Described is a system, method, and platform for monitoring fishing environments and controlling devices associated therewith. A system includes a sensing array that comprises one or more sensors generating sensor data pertaining to environment characteristics of a fishing environment. Also included is a bidirectional communication subsystem to transmit the sensor data to a data processing device and transmit a control signal from the data processing device to the sensing array. A platform includes a data processing device, one or more controllers, and one or more sensors. The data processing device includes a processor configured to execute a plugin application bundle, a SaaS bundle, and an API bundle. Sensor data generated by the sensor(s) may be encrypted and stored in a secure cloud storage to be utilized by the plugin application bundle and the SaaS bundle. Based on the sensor data, the platform may manipulate devices associated with the platform.
