This document presents the Ocean Decade Data and Information Strategy that was prepared by the Data Coordination Group, coordinated by the Decade Coordination Unit, in a participatory process between April 2022 and May 2023. The Strategy sets out the vision and mission for the creation of an interconnected ocean data and information ecosystem that is actively used for decision making to support sustainable ocean management in the context of the Ocean Decade. It identifies strategic objectives and enabling factors for Strategy success and sets out the process to transform the Strategy to an action plan for its effective operationalization. The attached document is also published in the IOC Ocean Decade Series under number 45.

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