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DATASHOAL A SCIENCE TEAM FOR EVERY SHELLFISH FARM

Roadmap

Four phases, read top to bottom, each built on the one below it.

Read the companion post: The roadmap: where DataShoal is headed.

24
public data feeds
5
source families
11 yr
historical data
3
bays reporting weekly
01

Describe

COMPLETE SHIPPED 2026-06-20

What is happening across the bay right now, built entirely on public ocean data, every reading sourced and confidence qualified.

USGS streamflow gauges NOAA offshore buoys NOAA tidal stations CeNCOOS sensors CalHABMAP phyto sampling

DELIVERABLES

  • Weekly State of the Bay report, per bay, all three bays
  • Monthly researcher dataset
NEXT MILESTONE: FIRST FORECAST PRODUCT
02

Forecast

IN PROGRESS UNDERWAY Q3 2026

Why it is happening, and where it is headed: forecasts, climate indices and regulatory context explain the signal behind the readings.

NOAA weather forecasts Wave and ocean models ENSO indices Upwelling indices Regulatory Closure Status

DELIVERABLES

  • Interactive map and lease level dashboard
  • Email and SMS alerts
  • Cleaned datasets for researchers
  • Heat stress index
  • Seven-day outlook
03

Predict

PLANNED SEQUENCE ONLY

What happens next: customer, sensor and remote sensing data power forward looking forecasts for the farm.

Customer operational data Customer deployed sensors Satellite and multispectral imagery Field research datasets

DELIVERABLES

  • Predictive alerts: mortality, bloom, closure
  • Research partner data products
04

Prescribe

PLANNED SEQUENCE ONLY

What to do about it: recommendations and integrated hardware close the loop on day to day operations.

DataShoal sensor network Integrated farm operational data Multi region and international feeds

DELIVERABLES

  • Prescriptive recommendations
  • Hardware integrated operations dashboard
  • Service reliability commitments