Ocean temperatures in the North Atlantic hit an all-time high last year, raising
concerns about the effects of global warming on one of the most sensitive and
productive ecosystems in the world.
Sea ice off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador was below normal for the
tenth consecutive year and the water temperature outside St. John's Harbor was
the highest on record in 2004, according to a report released Wednesday by the
federal Fisheries Department.
The ocean surface off St. John's averaged almost two degrees Fahrenheit above
normal, the highest in the 59 years the department has been compiling records.
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