SEBSCC Data Policy
SEBSCC follows the lead of the U.S. GLOBEC data policy (U.S. Global Ocean
Ecosystems Dynamics Report Number 10, February 1994). SEBSCC maintains
that the intellectual investment and time committed to the collection and
processing of a data set entitles an investigator to the fundamental benefits
of the data set. Initial publication of descriptive or interpretive results
derived immediately and directly from the data is the privilege and responsibility
of the investigators responsible for each collection. Accordingly, SEBSCC
will generally allow exclusive use of data for one year from the completion
of data processing, which will be established for each data type by the
Research Council. Data must be released for collaboration among scientists
to promote interdisciplinary and comparative interpretation, development
of collaborative approaches, and development and testing of new theories.
Any scientist making substantial use of a data set is obligated to communicate
with the investigators who acquired the data and should anticipate that
these scientists will be co-authors of published results.
Metadata (descriptors of data sets) must be cataloged in the North Pacific Ecosystem Metadatabase no later than one year after
data collection.
Southeast Bering
Sea Carrying Capacity