Marine Institute marks International Love Data Week

The Marine Institute marked International Love Data Week with a Data Roadshow, bringing staff together to highlight the people, systems and innovations that underpin how marine data are shared and used across the organisation.

The Data Roadshow was an opportunity for staff to connect their day-to-day work with the wider data landscape of the Marine Institute. Through presentations, demonstrations and discussions, the programme explored how data flows across the organisation, how it is preserved for long-term value, and how it supports marine science and evidence-based decision-making in Ireland and internationally. 

Teams from across the Marine Institute showcased the diverse ways in which marine data are collected, managed and reused. This included discussions on the Marine Institute Data Preservation Framework, the AQUARIUS Project, Marine Spatial Planning, dataset showcases and developments in Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) and the Open Access Repository. 

The programme also reflected the Marine Institute’s strong connection to the wider international marine data community with a seminar focused on the collaboration between the Marine Institute and the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES). Talks also highlighted the value of FAO’s Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) as a trusted source of global marine and fisheries data and grey literature that supports research, policy and knowledge exchange worldwide. Input from the UN Decade of the Ocean – Decade Coordination Unit (supported by Fondation ENGIE ) further reinforced the international perspective, with the presentation of a practical guide designed to support ocean data collectors, owners and holders in sharing data openly and responsibly.

Mick Gillooly, Director of Ocean, Climate and Information Services at the Marine Institute welcomed the strong level of engagement across the organisation. “These events remind us that good data does not happen by accident, it depends on people, shared standards and a willingness to work collaboratively. That culture is essential as we deliver high-quality marine science and data to contribute to the marine evidence base, which informs decision-making across the marine sector.”

The Data Roadshow highlighted the Marine Institute’s strong culture of data stewardship and a shared recognition of data as a vital foundation for marine research, collaboration and key to informed decision making at national and international levels.

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