Marsýn - Reykjavík, Iceland

The fishing industry is now more reliant than ever on data about the ocean-atmosphere system. Accessing and interpreting atmospheric data (e.g. wind speed and direction, visibility, sea level pressure or air temperature) and oceanic data (e.g. wave heights, sea level height, currents, temperature, salinity, nutrient concentration or plankton densities) is essential for successful strategies when fishing and sailing across the Atlantic. Marsýn ehf seeks to provide accurate and up-to-date information on ocean conditions. We have developed a marine information system for the mid north Atlantic waters that offers forecasts on ocean conditions in high resolution. Future versions will employ an even higher spatial resolution and contain information about target fish aggregations.