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Collaborat ion for Informatio n Integrate Data into Asset Maps Implement User Solutions Establish Users’ Needs MyMARACOOS GOAL : Create web portal allowing stakeholders to examine Mid-Atlantic ocean and weather information. The MyMARACOOS Fishing App: An IOOS Success Story of User- Driven Product Development and Strong Institutional Partnerships Dr. Gerhard F. Kuska 1 , Dr. Carolyn A. Thoroughgood 1 , Peter Moore 1, Melanie Schroeder Gearon 2 , Charlton Galvarino 3 1 Mid-Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS), 2 RPS Applied Science Associates (RPS ASA), 3 2Creek Consulting FUTURE Animate bycatch hotspot maps with underlying real- time fine-scale observations collected by fishing vessels at sea. Enable cost-effective connectivity for transmission of this data from vessels at sea to collaborative MARACOOS scientists and back to the Captains in near real-time. Initiate discussions with commercial vendors of chart plotting systems about how to integrate real-time MyMARACOOS Fishing App Purpose: Enable fisherman to operate more efficiently; minimize bycatch FEATURES Browse Data → Buoys, Satellites, Radar, Ocean Condition Models Check Conditions → Wind, Waves, and Weather Find Fish → Chlorophyll, Frontal Boundaries, Surface Currents, Ocean Temperature Overlay → Commercial Bycatch Reports and Bathymetry on Ocean Conditions Data Personalize → Login to Save Map Settings, Area of Interest, Favorite Data Layers DEVELOPMENT MyMARACOOS Fishing Tool initiative started by Peter Moore, Stakeholder Liaison for the Mid- Atlantic Regional Association Coastal Ocean Observing System (MARACOOS). Collaborated with Melanie Schroeder Gearon of RPS Applied Science Associates (RPS ASA), a MARACOOS partner responsible for managing the asset map. Held focus groups with commercial and recreational fisherman from the northern Mid- Atlantic. Created inventory of key features that fishermen want included in MyMARACOOS Fishing Tool. Built new web interface with the help of Charlton Galvarino of 2Creek Consulting. Worked with scientists at UMASS Dartmouth School of Marine Science and www.mymaracoos.org/ fish THE ENGAGEMENT CYCLE
