04 Nov 2025
Turning fishing vessels into ocean observatories: how commercial fishers are revolutionising weather forecasting
Photo by Mael Balland An international collaboration between fishers and researchers is creating what scientists are calling a “transformational” dataset on ocean temperatures, one that promises to improve not only fishing operations but also the forecasting of significant weather events including marine heatwaves, cyclones, La Niña and El Niño. Sensors recording water temperature and […]