Publications

Here you can find a list of articles, reports, and other relevant publications produced within Blue-Cloud, as well as press clippings related to our activities and outputs.

The complete set of open access publications, deliverables and reports can be accessed from the Blue-Cloud Catalogue or Zenodo. For lessons, guides, and all Training Academy materials, check the dedicated section. 

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Applying Open Science principles to make a better use of IOTC data

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Barde, Julien; Grasset, Bastien; CHASSOT, Emmanuel; Bonhommeau, Sylvain; Blondel, Emmanuel

In this paper, we further discuss known issues, achievements and challenges to improve IOTC resources management and we attempt to identify opportunities brought by Open Science principles to face them.

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32 downloads

Following the tuna trail: Contrasting global catch estimates from FAO and RFMOs

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grasset, bastien; Barde, Julien; CHASSOT, Emmanuel; Fiorellato, Fabio; Geehan, James

This study compares annual catch statistics from the Global Tuna Atlas (GTA) and FAO FishStat (FS) marine capture datasets, with a focus on tuna and tuna-like species.

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13 downloads

Global monthly catches from tuna fisheries by 1° and 5° grids (1950-2023) (FIRMS level 0)

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FIRMS Global Tuna Atlas Technical Working Group
We compiled a comprehensive dataset of geo-referenced catches from global tuna fisheries available at a spatial resolution of 1° and 5° grid areas.... Read more
1524 views
1649 downloads

Global monthly catches from tuna fisheries by 5° grid (1950-2023) (FIRMS level 0)

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FIRMS Global Tuna Atlas Technical Working Group
We compiled a comprehensive dataset of geo-referenced catches from global tuna fisheries available on a spatial resolution of 5° grid areas. This dataset was created by harmonizing public domain data from the five tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (t-RFMOs) for the period 1950-2023.... Read more
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1584 downloads

Global monthly catches from tuna surface fisheries by 1° grid (1958-2023) (FIRMS level 0)

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FIRMS Global Tuna Atlas Technical Working Group

We compiled a comprehensive dataset of geo-referenced catches from global tuna fisheries that use fishing gears set at the water's surface.

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1216 views
1089 downloads

Blue-Cloud 2026 Third Federation Workshop

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Pittonet Gaiarin, Sara; Meijer, Jan; Wyns, Roxanne; Reyes Suarez, Nydia Catalina; Palermo, Francesco; SIMONCELLI, Simona; Nascimento Vitorino, João; Mieruch, Sebastian; Barde, Julien; Pagano, Pasquale; Assante, Massimiliano; Kooyman, Robin; Tedds, Jonathan; PESANT, Stéphane; Wichorowski, Marcin; Rizzo, Alessandro; BODERE, Erwan; Delaney, Conor; Tonani, Marina; Vera, Julia; Fooks, Samuel; Costa, Valentina; Irisson, Jean-Olivier; Vernet, Marine; Dechenne, Abel; Eparkhina, Dina; Caccavale, Mauro; Sarretta, Alessandro; Janssens, Laurence; Sharma, Shreshtha

Blue-Cloud partners and collaborators gathered in Brussels from 5 to 7 November 2025 for a three-day series of strategic and technical sessions, anchored by the Third Federation Workshop.

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69 views
361 downloads

Global annual catches from tuna fisheries (1918-2023) (FIRMS level 0)

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FIRMS Global Tuna Atlas Technical Working Group

We constructed the most comprehensive dataset of nominal catches from global tuna fisheries by compiling and harmonizing public domain data from the five tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (t-RFMOs) for the period 1918-2023.

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3413 views
1918 downloads

Global Tuna Atlas : data generation worklow

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FIRMS GTA Technical Working Group; Grasset, Bastien; Barde, Julien; Taconet, Paul; Blondel, Emmanuel
This R worklfow is used to generate the Global Tuna Atlas datasets.... Read more
491 views
175 downloads

Advancing Open Science: Interoperable Data Access and Cloud-Based Workflows - FAIR-EASE and Blue-Cloud 2026 Joint Training Webinar

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Assante, Massimiliano; BODERE, Erwan; Kokkinaki, Alexandra; Krijger, Tjerk; Bialota, Quentin; Portier, Marc; Detoc, Jérôme; Jossé, Marie; Schlitzer, Reiner

The FAIR-EASE and Blue-Cloud 2026 projects joined forces for a training webinar exploring cutting-edge solutions in data discovery, access, and usability. 

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147 views
91 downloads

d4storagehub4R - R package to ease interaction with D4Science storage hub

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Blondel, Emmanuel

https://github.com/eblondel/d4storagehub4R/blob/main/NEWS.md#d4storagehub4r-04-5--

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784 views
237 downloads