Atlantic Hurricanes Stir Up Food for Thought Fish

This something I never knew but it does make sense now since I've

 thought about it. Hurricanes that curve out into the ocean and never wreak havoc by making landfall are sometimes called fish storms because they stir up nutrients that feed marine life from the ocean floor. The nutrients these storms bring closer to the ocean’s surface boost the food chain as plankton eats them and are in turn eaten by fish and shrimp and so on. It’s a fish eat fish world out there. Tropical systems that follow the same general path have drawn more marine life to offshore regions near Florida, Africa, and the Caribbean. Where the fish thrive birds and fishermen seem to follow. The fishermen use satellite technology to track fish like meteorologists track storms. Hurricanes over the ocean also help prevent the oceans from getting too hot and salty to sustain marine life. I know that this year’s hurricane season is only halfway over but I am very happy that this year’s storms have been feeding the fish and staying far from my friends and family in Florida, Southeast Georgia, and the Bahamas and I hope it stays that way.