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ROFFS©
ROFFER'S OCEAN FISHING FORECASTING SERVICE, INC. 60 Westover Drive, West Melbourne, Florida 32904 U.S. Toll Free 800 677-7633  Office 321 723-5759 Internet fish6@roffs.com
www.roffs.com |
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| ROFFS© Announces New Fish Forecasting Products for 2005. | |
Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service, Inc. (www.roffs.com) Miami, Florida USA has
updated its product line which continues to shows why they remain the leader in
providing cost effective oceanographic products for the fishing industry. The original
product 
"ROFFS© Fishing Forecasting Analysis" remains their best known product and is
used worldwide by numerous companies fishing for tuna, swordfish, squid, and pilchard.
The "ROFFS© Fishing Forecasting Analysis" is a combination of a sea surface temperature
ocean frontal analysis, and fish finding map that includes a full page text. The products
are used to locate productive fishing grounds and avoid areas that are mostly likely to be
unproductive. The map provides a reproduction of the ocean conditions that the staff
fisheries oceanographers observe and expect you to find during your fishing trip. The
analysis is the result of studying the ocean conditions for several days using a variety of
space satellites, buoys and other data collection platforms. The text portion is truly
unique. As subtle changes in the ocean conditions often have great consequences when
locating fish, it provides details on the locations and conditions that will be particularly
productive. The product has been so successful in the Spanish tuna purse seining
industry off Africa that their clients have stopped using helicopters for spotting. The
best areas are clearly indicated based on 26 years of research and development. The
favored areas are marked as "hot spot" dots. The number of days that the favorable
conditions exist are indicated inside the dots. The longer the conditions are favorable,
the greater chance of finding concentrations of fish. The files sizes of the analyses are
small and thus, cost effective for satellite email transmission. These products allows
the captains and fishing masters to make educated decisions at sea and reducing the
risk of going the wrong direction and losing valuable time. They are logical to use and do
not require expensive or sophisticated computer hardware or software. These
operational forecast products are all available in color via email or black and white via
standard office facsimile machine.
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| The new products complement the original and include: | |
| ROFFS© Sea Surface Current Analysis: A map of the real-time ocean currents which includes the location of the ocean frontal boundaries. This product is derived from sea surface height measurements taken from satellite altimetry. |  |
| ROFFS© Sea Surface Temperature Forecast (three day and five day): Depicts the predicted sea surface temperature field after 72 hours and 120 hours based on state of-the science oceanographic forecasting models. These forecasts are used as a guide to the changes in the location of the water masses and the ocean frontal boundaries. |
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| ROFFS© Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly Product: A monthly product that illustrates the difference between the current monthly mean sea surface temperature and the climatological mean. It is useful in understanding the dynamics of the catch and for planning purposes. |  |
| ROFFS© 200 Meter and 500 Meter Depth Temperature Product: Show the subsurface water temperature. This helps determine where the fish are vulnerable to the fishing gear. Also important for understanding regional scale ocean circulation dynamics. |
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| ROFFS© Mixed Layer Depth Product: Shows the depth of the thermocline that indicates the bottom of the surface mixed layer. Used to determine the vulnerability of the fish to the fishing gear. |  |
| Mitchell A. Roffer (Ph.D.) President, reports that "the fishing forecasting analyses have been so successful that they are a well protected secret in the industry". He feels that they are "too secret" and ROFFS© has changed their marketing strategy for 2005. The company is now searching for additional sales representatives overseas. They are particularly looking for people experienced with satellite communications and marine electronics. | |
| If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us directly. We look forward to hearing from you. |
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ROFFER'S OCEAN FISHING FORECASTING SERVICE, INC.
60 Westover Drive West Melbourne, FL 32904
Office 321-723-5759 or 800-677-7633 Email address: fish6@roffs.com
Internet: www.roffs.com |
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