Data
Scientists working through ICES gather information about the marine ecosystem. The data from this work is held at the ICES Data Centre, a cross-discipline department with expertise in fisheries, oceanography and the marine environment. The Data Centre holdings include some of the largest databases in the world on these subjects. The Data Centre is staffed by data managers and programmers who manage the data submissions and guidelines and develop tools and products to facilitate the use of the data by end users ranging from scientists to policy-makers. In addition, the ICES Data Centre acts as the Marine Data Centre for the regional marine convention in the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR) and the Baltic Sea (HELCOM)
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