FaiSH

Support

Email support@faish.app. A person reads every message.

If it is about a day FaiSH got wrong, include the ramp, the date, and what the water did. Every answer FaiSH gives can be worked out again from what it was given, so a report like that can be checked.

In an emergency, call 000 or use VHF channel 16. FaiSH does not contact rescue services.

Questions

Is FaiSH a forecast?

No. FaiSH reads published forecasts and grades them against the limits you set for your boat and your trip. The Bureau of Meteorology is the official forecaster for Australia. Where the two disagree, the Bureau is right.

Where do the numbers come from?

  • Wind and waves: Open-Meteo's weather and wave models, with a second weather model checked against the first.
  • Marine wind warnings: the Bureau of Meteorology, shown in the Bureau's own words.
  • Tides: the Bureau of Meteorology's predictions for the nearest tide station.
  • Boat ramps: the state registers of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
  • Fish, seasons and closures: the fisheries agencies' own published material, cited in each list.

How do I change my ramp?

On the Tomorrow screen, tap Change beside From. Search by name, or tap Nearest to me.

Why does the tide say there is no station?

FaiSH shows a tide only from a Bureau tide station within 15 km of the ramp. On a coastal lake or lagoon it shows none, because the water inside does not follow the stations outside it.

Why did the answer for my saved trip change?

FaiSH reads a new forecast three times a day. A saved trip is graded again against each one, and says what moved.

How do I delete my information?

FaiSH keeps what you enter on your device. Clear FaiSH's data in your browser's settings, or delete the app. There is no account, and nothing about you to delete from a server. The privacy page has the detail.

A ramp or a fish list is wrong

Use the feedback link in the app, or email support@faish.app with the ramp's name. Every fish list is in beta until somebody who fishes that water has read it.