SUMMAR Y 



The charts of temperature anomaLy (McLain/ Paper 9) do not show 

 any significant patterns/ either positive or negative^ in the 

 open ocean waters. Ingham (Paper 12) presented maps of Ekman 

 transport off the Atlantic coast and in the GuLf of Mexico. In 

 1976/ the meridional (north-south) component was generally more 

 negative (more to the south) than the average in the open 

 Atlantic. This indicates a stronger westerly wind component 

 (stronger zonality) than average/ which will adversely influence 

 survival of certain species such as menhaden. 



Bottom 



The bottom does not provide a source of e 

 time affecting U.S. marine fishery reso 

 shallower waters at least/ the bottom doe 

 affecting the marine environment. Davis 

 bottom waters in the Gulf of l^aine and ov 

 has been a warming trend since 1968/ 

 reversed in 1975. In 1975/ the spring te 

 of faine and the autumn temperatures/ bot 

 6ank/ resumed their warming trend. This 

 waters took place despite the cold autu 

 may be expected that bottom water t 

 recruitment of bottom dwelling species 

 demersal spawning species such as winter 

 herrina. 



nergy or variability in 



urces. Nevertheless/ in 



s modify the orocesses 



(Paper 22) discussed the 



er Georges Bank. There 



though it was partially 



mperatures in the GuLf 



h there and over Georges 



warming in the bottom 



mn air temperatures. It 



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such as sea scallops or 



flounder and Atlantic 



Armstrong (Paper 17) discussed the anomalous bottom anoxic 

 conditions leading to a massive fish kill off New Jersey. Crist 

 and Chamberlin (Paper 19) provided a summary of the bottom 

 temperatures south of New England. No information was available 

 on the broad Bering Sea shelf. 



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