Mitch Roffer, PhD, owner of Roffers Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service, will be giving a seminar on March 14 at Lightning Jacks Marina, 809 Route 70 East, Brick, NJ 08724 at 2 pm on the scientific method of improving one's catch rate. Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service, Inc. (ROFFS™) is a scientific consulting company founded in 1987 and based in Miami and West Melbourne, Florida (U.S.A.) involved with fisheries oceanography, environmental science, and satellite remote sensing. ROFFS is best known for its tactical and strategic fisheries forecasts based on interpretation of satellite and other fisheries oceanographic data. ROFFS fishing forecasts have produced over 4,200 tournament wins and 5 world records.
The seminar will focus on what is a preferred habitat in terms of water temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, clarity/turbidity, and water color. Dr. Roffer will discuss fish catchability as it relates to fish being available (geographically) and vulnerable to surface fishing gear and how this is linked the main ocean factors affecting fish in the northeast (temperature, water color, water density, and bottom structure). El Nino and climate variability will be discussed in relation to catchability. Part of this talk will focus on the absence of yellowfin tuna in July, August and September of 2008 and the long term forecast for 2009.
The subjects of preferred habitat and catchability will be Dr. Roffer will provide a critical review of some of the more common techniques that are presently being used to search for productive fishing grounds by local area fishermen, as well as, by others using satellites, other oceanographic data and models.
In addition to providing scientific advise to fishermen, Roffers is also intensively involved in a broad range of projects such as ship routing, oil and gas drilling operations, seismic and fish surveys, fisheries development, aquaculture, environmental monitoring, search and rescue and applied scientific research. Dr. Roffer will speak on his philosophy on environmental protection, fish conservation, and the importance of preserving habitat and clean water.
Come join Dr. Roffer March 14 at Lighting Jacks Marina for an informative and entertaining afternoon. The seminar will be approximately 2 hours and gift certificates will be given to those in attendance. A $20 dollar donation to RFA for their continued fight for your right to fish is appreciated but not necessary. Those planning to attend please call ROFFS at 1-800-677-7633 or email Sharon Whidden at sharon@roffs.com
