SEAwise Report on requirements for transparency and quality control month 42

The SEAwise project works to deliver a fully operational tool that will allow fishers, managers, and policy makers to easily apply Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management. This SEAwise report emphasises the importance of making quality-assured data openly available, adhering to the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable). It reviews the development and future perspectives of these practices within SEAwise. This report highlights the importance of metadata for providing essential information about datasets, data licence use, and open access to the data products of SEAwise, ensuring compliance with FAIR principles and aiding in transparency.

SEAwise data are divided into four types:

· Quantitative data are organised in the SEAwise quantitative metadatabase, listing primary data sources and responsible parties for these. As publications are published, the data are released as Open data with a doi.

· Qualitative data from interviews and workshops are organised in the SEAwise qualitative metadatabase, listing primary data sources and responsible parties for these .

· Software code is available at the SEAwise GitHub.

· Reports and other publications (scientific and otherwise) are available on the SEAwise website.

All data and models are evaluated using the SEAwise Output Quality Assurance Process.