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“We’ve shared our data before, but we’re left in the dark about how it’s been used or how to retrieve it”

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“A lot of organizations ask for our ocean data, but we don’t have the capacity to properly share with all of them”

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“Our employees desires a sense of contribution to a larger, meaningful cause”

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“The quality of our ocean data isn’t up to par for scientific use nor the major data repositories, and we need more know-how to get there”

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“The multitude of international ocean data repositories, each catering to distinct use cases and user groups, makes it difficult to decide where to share our ocean knowledge”

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“The ambition to share our ocean data is strong, but the journey is complex, costly and time-consuming”