The Cold Fresh Pulse in the Northwest Atlantic in 2023/2024 and Implications for the Shelf/Slope Ecosystem and Commercial Fisheries

Glen Gawarkiewicz1, Elena Perez2, Lilli Enders3, Ke Chen2, Frank Bahr4, Paula Sue Fratantoni5, Noelle Olsen6, Linus Stoltz7, Avijit Gangopadhyay8, Adrienne Silver9, Kimberly Hyde10 and Sarah Salois11, (1)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (2)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Physical Oceanography, Woods Hole, United States, (3)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States, (4)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, United States, (5)NOAA NMFS, Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (6)Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation, North Kingstown, United States, (7)Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation, Kingstown, United States, (8)University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, School for Marine Science and Technology, New Bedford, United States, (9)Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc., Lexington, Ma, United States, (10)NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Narragansett, United States, (11)Independent Researcher, Connecticut, United States