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Sea Surface Temperatures Reach Highest Level in 150 Years on Northeast Continental Shelf from Cape Hatteras, N.C. to the Gulf of Maine

Sea  surface temperatures in the Northeast Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem during 2012  were the highest recorded in 150 years, according to the latest Ecosystem  Advisory issued by NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC). continued