Over the past 100 years, 90% of the excess heat from climate change has been absorbed by the oceans and it is expected that ocean temperatures will be 1 ̊C warmer by 2050. The IPCC revealed that sea surface temperatures have been increasing at a rate of nearly 0.6 ̊C per century since 1880 and may increase the likelihood of MHW phenomena causing ecosystem vulnerability. This research will hel…