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Simrad® Now Offers the SiriusXM Marine Fish Mapping™ Service
SiriusXM Marine Fish Mapping Now Available on Simrad NSS and NSO Displays with WM-4 Satellite Weather and Entertainment Receiver NEW YORK and TULSA, Okla.,
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[{"type":"text","content":"SiriusXM Marine Fish Mapping Now Available on Simrad NSS and NSO Displays with WM-4 Satellite Weather and Entertainment Receiver\n\n\nNEW YORK and TULSA, Okla., June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Simrad Yachting and SiriusXM announced today that the SiriusXM Marine Fish Mapping™ service – designed to help saltwater anglers locate fish faster saving time and fuel – is now available on Simrad's NSSevo3™, NSOevo3™, NSSevo3S™ and NSOevo3S™ line of multi-function displays (MFDs). \nSiriusXM Marine Fish Mapping provides regularly updated, science-based fishing data directly to compatible evo3 displays using the WM-4 SiriusXM Satellite Weather receiver and running Simrad's new version 20.2 software. The WM-4 receiver currently also provides Lowrance Elite FS, HDS LIVE and HDS Carbon displays with the SiriusXM Marine Weather service. Coming soon, the WM-4 will also enable these compatible Lowrance displays to access Fish Mapping.\n\"We are thrilled to bring SiriusXM's Fish Mapping capabilities to Simrad® evo3 and evo3S displays,\" stated Stephen Thomas, SVP of Product Management and Simrad® Product Director. \"Saltwater anglers and charter captains have long relied on various information sources to maximize their chances of fishing success on the water, and SiriusXM's Fish Mapping provides a comprehensive, effective and easy-to-interpret set of features that makes getting to areas with the highest probability of success easier than ever before.\" \n\"SiriusXM's best-in-class weather and audio services have been used by Simrad® boaters for many years, helping them enjoy their time out on the water,\" said Dave Wasby, VP of Aviation, Marine, and Music for Business for SiriusXM. \"We are very pleased to now be adding our Fish Mapping service to the tools available to saltwater anglers using Simrad. SiriusXM Fish Mapping will help them see where game fish are most likely to be biting with several distinct features that function beautifully on Simrad's displays.\" \nSiriusXM's Fish Mapping provides eight distinct features to identify the most promising areas to fish in North American waters:\nFishing Recommendations identify the areas that oceanographers recommend for zeroing in on six distinct target species. Weed Lines show the most recent sightings of weed lines, which provide habitat for bait and game fish. Sea Surface Height Anomalies represe...