Why does ocean data matter and why should it matter to you? We’ve gathered the most common questions about ocean data and answered them for you; for example what is is, how it is collected and used. And more importantly - how it will help us make the world a better place. Welcome to our "Ocean Data Easily Explained".

We at HUB Ocean always say privately-owned industrial ocean data must be unlocked for the benefit of science, but why has this not already happened? What are the barriers? Do industries — for example, shipping, fisheries, or energy companies — know what data scientists really need? Do scientists know what data exists?