CAFÉ Workshop Update
Day 1: Arctic Climate Influences on NW Atlantic
Early & late 1990s FW anomalies
Good evidence early anomaly came from Arctic, likely through
Canadian Archipelago
Late anomaly is better described in GoM/MAB, but origins are less
clear
Contrasted GoM plankton changes with Canadian Shelf
Similar, but more winter-spring than fall-winter
Day 2: Top-down vs. Bottom-up drivers
Some interesting top-down linkages, but trophic cascade not
supported by data
Cod in Newfoundland are food limited