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NOAA: 7 Ways El Nino and Large Marine Heatwave Could Affect West Coast Marine Species
June 13, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:

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7 Ways El Nino and Large Marine Heatwave Could Affect West Coast Marine Species

Dual influences may shift fisheries, could signal hard times for salmon.

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A large marine heatwave has bathed parts of the West Coast in very warm ocean waters over the past year, breaking temperature records in the Pac . . .

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