Temp, Salinity, Ron Shimek and his advice

[Matt]

About every two days, I read where someone, somewhere points out one of Ron Shimek's articles, particularly the one on Temperature and Salinity and various other articles that he has authored.

He seems credible, well-credentialed, and - unlike many others - seems to back up his opinions with data and references, but his advice runs counter to the bulk of the 'conventional wisdom' on temperature and salinity, particularly.

As a personal example, I have grown to trust Bob Fenner (wetwebmedia), but he indirectly disagres with Shimek about temperature and salinity and this causes some confusion for me.

Any comments?

Matthew