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Peer-reviewedCC BY 4.0PLOS Ecosystems

Community adoption of open data science for ecosystem sciences: A case study with passive acoustics

  • Shannon Rankin1
  • Kourtney Burger2
  • Catherine Berchok3
  • Candice Emmons4
  • Héloïse Frouin-Mouy5
  • Isabella Garfield6
  • Lynne Hodge7
  • Jennifer L. K. McCullough8
  • Rebecca Vanhoeck
  • Julia Zeh
8 affiliations
  1. 1Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, La Jolla, California, United States of America
  2. 2Institute of Marine Sciences’ Fisheries Collaborative Program, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America
  3. 3Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
  4. 4Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
  5. 5Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS), University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America
  6. 6Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Miami, Florida, United States of America
  7. 7Northeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America
  8. 8Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America
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Abstract

The call to adopt open science methods rings louder than ever, yet adoption is complicated by unfamiliarity and overwhelm. As part of a strategic initiative to adopt open science practices among the NOAA Fisheries passive acoustics community, we refined strategies for lowering barriers to entry to successfully develop interconnected documentation of research conducted collectively and by our six regional teams. Here we give context to the difficulties of the journey and share our strategies for alleviating ‘soft’ barriers. Importantly, we recommend a co-working strategy that sets aside dedicated blocks of time to tackle discrete projects while fostering close-knit communities, whether starting with two collaborators or expanding to a broader network. We invite you to use this publication as an ‘innovation trigger’ and find a like-minded individual (or community) to join you on this journey to open your science.

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BibTeX
@article{rankin2026community,
  title = {{Community adoption of open data science for ecosystem sciences: A case study with passive acoustics}},
  author = {Shannon Rankin and Kourtney Burger and Catherine Berchok and Candice Emmons and Héloïse Frouin-Mouy and Isabella Garfield and Lynne Hodge and Jennifer L. K. McCullough and Rebecca Vanhoeck and Julia Zeh},
  journal = {PLOS Ecosystems},
  year = {2026},
  month = nov,
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pesy.0000046},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pesy.0000046},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Community adoption of open data science for ecosystem sciences: A case study with passive acoustics
AU  - Shannon Rankin
AU  - Kourtney Burger
AU  - Catherine Berchok
AU  - Candice Emmons
AU  - Héloïse Frouin-Mouy
AU  - Isabella Garfield
AU  - Lynne Hodge
AU  - Jennifer L. K. McCullough
AU  - Rebecca Vanhoeck
AU  - Julia Zeh
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/11/06
JO  - PLOS Ecosystems
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pesy.0000046
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pesy.0000046
AB  - The call to adopt open science methods rings louder than ever, yet adoption is complicated by unfamiliarity and overwhelm. As part of a strategic initiative to adopt open science practices among the NOAA Fisheries passive acoustics community, we refined strategies for lowering barriers to entry to successfully develop interconnected documentation of research conducted collectively and by our six regional teams. Here we give context to the difficulties of the journey and share our strategies for alleviating ‘soft’ barriers. Importantly, we recommend a co-working strategy that sets aside dedicated blocks of time to tackle discrete projects while fostering close-knit communities, whether starting with two collaborators or expanding to a broader network. We invite you to use this publication as an ‘innovation trigger’ and find a like-minded individual (or community) to join you on this journey to open your science.
SN  - 3070-8141
ER  -