MaxSea shows you the shape of the ocean floor in great detail, it can also
show you what it is made of: gravel, sand, silt, etc., giving you comprehensive
bottom discrimination and seabed classification when connected to a SeaScan
ground discrimination unit.
Built-in presets allow you to quickly identify the type of bottom you are over,
you can also configure MaxSea for custom seabed classifications. For example,
you can head to your favorite spot, and assign a color to match that exact bottom
type.
Depending on the species you are fishing, you may need to identify hard bottom
(e.g. for small pelagics, lobsters, monk fish…), or be aware of the seafloor
roughness before you drop your fishing gear (e.g. seiners, bottom trawlers,
etc.). By combining both hardness and roughness information, you can quickly
identify bottom habitats.
In your 3D display, MaxSea will show information that is color-coded with reference
to hardness and roughness.