National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration
United States Department of Commerce

Heating Waters Force Change in Industries That Depend on the Ocean

Mon, 08/28/2023
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In Maine, lobsters are heading north and some lobstermen are moving into kelp farming. On the West Coast, fishermen are worried about a blob of warm water developing off the Oregon and Washington coastlines, fearing a repeat of an ocean heat wave that devastated salmon harvests from 2014 to 2016. Mike McPhaden is quoted.