SS8.03 Operational Fisheries Oceanography Roffer, M, A, Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service, Inc, Miami, USA, mitch@roffs.com   GAINS AND SACRIFICES OF USING DIFFERENT SCALES OF DATA IN FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHIC ANALYSES Understanding how fish stocks change in response to their environment and to the effects of fishing is critical for improving fisheries management decisions and improving the efficiency of fishing operations. The importance of evaluating physical, chemical and biological relationships from different time and space scales will be compared with regard to understanding changes in fish distribution and catchability (availability and vulnerability). These comparisons, using different information gained from different data collection platforms and modeling output will provide fisheries oceanographers and policy makers insight needed for the integration of the data derived from the next generation of observational platforms and coupled bio-physical models. Focus will be on the utility (gains and losses) of using data derived for use in real-time, short-term and climate scale fisheries oceanographic work. A consideration of what research, data products, and tools are needed to improve the accuracy and reliability of forecasting and diagnostic fisheries models and data products.   Return to This Session's Schedule     Abstract Search