Quote Originally Posted by panic_down_under View Post
It is supposed to be June, July, August, but there has also been a shift here. In fact winters generally are warmer than they used to be and not that much different from autumn/fall and spring, especially on the east coast. Partly that is just general warming, but there is a current which flows down the length of the east coast of the mainland from the tropical north and now continues further down the island's east coast warming the ocean (and killing the kelp forests ). But it's not all bad news with tasty northern fish now becoming endemic. The NE coast is now beginning to rival Queensland as a trophy sailfish mecca.
Interesting. We have the same type of problems you’re seeing as well. Our ocean is very cold, but the warmer currents reach farther north to us every year. We’re seeing fish and other sea life now that used to be rare here. But it also caused an outbreak of sea lion sickness about a year and a half ago, and they’re still recovering.