Currents and Bottom Maps

I hope everyone is doing well. Here are the URLS for

near real-time currents
http://iwave.rsmas.miami.edu/wera/

Bottom Maps, cool links, example of temperature profiles:
http://oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu/sfo/index.html

Please sign my guestbook if you use this info,
http://oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu...guestbook.html

As mentioned at the SESC and at the SAIL meeting, the real-time
currents will be expaned north. Unfortunately, kids vandalized the
system at John Lyod's park and set the whole experiment back by
a number of months. cheers, arthur

[Mike]

Thanks for the links Prof. I will get these up on the swordfish club website also...

It's a shame what happened though...

Mike

[swigg11]

Professor, how far north will those be expanded? Will they go up far enough to include Stuart?

[CAPTINMITCH]

Originally Posted by swigg11

Professor, how far north will those be expanded? Will they go up far enough to include Stuart?

Gee Arthur, I felt special when I thought I was the only one walking around with a copy of these. :lol:

Hey, got a related question. As I've said in my seminars, one of the ancillary benefits to the long-line closure would be the rebound of species other than swordfish. Given the reports of blue marlin and yellowfin being caught in decent numbers locally in the last two weeks, it seems to bear out my position. What I do find odd is the suddeness that it has occured. By that I mean we've been seeing a gradual increase but all of a sudden there's been a geometric growth in the catch rate.
I guess my question is - has there been a significant change in the flow of the Gulfstream that would explain why the marlin and tuna are on this side of the Stream or is it indeed a byproduct of the closure?Cheers, Mitch

[RiskTaker]

Professor O:

A-RT-hur: Nice to meet you at the SSC meeting last night. Spooky man, now that you are all spelled out, nick name and all, I just wonder if there is anything in common? ... Well certainly, swordfishing! Thanks, for all the replies in 2004. Couldn't make make your NYE party at your place, instead, had a small gathering at my place, at the same time... Spoke with Troy a few times but never in person, maybe a get together in Pompano would work. That way he can see the place... that could have been... a virgin boat drink story. irat:

Thanks, for reposting the links to the Bathymetry charts, etc., for those that may utilize the information to an effective result. Currents, Doppler capabilities for other measurements as well.

I guess that was/is your Christmas present for those that can put the info. to practical use.

I am nearly always greatful for most everything. Except for those grumpy moments: therapy... go fishing, or play S@X with wifey, whichever smoothes the urge best.

Capt. Mitch - the same topic came up last night, sometime's its hot, for everyone, then it is not. You really need to let the statistics guide the prognosis for the trend, better or worse, for Broadbills, Tuna or Blue Marlins. Lately, it seems things are hot: get the smoker going. But in the blur of time, the statistical analysis will reveal, the golden nuggets of truth.

I may be trolling some deadly Blue Marlin lures this weekend: I sure hope it can arrouse a 100" plus fish. Never landed one yet: but that may be my once in a lifetime opportunity. RT

Mike, thanks for your help. Swigg11, the long term goal is the
whole east coast; I'll ask someone if there is a projected date
for the Stuart area.

Capt Mitch, the data is now public domain, and CIMAS (A UM-NOAA
collaboration) needed a local outreach site, so here it is. We'll
be adding some cool stuff in about a month or two and I'll let
everyone here know.

Capt Allie at the SESC said that there was a bait-rich filament of water
that stretched from the Tortugas area to Deerfield beach. This water
has not shown up in any of the satellite images, according to Mitch
Roffer, president of ROFFs. He is looking into this now, if he finds out
anything I'll pass it on.

Risktaker, nice to meet you, too. cheers, arthur

PS A big THANKS for all those who signed the guestbook. It is
important to me and my group,

http://oceancurrents.rsmas.miami.edu...guestbook.html

I'm trying to secure some funding to complete the site and the bean
counters want to see who is using the site.

This is from a correspondence from Mitch Roffer to the Miami
Herald that he cc'd me on. cheers, arthur

As catch rates of relatively rare species (blue
marlin and mako sharks) have increased suddenly
we looked at the oceanographic conditions off
Miami and the Florida east coast to Cape
Canaveral for this week compared to 2004.
Basically we have found that the sea surface
temperature (SST) of the Gulf Stream and coastal
waters this year is FIVE degrees warmer compared
with last year. The sst of the Gulf Stream off
Miami now is 78 Degrees, last year 73 degrees for
this week. The coastal waters west of the Gulf
Stream are also approximately FIVE degrees warmer
this year. We have not conducted an comprehensive
analysis on the numbers and sizes of Gulf Stream
eddies, but a quick look suggests that there are
no substantial differences in this aspect.

cheers, arthur