Virtual Laboratory · FAIR Fisheries Data
Explore harmonised global fisheries data, fish-stock knowledge and reproducible analytical tools for research, policy and sustainable resource management.
Open to EOSC users. This welcome page is available anonymously. Sign in through EOSC AAI or another supported identity to use the Virtual Lab.
Integrated services
The Virtual Lab combines research products and knowledge records with tools for semantic access, spatial exploration and reproducible analysis.
Find, group and inspect fisheries datasets, documented data products and fishery or stock records from the shared catalogue.
Use programmatic access and SPARQL queries to explore the harmonised GRSF semantic knowledge base through W3C standards.
Explore the geographic, temporal and thematic dimensions of fisheries data through multilayer maps and interactive applications.
Run, inspect and adapt R workflows in a shared RStudio environment with managed dependencies and reusable source code.
Key service documentation
The key service connects the harmonised knowledge layer of GRSF with the spatial datasets and reproducible workflows of the Global Tuna Atlas. The documentation explains the service objectives, resources and practical access.
FAIR and reproducible outputs
Workflows generate standardised fisheries datasets and visual applications whose documented releases can be assigned persistent identifiers. Users should cite the relevant dataset, software release and service documentation, and follow the licence and attribution shown in each record.
Access and policies
Anyone may consult this public page and the linked public documentation. EOSC users can enter the Virtual Lab after signing in through EOSC AAI or another identity provider supported by D4Science.
Use a supported academic or federated identity to access the shared catalogue, analytical tools, maps and runtime services. No invitation from a particular project consortium is required.
Datasets, software, source records and documentation retain their own licences, citation requirements and provider conditions. Consult the relevant catalogue or repository record before reuse.
Use the environment responsibly and lawfully for legitimate research, education, policy or innovation activities. Respect security, privacy, intellectual property and computational limits.
Read the D4Science AUPThe VLab is open to EOSC users authenticating through a supported identity. Access remains subject to the AUP, operational capacity and any conditions attached to individual services.
Cite the VLab and the relevant datasets, code or documents, including their DOI where provided. Acknowledge Blue-Cloud support when outputs rely on the VLab.
Responsibility and provenance
The Global Fisheries Atlas Virtual Lab is jointly developed by the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) and the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas (FORTH), in close collaboration with the Fisheries and Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and contributing fisheries-data partners.
The service was developed through Blue-Cloud and Blue-Cloud 2026. It is operated on the D4Science infrastructure and presented as part of the EOSC Node | European Digital Twin Ocean.
Blue-Cloud 2026 received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101094227. The earlier Blue-Cloud project received Horizon 2020 funding under grant agreement No 862409.