Fishing for fresh water off the New England coast
U.S. government map
Excerpted from an ecoRI.org article
“On May 19, the L/B Robert chugged out of Bridgeport, Conn., heading to an area of the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Nantucket.
“The Robert isn’t a fishing boat, or at least the kind that brings back fish, crabs or lobster.
“This expedition was fishing for water. Fresh water. Under the ocean.
“How can that be, you ask? How can fresh water be underneath the ocean floor? And how did it get there?’’