The Southern New England subregion was cooler than the trend in SST for recent years with the exception of a short period during mid summer and at the very beginning of the year.  The spring bloom began early and was very intense with chlorophyll concentrations for one 8-day period reaching 5 mg m-3. Chlorophyll concentrations were above average at the beginning of the summer period whereas during the late summer and the fall periods they were at average levels.  Spring zooplankton abundances were low but summer and early fall abundances at or above the long-term means.

Trends in Spring Conditions for the Southern New England Subregion