( photo : tim shortt florida today ) he said a friend of the boys ’ families asked him to help with the search effort , so he analyzed satellite imagery monday and posted color - coded maps on facebook and twitter for use by the families of two teenage boys who went missing while fishing off the coast of florida pleaded for help monday , asking people to scour the shores for debris or any clues that might lead to their sons .
roffer is analyzing satellite maps as parta of the search for the missing teen boaters , austin stephanos and perry cohen .
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the 19 - foot white single - engine boat that austin stephanos and perry cohen , both 14 , took out off the coast of jupiter late last week was found sunday , roughly 67 miles off the shore of daytona beach .
mitch roffer , ph.d. , is founder and president of roffer ’s ocean fishing forecasting service in west melbourne , they specialize in fisheries oceanography , environmental monitoring , and operational support .
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“ then if one of those possible trajectories goes into the core of the gulf stream , now you ’re moving twice as fast , ” roffer said .
( photo : ap ) west melbourne , fla. — if austin stephanos and perry cohen are floating at sea awaiting rescue , as their families and rescuers hope , subtle current - speed changes surrounding the gulf stream could drastically alter their drift course — making search efforts more difficult .
roffer ’s primary customers are recreational and commercial fishermen .