Staying Current

Staying Current

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North Pacific Gyre Oscillation, courtesy of Georgia Tech

Ocean currents are complex systems that change climate and determine fish populations.

Long studied by scientists to help fishermen predict sardine and anchovy populations, knowing currents is vital to the fishing industry.

But often the predictions were wrong. Now the discovery of a new current is starting to explain some of that fishiness.



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