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There are more than 40 marine data facilities in Europe, not all marine data facilities in Europe deal with the types of data relevant for marine biotechnology, for example some are concerned only with oceanographic or fisheries data. An inventory of marine data facilities is presented in Table 0.27 . This study identified that approximately 16% of marine data facilities in Europe are directly involved in data management and integration for marine biotechnology currently. A number of networks and initiatives have been established in Europe to ensure the harmonisation and integration of marine data and access to it. Those of interest to marine biotechnology are:  SEADATANET234: the open and operational network of all thematic/regional marine data centres;  EMODNET235: towards an European public service of marine data for all users, access free;  WISEMarine236: a comprehensive and shared European data and information management system for the marine environment;  ELIXIR237: pan-European research infrastructure for biological information funded by FP7. Table 0.27 Inventory of marine data centres in Europe Country Number Name(s) of marine data providers Data Type: M=Marine O=Oceanographic, F=Fisheries Data, Ma=Maritime Institute of Marine Research (IMR) (at National level) Norway 2 Biobank of Arctic Marine Organisms (MarBank) Sweden Denmark Iceland 1 1 1 Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) (at National level) Marine scientific data centre (M-FDC) Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) Centre for Ocean and Ice Maritime research Institute (MRI) BSH Germany 3 AWI MARUM (PANGAEA) Netherlands 2 (NODC encompasses 8 institutes) Belgium 2 National Oceanographic Data Committee (NODC) MARIS (private company) M O M F O Ma M O O MUMM - Belgian Marine Data Centre (BMDC), O M 234 http://www.seadatanet.org/ 235 http://www.emodnet.eu/ 236 https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/maritimeforum/category/554 237 http://www.elixir-europe.org/ 166 Study in support of Impact Assessment work on Blue Biotechnology

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