AUGUST 7,
2019
by Alison
Auld, Dalhousie
University
Lloyd Bond
has been diving the waters of Nova Scotia for the last 20 years, often coming
across flatfish, lobster and sea urchins that typically populate cooler
northern climates.
But in
recent years, the recreational diver has been spotting far more exotic species that
appear to be drifting north and settling into warmer Atlantic waters.
He has
documented everything from tiny seahorses and sleek cornet fish to triggerfish
and brightly colored butterfly fish—all creatures that appear to be moving
north on the Gulf Stream.
And what was
once a rare occurrence is not so unusual for Bond who routinely sees tropical
and subtropical fish in his favorite dive sites after seeing his first one in
Nova Scotia about eight years ago.
"It
seems that in the last five years, it is more and more regular and some species
I find every year," says Bond, the paint shop supervisor at Dalhousie.
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