Abstract: Marine data are needed for many purposes: for acquiring a better scientific understanding of the marine environment, but also, increasingly, to provide information and knowledge to support ocean and coastal economic developments and underpin evidence‐based ocean and wider environmental management decision making. Data must be of sufficient quality and at the right resolution to meet the specific users’ needs. They must also be accessible in a timely manner and in appropriate formats – not only in raw data but as integrated datasets, data ...
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