ROSA’s Data Governance Program will provide guidance for data on fisheries and offshore wind, in support of future regional or cumulative impact assessments and to complement and to support interoperability with other data efforts in the region.
Why a Data Governance Program?
For data to inform decision-making, it must be findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable, also known as FAIR. This standard can be challenging to achieve when data are collected by multiple partners, for different purposes, across state and federal borders, and by both public and private entities. Data governance supports data sharing with consistent policies, processes, standards, and workflows that can be used by everyone in the data ecosystem. After reviewing the state of fisheries data production, storage, and accessibility in 2022, and participating in data governance discussions with RWSC, ROSA decided to launch a data governance program focused on offshore wind-related fisheries data.
ROSA Data Governance Committee
To advance the Data Governance Program and to address the many issues surrounding data, ROSA has formed a Data Governance Committee. The ROSA Data Governance Committee will:
- identify policy and process needs related to standardized data collection, documentation, storage, and reuse of data on fisheries and offshore wind energy development.
- collaborate and coordinate with other organizations and agencies, and the broader research and management community, to facilitate knowledge sharing and avoid duplication of efforts.
- provide advice and recommendations for ROSA staff and leadership.
Qualities or experience beneficial to the Data Governance Committee include:
- Subject matter expertise (e.g. a certain data collection method)
- Database management
- Data analysis
- Data access and reuse
- Working knowledge of ongoing and pending fisheries and offshore wind research
- Data licensing and sharing (including contracts)
If you’re interested in working on the Committee, fill out the following form and we will contact you: https://forms.office.com/r/BzM3L3igQr
ROSA kicked off the Data Governance Committee with a meeting on Tuesday, February 11th. The group explored repositories for fisheries-related data, both current options and future needs. They also formed two monitoring method work groups to develop recommendations for data standards, publication & reuse. Read the meeting summary here.
Data Governance Resources
Data Governance Program Sponsors
