The 2011 NAFO Annual Ocean Climate Status Summary for the Northwest Atlantic

Bathymetric features of the Northwest Atlantic,
the NAFO Convention Area and Historical
ICNAF/NAFO Oceanographic Sections

Prepared by the NAFO Scientific Council Standing Committee on Fisheries Environment (STACFEN)

Contributors: Subareas 0,1 (A. Akimova, M. Ribergaard), Subareas 2,3 (E. Colbourne,
I. Yashayaev and B. Greenan, G. Maillet), Subarea 4 (D. Hebert) and Subareas 5,6 (P. Fratantoni)

Climate Highlights
NAFO Areas and Currents	General Climate Indices
Subareas 0 & 1 - West Greenland and Labrador Sea	Subarea 2 - Labrador Shelf
Suabrea 3 - Newfoundland Shelf and Grand Banks	Subarea 4 - Scotian Shelf
Subareas 5 & 6 - Georges Bank, Gulf of Maine and Mid-Atlantic