[LINK] "Gulf of St. Lawrence hits record-high temperature"

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CBC reports on the warming of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The Gulf of St. Lawrence reached its highest recorded average temperature in a century in 2015, scientists say.

The temperature 150 metres below the surface reached 6 C last year, the warmest in 100 years of observation.

Peter Galbraith, a research scientist with Department of Fisheries and Oceans, led the study and said he's not surprised by the finding.

"We've been seeing this coming, and it's not stopping," he said.

The record temperature may be related to climate change, he said.