Mid-Atlantic Bight Shelfbreak Jet (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Mid-Atlantic Bight Shelfbreak Jet

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The Mid-Atlantic Bight Shelfbreak Jet, shown here as a thin orange arrow, is a cool-water current that flows south along the continental shelf from Labrador to Cape Hatteras. A WHOI study found that the current has slowed by 10% over the last 25 years, a change consistent with gradual warming of the waters on the continental shelf, and with potential implications for fisheries.

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Source: NOAA

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