside the boat, the Island Current II.
"All of a sudden, this big thing comes out of the water and sticks its head up. What the hell?" says Wills, describing his reaction. "It was amazing to see that."
Six species of sea turtle are found in U.S. waters, and they all usually dwell in the southeastern or Chesapeake Bay region. They are also not the only warm water animals to be living in Long Island Sound this fall.
Water temperatures in the Sound have been gradually rising for the past 30 years, a trend many area scientists attribute to global warming. Waters in the region around New York are warming faster than any other region in the country, and hit a record high this year on the eve of Hurricane Sandy. The trend threatens to destabilize a fragile marine ecosystem and the livelihoods of local fishermen already struggling to break even.
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dadevil
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Warrant further attention "concerns regarding climate change" - effect on local marine faunas.
Lionfish Invade North Carolina Waters...
Reports on the findings by researchers from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on the "presence of the poisonous" Indo-Pacific lionfish at the warm waters of the Gulf Stream.http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/14796060/lionfish-invade-north-caroli...
Recent Additions of Warmwater Fish Species to Chesapeake Bay.
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) Juvenile Fish and Blue Crab Trawl Survey collected specimens of three warmwater fish species uncommon to Chesapeake Bay. Captures of Trachinocephalus myops (Snakefish), Citharichthys macrops (Spotted Whiff), and Mullus auratus (Red Goatfish) are the first substantiated records for these species from Chesapeake Bay.These captures also represent extensions in the documented geographic ranges of Snakefish and Spotted Whiff. Occurrences of multiple species heretofore rarely encountered in Chesapeake Bay warrant further attention in view of "concerns regarding climate change" and its effect on local marine faunas.
http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/28748449/recent-additions-warmwater-f...
http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&q=Indo-Pacific...
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dadevil
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JanforGore
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dadevil:
This is one facet fo climate change that is totally ignored. Species invasion can and is causing environmental and economic damage in areas where these species not only invade but cause the decline of indigenous species. Thanks for posting this.
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JanforGore
