On 17th October 2023, EMODnet and VLIZ presented at the event “Navigating Big Data” hosted by Ostend Science Park. The EMODnet Secretariat’s Conor Delaney and Kate Larkin presented on EMODnet’s EU marine data services, EMODnet’s contribution to the EU Digital Twin and how big data are informing future EMODnet developments. Lennert Tyberhein, head of data centre at VLIZ presented VLIZ’s core role in EMODnet Central Portal, Biology and many EOSC related and other EU projects and initiatives including its increasing capability in data science. The event was attended by many representatives from the Blue Economy including the Offshore Renewable Energy sector.