With Glen Gawarkiewicz, Sr. Scientist, Physical Oceanography Department
Resembling a river in the ocean, the Gulf Stream transports warm water northward from the Gulf of Mexico before it turns east across the Atlantic. In the fall of 2011 local fishermen noticed unusually warm water and strong currents at the edge of the continental shelf south of New England. Learn what WHOI scientists found when they investigated this unusual shift in the Gulf Stream and hear more about its implications for ocean circulation in that region and some possible effects on marine life.
