Earth Data User: ROFFS Fishing

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I get the most joy from

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getting a call or an email

from our client saying, hey, thank you.

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so much for the analysis. It was accurate,

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and it was it put my, you know, my son

or my grandfather

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caught their first blue marlin or caught

their first mahi over the weekend.

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And we helped do that, right?

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And that's a tribute to NASA and the data

they provide,

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that helps, you know,

so many people out there

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that people probably aren't even aware of.

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My name is Matthew Upton,

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and I own ROFFS Oceans

Fishing Forecasting Service,

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And we use satellite data to monitor

the ocean conditions

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and put our clients, mainly sports

fishermen and recreational fishermen,

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in the most productive waters

offshore, near real-time.

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So what's super important is the data

that NASA provides, the satellite data,

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those satellites are critical

for us to use.

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It shows sea surface temperature

and ocean color, which are two of the main

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parameters of finding fish habitat

and the best conditions

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where offshore fish,

that most of our clients are targeting.

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There is such a big fishing community

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all up and down the East Coast,

the Gulf and Bahamas that use our data

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to find most productive waters offshore,

but also these tournaments

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that go on year round

where our clients participate

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and it drives the economy

for these coastal communities.

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We have a lot of communication with NASA

directly and provide them feedback -

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our message would be, you know,

keep doing what you're doing.

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You're doing a great job.

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Keep the format consistent.

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The faster the data is available.

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And near time, the better.

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And we'll keep on doing what we do,

which is, you know, use your data

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to put our anglers

right on the fish and to,

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keep our community

safe for ocean monitoring.