16 SEPTEMBER. PERU: CLIMATE, FISH, SEABIRD

Tumbes, northern Peru. "I live in the beach, in the northmost point in Peru. Sea surface temperatures are 5 C higher than normal. Most of the days are sunny. We are getting scattered rains eventually. There is high mortality rate in pelicans probably due to the lack of food. Fishermen are turning to shrimp instead of the normal cold water species."--Gerd Burmester <burmest@mail.cosapidata.com.pe>

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