Taking the Pulse of the Ocean

We want to improve access to user-friendly, cost-effective coastal tools and data; we want to close a loop from data to knowledge to action and back to data. By using cost-effective devices to measure temperature, salinity and chlorophyll as proxies for the likelihood of fish occurrence and introducing proven process flows, we want to engage scientists, local authorities and beneficiaries in sharing data through public and easily accessible tools.
We want to establish methods for the use of cost-effective sensors adapted to the needs of the coastal area of Senegal near Dakar in the upwelling system of southern Senegal, by setting up workflows from the regular use of the instruments to data collection and publication, e.g. via a mobile app as a tool.
The beneficiaries of this project are the coastal inhabitants, especially the Senegalese fishing communities, local politicians and educational institutions such as universities and schools, who can access and use the data via smartphone devices.
The expected outcome is a customised workflow that enables sustainable data collection in the designated Senegalese coastal area via app. This concept can also be transferred to other coastal regions, e.g. the Gulf of Guinea.