ocean & Society survey
Participating Countries since January 2025
Canada, USA, Brazil, UK, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Bulgaria, Ireland, Finland, Cyprus, France
(in order of administration)
Click on the dashboards below to view country-specific data. To download, analyze, and apply the OSS data to inform and strengthen your work, send us an expression of interest.
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Funding support for each country
Formula for purposes of citing or using country-specific datasets with facilitated administration by FocalData:
Ocean and Society Survey [Country]. Yyyy. [Country] data provided by [XXXXXX project funding statement]. Survey administration by FocalData. Methods from McRuer et al. 2025, associated data, and more detail accessible via https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/
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Ocean and Society Survey Canada. 2025. Canadian data provided by the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition, with funding from Fisheries and Oceans Canada under the Oceans Management Contribution Program. Survey administration by FocalData. Methods from McRuer et al. 2025, associated data, and more detail accessible via https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/
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Ocean and Society Survey United States. 2025. American data provided by the National Marine Educators Association with funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Education. Survey administration by FocalData. Methods from McRuer et al. 2025, associated data, and more detail accessible via https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/
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Ocean and Society Survey Brazil. 2025. Brazilian data was provided by Fundaçäo Grupo Boticário with funds from CNPq (PPBio CNPq 441230/2023-7). Survey administration by FocalData. Methods from McRuer et al. 2025, associated data, and more detail accessible via https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/
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Ocean and Society Survey United Kingdom. 2025. British data was provided by funding through the Ocean Conservation Trust. Survey administration by FocalData. Methods from McRuer et al. 2025, associated data, and more detail accessible via https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/
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Ocean and Society Survey Sweden. 2025. Swedish data was provided by the University of Gothenburg, funded by the Swedish Research Council starting grant 2021–03868, and the Swedish Institute for the Marine Environment with funds allocated to the institute’s assignment by the Swedish government. Survey administration by FocalData. Methods from McRuer et al. 2025, associated data, and more detail accessible via https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/
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Ocean and Society Survey Bulgaria. 2025. Bulgarian data provided by EmpowerUs partner contributions and funding from the European Union under the Horizon Europe Program, Grant No 101059957 (EmpowerUs). Survey administration by FocalData. Methods from McRuer et al. 2025, associated data, and more detail accessible via https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/
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Ocean and Society Survey Cyprus. 2025. Cypriot data provided by EmpowerUs partner contributions and funding from the European Union under the Horizon Europe Program, Grant No 101059957 (EmpowerUs). Survey administration by FocalData. Methods from McRuer et al. 2025, associated data, and more detail accessible via https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/
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Ocean and Society Survey Finland. 2025. Finnish data provided by EmpowerUs partner contributions and funding from the European Union under the Horizon Europe Program, Grant No 101059957 (EmpowerUs). Survey administration by FocalData. Methods from McRuer et al. 2025, associated data, and more detail accessible via https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/
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Ocean and Society Survey Ireland. 2025. Irish data provided by EmpowerUs partner contributions and funding from the European Union under the Horizon Europe Program, Grant No 101059957 (EmpowerUs). Survey administration by FocalData. Methods from McRuer et al. 2025, associated data, and more detail accessible via https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/
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Ocean and Society Survey Norway. 2025. Norwegian data provided by EmpowerUs partner contributions and funding from the European Union under the Horizon Europe Program, Grant No 101059957 (EmpowerUs). Survey administration by FocalData. Methods from McRuer et al. 2025, associated data, and more detail accessible via https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/
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Ocean and Society Survey Spain. 2025. Spanish data provided by EmpowerUs partner facilitation, contributions and funding from the European Union under the Horizon Europe Program, Grant No 101059957 (EmpowerUs). Survey administration by FocalData. Methods from McRuer et al. 2025, associated data, and more detail accessible via https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/
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Ocean and Society Survey France. 2025. French data provided by joint funding from Communications INC—under the Advancing Strategic Ocean Communication Project—and ACTeon. Survey administration by FocalData. Methods from McRuer et al. 2025, associated data, and more detail accessible via https://oceanliteracyresearch.com/ocean-and-society-survey/
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