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An Eco-Informatic Tool for Sustainable Fisheries
What is EcoCast?
EcoCast is a real-time tool to help fishers and managers allocate effort to reduce bycatch while optimizing target harvest.
Finding a good place to fish
EcoCast maps combine predicted distributions of target and bycatch species to suggest better and worse fishing zones.
Scenario analysis
EcoCast Explorer tool gives users an opportunity to explore how species are responding to changing ocean conditions, and how that can influence the EcoCast Map product.