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We develop business solutions to ocean challenges that change the world. Ocean data will radically transform sustainable business product development.
Copenhagen
40% of the world's population lives within 100km of the coast, and most of the ocean's degraded environments are on the coasts. Since large concentrations of people consume the most goods and services and produce the most waste, it is our coastal cities that most directly endanger the oceans, but they can also have the biggest positive impact on ocean ecosystems.
Smart Ocean Cities can improve waste-water treatment to prevent algae blooms and restore oxygen to coastal dead zones. They can use microorganisms to transform the nitrates and phosphates in farm runoff into fertiliser and fish food. Cities can reduce plastic use and invest in making waste management more efficient, instead of exporting solid waste abroad, where it often ends up in the ocean. They can support ocean innovation incubators to advance solutions that restore natural resources like coral reefs, shellfish beds, fisheries and sea-plant farms. And city governments can pass municipal bonds to provide new funding streams for local ocean improvements with global impacts.
The Ocean Data Alliance is working with a global network of cities to develop comparative Smart Ocean City Action Plans that put open ocean data to work to fix the ocean and address the climate crisis.
Join us and make a difference in the world.

Invest
Working with startups to instrument the ocean with persistent and intelligent observation solutions.

Engage
Arranging trans-disciplinary events to be students of problems using outside-in design methods.
Focus citizens on their local oceanic environment, and how to contribute.

Collaborate
Partner with business and data governance to develop an innovative data strategy for ocean science, conservation, trade and public use.

Revolutionize
Reshape how we coordinate
and collaborate.
Finance work across domains
and industries.
Steven Adler
Founder and CEO of Ocean Data Alliance
Steven Adler is the founder and CEO of Ocean Data Alliance, which is a group of leaders from banking, insurance, marine science, conservation, shipping, data management, government, and NGO's working to use data and business strategy to solve ocean challenges.

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See how Ocean Data Alliance and our partners are using ocean data strategy to build innovative solutions to ocean challenges.
Cape Town
Projects
See how Ocean Data Alliance is creating a better future.
Case Studies
See how our partners are already making a difference.
OcToPUS
The Ocean Data Explorer provides an intuitive interface to search datasets that are available through OcToPUS. Data can be queried, analyzed and visualized in space, time and depth.
Data-driven Culture
Over time, measuring effectiveness became a core competency and Rare helped lots of other partner non-profits learn to do the same.
Shanghai


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See our upcoming and past events.
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Upcoming Events
- Fri, Jun 05New LabJun 05, 2020, 8:30 AM – 5:30 PMNew Lab, 19 Morris Ave building 128, Brooklyn, NY 11205, USAA Collaboration with the United Nations, The Economist World Ocean Initiative, and the amazing New Lab in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, best urban tech incubator in the world.
- Sat, May 30Fintech House LisboaMay 30, 2020, 1:40 PM GMT+1 – Jun 01, 2020, 6:00 PM GMT+1Fintech House Lisboa, Praça da Alegria 22, 1250-217 Lisboa, PortugalJoin 200+ entrepreneurs in Lisbon, Portugal as they brainstorm the best Ocean Restoration solutions that will be incubated by Demium for 6 months and transformed into exceptional startup businesses!
Past Events
Past Events

June 5, 2019 at 12:30:00 PM
The Business of Ocean Data
We believe new public-private partnerships have to be created to increase the capacity to collect Ocean Observation Data, distribute it for sustainable development, and transform our governance of ocean resources to increase wealth and conservation.
