Does researching the sea with satellites help the study of marine biology?

Question: Does researching the sea with satellites help the study of marine biology?
- Keywords:
  marine biology,
  SATELLITE,
  sea
Asked by Anakin to Eimear on 27 Feb 2018.
- Eimear Tuohy answered on 27 Feb 2018:
  
  Yes. I can use satellite images to map where the phytoplankton blooms are and help predict where they will be. I can find out the concentrations of phytoplankton in the water because they change the colour of the water and optical satellite can detect this.

Question: Does researching the sea with satellites help the study of marine biology?