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Look at these screwy temperatures from the National Oceanographic Data Center:
Northern Atlantic Coast
Water Temperatures in Degrees Fahrenheit
Present Tetmperatures Last Updated: Thu May 3 17:15:05 2001 UTC Location Present
Temperatures:
Eastport ME 40
Bar Harbor ME N/A
Portland ME (44007) 50.5
Portsmouth Harbor NH N/A
Boston Harbor MA N/A
Woods Hole MA 52.9
Newport RI 47.1
New London CT 51.8
Notice how low Newport's water temp. is.
Except for Eastport, ME, everywhere else is warmer. Maybe that has something to do with it!! Check this address: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/natl.html and note that the present temperature for Newport (47.1 deg. F) is 4.9 degrees BELOW the climatological average for Newport (52.0 deg. F).
Of course, maybe the Newport buoy has an error in it. But if this temperature is correct, it might explain why everywhere except southern RI seems to have fish.
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