The screen shot taken from VesselTracker's AIS display today revealed the Russian Federation's research ship Atlantniro steaming south west in the Western Approaches. Atlantniro is a leading scientific research institute of Russia to investigate fishery biological resources in the Baltic Sea, Central and Southern Atlantic, Southeastern Pacific and Western Indian Ocean. The research is aimed at the development of scientific basis for rational utilization of biological resources on the base of up-to-date technologies.
The company uses satelite technology to predict the likely areas in which to locate fish based on received data like sea temperature, wind direction and plankton levels and provides additional services which are available commercially via their web site.
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