Change is seen in Atlantic from climate, fishing

PORTLAND, Maine

The report is the broadest study that researchers have undertaken for U.S. waters in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Michael Fogarty, who headed the study, said Tuesday. The findings show how interconnected the ecosystem is, he said.

“We need to consider these interrelationships and connections. In some cases they aren’t obvious on the surface,” said Fogarty, head of the ecosystem assessment program at the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Falmouth, Mass. “If we ignore them or don’t understand them, then we could come away with the wrong picture of what’s driving things.”

AFP