2025 NOAA EDMW

Biodiversity observations provide critical data in support of many NOAA mission areas, such as fisheries management, monitoring National Marine Sanctuaries, and evaluating ecosystem health. 'Omics methods, which analyze biological molecules such as DNA, are increasingly being applied at NOAA to identify the organisms in a community, how they function, and how they might adapt to changing conditions. This session would feature presentations on best practices and data management tools to support making NOAA's biodiversity and 'omics data FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable). Attendees, whether they are data managers, program managers, or data providers, will come away with an improved understanding of the unique challenges and successful solutions for managing these distinct data streams.