Seasoned scuba diver dumbfounded after encountering several species for the first time: 'Something's not right here'

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Tropical fish have started to appear off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, startling one experienced scuba diver who has been swimming in those waters for the past two decades.

Scuba diver Lloyd Bond spoke to Phys.org about his discoveries, which have included seahorses, cornet fish, triggerfish, and butterfly fish — none of which are native to the cool northern climate of Nova Scotia.

Bond said he spotted his first tropical fish around eight years ago and that the sightings have increased dramatically over the last five years.

[Think. Again.]

1. Just the beginning.

[Aviation Pro]

2. Been happening for decades in Long Island Sound during the summer

Juveniles brought up from the Gulf Stream.

[mn9driver]

3. It's not just new species moving into waters, but also established species moving out.

The lobster population near Cape Cod is falling. They are moving north. I saw a seahorse in an aquarium at a lobster pound in midcoast Maine last summer. They found it hanging on to one of their traps. Not common there yet, but they are definitely moving into the area.

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4. Atlantic lobster and sea scallops are shifting north.

So much for Gulf of Maine lobster by mid to late century.

[OKIsItJustMe]

5. This appears to have rattled around in the echo chamber

Stranger sea things turning up off Nova Scotia's shores

Alison Auld - August 6, 2019

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 coloured 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 favourite dive sites after seeing his first one in Nova Scotia about eight years ago.

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