From FAD to Fishing Grounds: Unlocking Pelagic Potential with CATSAT
Drive efficiency and sustainability in your seine or pelagic trawling operations with CATSAT’s ocean intelligence.
For purse seiners and pelagic trawlers targeting species like skipjack, yellowfin, mackerel, or other pelagic stocks, CATSAT delivers a tailored toolkit:
- drift-aware FAD deployment,
- high-probability zones,
- and selective targeting tools,
all grounded in oceanographic science.
Core Advantages of CATSAT
for Purse Seiners and Pelagic Trawlers
Target productive zones with precision
In pelagic fisheries, success depends on identifying the right fishing ground at the right moment.
CATSAT gives captains access to real-time oceanographic and biological intelligence, including exclusive zooplankton and micronekton habitat maps.
This means you no longer rely on chance, you fish where conditions are scientifically proven to attract target species.
Smarter
FAD strategy
CATSAT integrates surface and subsurface current models to predict FAD drift with high accuracy.
Captains can plan optimal deployment, anticipate retrieval, and reduce gear loss.
By overlaying drift forecasts with biological hotspots, you position your fishing effort in natural aggregation corridors where pelagic fish are feeding.
Expert understanding of ocean dynamics
High-resolution SST, thermocline, altimetry, FSLE and front maps give you a three-dimensional vision of the ocean.
This allows you to anticipate movements, set in the right place at the right time, and increase catch selectivity while minimizing bycatch.
Turn experience
into strategy
With multicriteria filtering and catch analytics, CATSAT helps you identify which oceanographic conditions match your best fishing days.
This transforms historical data into a powerful tactical advantage for your next campaign.
See How CATSAT Can Power Your Next Fishing Campaign
CATSAT gives purse seiner and pelagic trawler fleets the intelligence to act, not just react, increasing efficiency, precision, and profitability by delivering real-time and forecast ocean intelligence tailored to pelagic fisheries.
Contact our experts to request a demo or explore
how CATSAT can support your next fishing campaign.