CATSAT   

CATSAT is a worldwide satellite service to support fishing. It provides fishermen with information from ocean-observing satellites and with marine meteorology data directly on board their fishing vessel. This information can help them locate favorable fishing grounds, reduce operating costs and improve operational safety at sea.

CLS tasks:

• Altimetry data from Jason-1, GFO, ENVISAT and Topex/Poseidon satellite mission. Data are processed to obtain sea level anomaly maps.
• Sea surface Temperature (SST) from the AVHRR radiometer on board NOAA satellite.
• Cloudless SST from microwave radiometers (TMI).
• Ocean color (plankton) from different sensors.
• Mercator products obtained by combining satellite observations, in situ observations and numerical models (oceanic models and ARMOR).

This information is extremely useful for locating thermal fronts and upwelling areas where primary production is significant. Pelagic species are temperature-sensitive, so they tend to gather at these thermal fronts.

• The Distribution Server (DSI) is a web server used to manage contracts, centralize orders and help users fully exploit their onboard software.
• The Production Server (PSI) is used to customize products for users.

• All of these data are available once you subscribe to the CATSAT service. They are transmitted on board fishing vessel via satellite communication.
  This operational service provides:
  • up-to-date data requested corresponding to the fishing grounds and selected services
  • easy-to-use software to download and visualize oceanography data
  • on-line customer service.

Users:

CATSAT is designed for fisheries seeking temperature-sensitive species but may also be used for offshore and scientific applications.

More:

• CATSAT web site : http://www.catsat.com