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Divers experience Cold Water upwelling in Florida; Video shot in PBC.
July 2010 aboard Abernathy's:
LINK <<click there or watch on YouTube below.
YouTube - West Palm Beach's fragile reef ecosystem
Synopsis by Dr. Janet Phipps PhD. after reviewing the Video:
William,
Apparently our annual July upwelling occurred this weekend. I was diving in Boca on Saturday and fortunately did not experience those temperatures! As to the fish they were cold shocked. These upwellings can occur fairly rapidly. Yes, upwelling water is nutrient enriched..it is not eutrophied. Also, the cold water of upwellings can often hold higher levels of oxygen than warmer waters. The video showed cold shocked parrotfish there was probably a really cold diver behind the camera, too! JP"
July 2010 aboard Abernathy's:
LINK <<click there or watch on YouTube below.
YouTube - West Palm Beach's fragile reef ecosystem
Synopsis by Dr. Janet Phipps PhD. after reviewing the Video:
William,
Apparently our annual July upwelling occurred this weekend. I was diving in Boca on Saturday and fortunately did not experience those temperatures! As to the fish they were cold shocked. These upwellings can occur fairly rapidly. Yes, upwelling water is nutrient enriched..it is not eutrophied. Also, the cold water of upwellings can often hold higher levels of oxygen than warmer waters. The video showed cold shocked parrotfish there was probably a really cold diver behind the camera, too! JP"