Berring Data Collective

What Berring Data Collective does

Berring Data Collective is the Denmark-anchored parent organisation behind the Fishing Vessel Ocean Observing Network (FVON), with US operations conducted through its partner corporation Ocean Data Network, Inc. Founded in 2018, the company operates with a 1-10 person team and is positioned as a data-as-a-service business centred on oceanographic data rather than traditional marine-research instrumentation sales.

Its core offering is a network of fishing vessels equipped with oceanographic instruments mounted on working gear (nets, traps). As gear descends and is hauled, the instruments capture water-column profiles; data is relayed via Bluetooth to a deck hub and automatically pushed to cloud infrastructure. The resulting dataset is positioned as a coastal complement to the Argo program and is channelled through three commercial products: Ocean Data-As-A-Service (ODAAS), Data Driven Fisheries Intelligence, and a self-serve Data Portal (portal.oceandata.net). Application areas explicitly cited are climate monitoring, weather/ocean forecasting, fisheries management, and defense.

The business model is data monetisation under a data-as-a-service framework, with pricing not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is community-led, leveraging FVON as an international coordinating body with 11 established projects in 9 countries and 10 pilots in 6 countries. The company holds a UN Decade of Ocean Science endorsement under the GOOS CoastPredict program and is pursuing recognition as a network within the Global Ocean Observing System, providing institutional validation that underpins both its market positioning and its access to scientific, governmental, and defense channels.

Name

Berring Data Collective

Legal name

Ocean Data Network, Inc.

Website

https://berringdatacollective.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Berring Data Collective operates the Fishing Vessel Ocean Observing Network (FVON), selling ocean data-as-a-service collected by instruments mounted on commercial fishing gear. It serves climate, weather-forecasting, fisheries, and defense customers across an established network spanning 15 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Oceanographic Data Services

akta.pro primary industry

Marine Sensors, Instrumentation & IoT (Condition Monitoring) (IMAJAJAI)

Keywords

• Ocean data services
• Fisheries intelligence
• Ocean observation network
• Oceanographic data collection
• Data-as-a-service

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Data-As-A-Service: Ocean Data Network provides ocean data services including data-driven fisheries intelligence and ocean data-as-a-service (ODAAS) offerings. Data is collected from fishing vessels and made available to customers for climate monitoring, weather forecasting, fisheries management, and defense applications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Berring Data Collective provides ocean data-as-a-service by equipping commercial fishing vessels with oceanographic instruments mounted on fishing gear (nets, traps) that collect water column profiles during normal fishing operations. Data is relayed via Bluetooth to a deck hub and automatically transmitted to cloud infrastructure, where it is made available through a Data Portal and supporting services for climate monitoring, weather/ocean forecasting, fisheries management, and defense applications. The company leads the Fishing Vessel Ocean Observing Network (FVON), an international coordinating group endorsed by the UN Decade of Ocean Science under the GOOS CoastPredict program.

Product overview

Berring Data Collective operates through a portfolio of ocean observation services centered on the Fishing Vessel Ocean Observing Network (FVON). The core offering leverages fishing vessels equipped with oceanographic instruments mounted on fishing gear to collect water column profile data. Key products include Ocean Data-As-A-Service (ODAAS) for cloud-based data access, Data Driven Fisheries Intelligence for analytical insights, and a Data Portal for user access. Applications span climate monitoring, weather/ocean forecasting, fisheries management, and defense. The US partner organization is Ocean Data Network (ODN).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FVON (Fishing Vessel Ocean Observing Network): International coordinating group dedicated to advancing fishing vessel-based ocean observing, endorsed by the UN Decade of Ocean Science.

Products and services

• Fishing Vessel Ocean Observing Network (FVON)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (GOOS CoastPredict)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021FVON (Fishing Vessel Ocean Observing Network) is an endorsed project by the UN Decade of Ocean Science and Sustainable Development under the GOOS CoastPredict program. The goal is to become a network within the Global Ocean Observing System, with the mission of becoming the coastal complement to the Argo program.
• Berring Data CollectivecoreOthersBerring Data Collective is the parent organization. Ocean Data Network, Inc. operates as the US partner organization to Berring Data Collective, with the website hosted at https://www.berringdatacollective.com
• Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe organization aims to become a recognized network within GOOS so that fishing vessel-based ocean observations can become a globally accepted tool for ocean monitoring.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Spire Global: Space-based data and analytics company with a maritime data segment providing ship tracking, weather, and ocean intelligence. Overlaps with Berring on maritime weather and ocean-data products, but at much larger scale and with full-stack satellite infrastructure.
• CLS Group: Subsidiary of CNES and CNP that delivers satellite-based maritime domain awareness, ocean monitoring, and fisheries intelligence services globally. A much larger incumbent selling into the same defense, fisheries, and climate-monitoring buyers.

Direct peers

• XOcean: Operates a fleet of unmanned surface vessels for ocean data collection, serving hydrographic survey, environmental monitoring, and offshore energy clients. Direct competitor in the maritime-data-collection space with overlapping customer use cases.
• Liquid Robotics (a Boeing company): Manufactures wave- and solar-powered Wave Glider USVs that persistently collect ocean data. Sells into defense, research, and commercial maritime markets, overlapping with Berring's core customer verticals.
• Saildrone: Builds and operates autonomous wind- and solar-powered sailing vehicles that collect oceanographic and maritime domain data for science, weather, and defense customers. Competes for the same end-buyers with a purpose-built platform approach to coastal and open-ocean observation.
• Sofar Ocean: Deploys compact marine sensors (Smart Moorings, Spotter buoys) on commercial and partner vessels to deliver real-time ocean data. Closest analogue in business model: hardware on existing maritime assets feeding a data-as-a-service platform sold to climate, weather, and maritime customers.
• Tidetech: Provides high-resolution ocean and weather data products (currents, temperature, waves) to commercial shipping, offshore operations, and racing. Comparable in serving oceanographic-data-as-a-service to maritime end users, with a focus on operational forecasting.

Others

• The Argo Program / GOOS: International array of profiling floats providing global ocean observation, which Berring explicitly aims to complement in coastal waters. Functions less as a commercial competitor and more as the benchmark standard and a potential institutional integration point.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BerringData
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/berring-data-collective

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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