Success story
Sargassum detection for seasonal planning
Fisheries; Environmental, Pollution & Climate; Fisheries; Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Profile
CLS Collecte Localisation Satellite SAMTool service
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Proposal
Provide long-term seasonal prediction in bulletins tailored to the key users needs To raise awareness on the sargassum season to help the key users to prepare the mitigation in advance for a better management of the sargassum landings and to efficiently plan the sargassum cleaning and gathering efforts.
![Sargassum detection from Sentinel-3 & MODIS sensors showing the sargassum presence spreaded over the Tropical Atlantic Belt](/documents/3307332/3307373/service+layer.png/5f35715f-462c-b5a3-ba8f-175fe6cf4cc4?t=1643198128218)
Benefits
- Daily detection of sargassum of the entire Tropical Region including Gulf of Guinea
- EO images allow a 6-month prediction of the sargassum situation
- Allows the local communities to prepare the management of the sargassum issue
![Benefits illustration](/documents/3307332/3307373/benefits+illustration.png/d29d63e7-f8c2-857c-9268-cf6716826a6c?t=1643197948774)