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We are in the middle of an explosion in new data on the ocean, creating enormous potential for advances in our understanding and stewardship of ocean resources. An exponential increase in the number and variety of ocean observing systems and other new data sources has created the prospect of a digital ocean ecosystem. Advances in processing techniques and visualisation are rapidly expanding our ability to extract information from those data, and are enabling a wide array of tools to provide real-time information in actionable form to decision-makers, such as policymakers, resource managers, resource users, consumers and citizens.
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Leape, J., M. Abbott, H. Sakaguchi et al. 2020. Technology, Data and New Models for Sustainably Managing Ocean Resources. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. Available online at www.oceanpanel.org/Technology-data-and-new-models-for-sustainably-managing-ocean-resources
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Abbreviations
- AI:
-
Artificial intelligence
- AIS:
-
Automated identification system
- DARPA:
-
US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- EBM:
-
Ecosystem-based management
- FAO:
-
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- HF:
-
High-frequency
- HLP:
-
High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy
- IOC:
-
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
- IOM:
-
Integrated ocean management
- IoT:
-
Internet of things
- IUU fishing:
-
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
- JAMSTEC:
-
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
- ML:
-
Machine learning
- MPA:
-
Marine protected area
- MOU:
-
Memorandum of understanding
- NOAA:
-
United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- OECD:
-
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- PSMA:
-
Port State Measures Agreement
- R&D:
-
Research and development
- RBM:
-
Rights-based management
- SeaBOS:
-
Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship
- TCP/IP:
-
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol
- TED:
-
Turtle exclusion devices
- USGS:
-
United States Geological Survey
- VM:
-
Virtual machine
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