On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 17:37:57 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 18:06:38 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:
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>>On Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:01:00 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>>wrote:
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>>>What has amazed me, is the temperature of the water in the Gulf --
>>>90F? What the heck kind of fish and sea life likes water that
>>>temperature?
>>>Janet US
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>>Temps at various places in the Gulf.
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>>https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/egof_tmap.html
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>those temps are high. They used to be concerned when the temps went
>into the 80s.

I would think so. I suppose much of it is small, incremental creep.
Here are some averages.

https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/dsdt/cwtg/egof.html