Updated Videos on ROFFS™.com – Be Sure to Check Out the “Hot News” Button on the ROFFS™ Homepage What is ROFFS™? Roffer’s Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service, Inc. (ROFFS™) is a scientific consulting company based in West Melbourne, Florida (U.S.A.) that is involved with fisheries oceanography, environmental science, and satellite remote sensing.  Founded in 1986 by Mitchell A. Roffer (Ph.D.) in Miami, Florida, we are best known for our tactical and strategic fisheries forecasts that are the result of the integration of satellite and other fisheries oceanographic data. However, we are intensively involved a broad range of projects from ship routing, oil and gas drilling operations, seismic and fish surveys, fisheries development, aquaculture, environmental monitoring, and applied scientific research. Oceanographic Fishing Analyses All of our operational fish forecasting products are designed to allow fishing vessels to concentrate their fishing effort in the most productive waters to increase operational efficiency. The analyses incorporate numerous factors including water temperature, water color,  orientation of local currents, history of ocean fronts, bottom topography, biological quality of the water (chlorophyll, plankton, clarity, colored dissolved organic matter, etc.), forage preference of the target species, availability of forage, as well as, bio-geochemical habitat preferences of the forage and target species. Our analyses have been used successfully by commercial, professional tournament, recreational fishermen and researchers for a variety of fish species including tuna, marlin, sailfish, swordfish, mahi, wahoo, shark, mackerel, sardine, anchovy, pilchard, herring, bluefish, squid, as well as, cod and  hake.

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Dr. Roffer’s ROFFS™ Weekly Ocean Conditions Updates

Northeastern U.S. Above: Dr. Mitchell Roffer from ROFFS™ – Northeastern U.S. Ocean Conditions Update – September 18th, 2017 Please click HERE to watch full video on our website now! Southeastern U.S. Above: Dr. Mitchell Roffer from ROFFS™ – Southeastern U.S. Ocean Conditions Update – September 18th, 2017 Please click HERE to watch full video on our website now! Gulf of Mexico Above: Dr. Mitchell Roffer from ROFFS™ – Gulf of Mexico Ocean Conditions Update – September 18th, 2017 Please click HERE to watch full video on our website now! Aerial Footage of FL Keys After Hurricane Irma!                     This is some good footage to give you an update on the state of the keys. Please send thoughts and prayers to those affected by this storm. Together we can get through this. #FloridaStrong Video from: Aerial Media Group – courtesy: Saltwater Experience | Facebook Please click HERE to watch the video on our website now! Apocalyptic Scene in FL Keys!                                       Apocalyptic scene across Florida Keys following devastating storm surge across Big Pine, Bahia Honda, Marathon, Duck, Long, and Lower Matecumbe Keys. Shots of heaps of interlaced debris and destruction, destroyed US Highway 1, stranded boats, obliterated neighborhoods, and scattered vehicles and belongings. All footage shot during afternoon daylight on September 10, 2017 on/near Big Pine Key, Bahia Honda Key, Vaca Key including the town of Marathon, Duck Key, Long Key, and Lower Matecumbe Key by Meteorologists Juston Drake and Simon Brewer. Video Courtesy: StormChasingVideo.com | Facebook Please click HERE to watch the video on our website now! 100 Years!                                    100 years of hurricane paths animated. Video Courtesy: Metrocasm | Facebook Please click HERE to watch the video on our website now! Letter to the Editor – Recent Hurricanes

We can help the hurricane victims:

We all hope that everyone you know have not suffered significantly from the recent hurricanes. The people in Texas, Florida and Caribbean nations have suffered and continue to suffer a terrible amount. Please take the time out to donate something to any of the causes you feel good about. If you are not sure what to donate, then donate money. Any amount will help. Try to imagine losing your home and everything in it. So please dig deeply into your pockets, wallets, credit cards and checks. Let’s help the less fortunate rebuild their lives. It will take a long time, but one step at a time will help. Please click HERE to read the full letter to the editor on our website now! Hammerhead Shark Vs. Stingray!                                    Great hammerhead shark locates a stingray but catching it is no easy matter. Video courtesy: Sharks 360 | Facebook Please click HERE to watch the video on our website now! Escape Artist!                                    We can’t be the only people who had to watch this more than once. Video Courtesy: BestProducts.com | Facebook Please click HERE to watch the video on our website now! Backlash? Feedback?

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