Perspectives of “People on the Water”: A pilot study to connect ocean users with CalCOFI datasets Perspectives of “People on the Water”: A pilot study to connect ocean users with CalCOFI datasets

Here we describe a pilot study designed to explore the perspectives of ocean users to inform future efforts that center stakeholder consultation with the intent to curate CalCOFI datasets to better fit the needs of ocean users. We describe the motivation and importance of this work, the methods developed for the study, results, and key recommendations for future work.