perishing in the hurricane caused additional mortality. Although salinity levels returned to normal within six weeks, dissolved oxygen concentrations remained quite low for a longer time frame. Marine life was scarce for several months in areas of greatest oxygen depletion. Sports fishing in the area took a few months to recover. Juvenile pink shrimp moved from their estuarine nursery grounds into deeper water about offshore, where they were subsequently captured by fishermen. A Caspian tern was swept up the North American coast well to the north of its traditional breeding grounds, to Nova Scotia, which was witnessed four hours after the storm went by Digby Neck. Because of its devastating impacts and the high mortality associated with the hurricane, the name "Donna" was retired, and will never again be used for an Atlantic hurricane; the name was replaced by "Dora" in 1964. See also List of Category 4 Atlantic hurricanes List of Delaware hurricanes List of disasters in the United States by death toll List of Florida hurricanes (1950–74) List of New England hurricanes List of New York hurricanes List of North Carolina hurricanes (1950–79) List of wettest tropical cyclones in Massachusetts Hurricane Luis (1995) – similarly strong hurricane that struck the northeastern Caribbean Sea, but subsequently turned out to sea Hurricane Charley (2004) – similar track across I-4 corridor Hurricane Wilma (2005) – also caused major damage in southern Florida along a southwest to northeast track Hurricane Irma (2017) – another intense hurricane with a similar track in Florida Hurricane Isaias (2020) – similarly affected the entire east coast of the United States Hurricane Ian (2022) - a storm with a similar track, particularly through the Florida Peninsula References External links Images of Donna, Naples Daily News, Naples, Fla. Historic Images of Florida Hurricanes, Florida State Archives Donna, NOAA Hurricane Research Division Donna, HPC Rainfall Page Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna 1960 in the Caribbean 1960 meteorology 1960 natural disasters Articles containing video clips 1960 natural disasters in the United States Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla History of British Antigua and Barbuda