BlueBRIDGE receives funding from the European Union to develop data-driven solutions for fisheries management. It provides an integrated platform and tools to help organizations better manage, analyze, and share fisheries data. This includes solutions for mobile data collection, data formatting, harmonization, time series analysis, spatial analysis, and dynamic reporting. The goal is to support sustainable fisheries and aquaculture through open and interoperable data services.

1. BlueBRIDGE receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 675680 www.bluebridge-vres.eu
Data driven science and BlueBRIDGE,
A match made in the cloud
Anton Ellenbroek
FIAS - FAO of the UN, Rome
Anton.ellenbroek@fao.org

2. Collate global public tRFMO data Integrate and harmonize Publish locally and in ‘your’ website
The context; example
Global Tuna Atlas; from fishnet to internet
From sites to sharing /BlueBridge/Tuna_Atlas/
"Understanding how ecosystems of EU e-Infrastructures can boost Blue Growth", 11 January 2017, Brussels

3. The challenges
FAO Challenge Without BlueBRIDGE With BlueBRIDGE
Data collection Designed for a task Designed for re-use
Data formats Designed for a domain Interoperable
Data harmonization Disorganized Global Master Data
Time series analysis DIY Integrated toolkit
Spatial data analysis Outsourced (2 systems) Integrated
Reporting and
dissemination
Fact-sheets in a site, static
download
Dynamic reports and
registries; traceable
"Understanding how ecosystems of EU e-Infrastructures can boost Blue Growth", 11 January 2017, Brussels

4. BlueBRIDGE solutions
Data collection
A largely co-funded effort (FAO, JPN, ANBJ)
Mobile data collection on board vessels
For ‘observers’ (official and others)
Flexible in species / areas / gears / images
Forms designer / user management
Open Source
Codebase freely available
Access to Master Data Services (FAO 2017)
Not exclusive to BlueBRIDGE
Innovation: Location aware & Reference data
"Understanding how ecosystems of EU e-Infrastructures can boost Blue Growth", 11 January 2017, Brussels

5. BlueBRIDGE solutions
Data formats
Statistical data formats
Convert CSV to XML (SDMX) using DSD’s
Automated generation of metadata
Geospatial data
OGC Compliant storage and processing (WPS)
Catch data as Geospatial data (NetCDF)
Innovation: Re-useable catch data
"Understanding how ecosystems of EU e-Infrastructures can boost Blue Growth", 11 January 2017, Brussels

6. BlueBRIDGE solutions
Data Harmonization
Tabular data harmonization unifies:
Data from different regional organizations
By mapping reference schemes to Master Data
Including geospatial references
On-line R-Studio; the harmonization tool
Store a rich array of harmonization scripts
Share scripts and data with collaborators

7. Models: CMSY, VPA, DLM Toolkit and Ecopath
Tools: TabMan / DataMiner / OpenCPU
Tabman; data harmonization => from csv to SDMX
DataMiner; host and expose R/WPS based models
OpenCPU/WPS; interactive Fact-sheet engine (Workflow)
Innovation: Not in isolation, but as replicable and transparent
metadata driven processes that can run anywhere
BlueBRIDGE solutions
Time-series analysis

8. BlueBRIDGE solutions
Spatial data
FAO – National Aquaculture Sector Overview (NASO) Maps
• Rationalize and harmonize production
• Using EU Space products (Copernicus)
• Collaborative environment to validate
• BlueBRIDGE Map viewer
BlueBRIDGE workshop, 11 January 2017, Brussels, Belgium

9. BlueBRIDGE solutions
Reporting and dissemination
• Bridging across different data contributors
• GRSF: Global record of stocks and fisheries => FiRMS / Ram / SFP
• Global Tuna Atlas => OpenCPU => Dynamic factsheets
• Bridging across different publication formats with CKAN
• One registry to publish ‘any’ data and metadata
• Bridging geospatial and Factsheets
• VME database => Measures and regulations of a.o. FiRMS partners
• GEMS: GIS Enforcing Metadata & Semantics to publish layers
"Understanding how ecosystems of EU e-Infrastructures can boost Blue Growth", 11 January 2017, Brussels

10. The BlueBRIDGE benefits
related to Blue Growth
A comprehensive platform
To manage users, data, and software
With dedicated data services
For data access, management, and analysis
Related to stock assessment and analysis of
geospatial features
Combined in adaptable products
For SME’s in aquaculture management, scientists in
stock assessment or management authorities
That can be deployed rapidly
"Understanding how ecosystems of EU e-Infrastructures can boost Blue Growth", 11 January 2017, Brussels

11. Links
VME-DB
Example report
See a VRE? info@bluebridge-vres.eu
Want access to VREs? i-marine.d4science.org
More information on BlueBRIDGE? www.bluebridge-vres.eu
If want to join us at future events? www.bluebridge-vres.eu/events
Real time updates from BlueBRIDGE? www.twitter.com/bluebridgevres
Catalog??

12. Thank You
Questions?