I am a biologist at Point Reyes Bird Observatory currently working on the Farallon Islands off San Fransisco and thought you may be interested in recent events possibly concerning ENSO:
* 30 year record SST of 19.2 deg.C on 8/26/97 * during 82-83 ENSO SST reached 18.8 deg.C
* Mahi Mahi, Swordfish, and large Albacore schools near the islands in August * Warm water conditions did not significantly affect seabird breeding in 1997 as productivity was average for most species. Michelle Hester <hester@prbo.org>