Ocean Calls - Will AI finally help us uncover the mysteries of the deep sea?

Will AI finally help us uncover the mysteries of the deep sea?

04/18/24 • 27 min

Imagine if policymakers, businesses, and society had access to a virtual twin copy of our oceans to explore? This AI tool could be used to simulate realistic what-if scenarios based on scientific knowledge.

Would that help protect and restore our oceans by enabling better decision-making? And what kinds of questions could it help us to answer?

In this episode of Ocean Calls, we will discuss the EU's Digital Twin of the Ocean, known as the DTO. This European initiative aims to create an artificial intelligence-fueled representation of the seas. It’s expected to be accessible to the public in 2024.

We’ll explore what the DTO is and examine how it can aid in combating plastic pollution, saving endangered species like marine turtles, and protecting our harbours from meteotsunamis.

At the end of the episode, you’ll hear from Sex Education and Karen Pirie star Chris Jenks about his adventures growing up on an island in Scotland.

Follow these links to read more about our guests:

Joanna Staneva, Head of Hydrodynamics and Data Assimilation at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon research centre

Simon Van Gennip, oceanographer at Mercator Ocean International

Philippe Gaspar, senior scientist at Mercator Ocean International

Joaquin Tintore, head of Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System

Vincent Pieriborne, co-CEO of OceanX

Ocean Tale from Chris Jenks, British actor and producer

Hosted by Euronews science reporter Jeremy Wiks. Produced by Naira Davlashyan and Natalia Oelsner.

The production coordinator is Carolyne Llabe.

The sound editing is by Jean-Christophe Marcaud and the sound mixing is by Matthieu Duchaine.

Our editor-in-chief is Sophie Claudet.

In this episode, we include extracts from Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola commercials, as well as a scene from Star Trek (Season 1, Episode 1).

Ocean Calls is produced in partnership with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Would that help protect and restore our oceans by enabling better decision-making? And what kinds of questions could it help us to answer?

We’ll explore what the DTO is and examine how it can aid in combating plastic pollution, saving endangered species like marine turtles, and protecting our harbours from meteotsunamis.

At the end of the episode, you’ll hear from Sex Education and Karen Pirie star Chris Jenks about his adventures growing up on an island in Scotland.

Follow these links to read more about our guests:

Joanna Staneva, Head of Hydrodynamics and Data Assimilation at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon research centre

Simon Van Gennip, oceanographer at Mercator Ocean International

Philippe Gaspar, senior scientist at Mercator Ocean International

Joaquin Tintore, head of Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System

Vincent Pieriborne, co-CEO of OceanX

Ocean Tale from Chris Jenks, British actor and producer

Hosted by Euronews science reporter Jeremy Wiks. Produced by Naira Davlashyan and Natalia Oelsner.

The production coordinator is Carolyne Llabe.

The sound editing is by Jean-Christophe Marcaud and the sound mixing is by Matthieu Duchaine.

Our editor-in-chief is Sophie Claudet.

In this episode, we include extracts from Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola commercials, as well as a scene from Star Trek (Season 1, Episode 1).

Ocean Calls is produced in partnership with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Unexploded bombs: Will the Black Sea face the same fate as the Baltic?

Called "ticking time bombs," millions of tonnes of unexploded munitions and other relics of WWII lie at the bottom of all our European seas. In an attempt to demilitarise Europe, around 40,000 tonnes of chemical weapons were dumped into the Baltic Sea alone, according to HELCOM.

Today, the war in Ukraine is threatening the Black Sea once again, exacerbating an already complicated situation.

In this episode of Ocean Calls, Euronews science reporter Jeremy Wilks and his guests will discuss the complicated legacy of WWII and explore whether we can help save the Black Sea or at least make future clean-up efforts a bit easier to manage.

At the end of the episode, you’ll hear a mysterious tale of the oldest and best-preserved shipwreck ever found, thanks to the unique properties of the Black Sea.

Follow these links to read more about our guests:

Jens Greinert, head of the Deep Sea Monitoring Research Unit at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel
Markus Helavuori, professional secretary at the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM)
Mikhail Son, deputy director of the Institute of Marine Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Viktor Komorin, head of the Ukrainian Scientific Centre for Marine Ecology
Rodrigo Pacheco-Ruiz, maritime archaeologist at The National Museum of the Royal Navy and The Black Sea MAP project

Ocean Calls is produced in partnership with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next Episode

Why should Europeans start eating seaweed?

In this episode of Ocean Calls, we're diving into the world of seaweed — that green, slimy stuff you often find on the beach. It turns out, that seaweed isn't just beach debris; it's also a superfood that offers solutions to various environmental issues, from capturing carbon to reducing overfishing.

Seaweed farming in Europe is much smaller than in Asia – Europe produces only a few thousand tonnes a year, just 1% of global seaweed production. But could seaweed be the next big thing in Europe? And can Europeans get past the initial dislike of it?

At the end of the episode, you’ll hear from Eurovision star Cesar Sampson about his adventures during the competition in Portugal.

Follow these links to read more about our guests:

Anne Seidler, a Marine Policy Officer at Seas At Risk

Simon Johansson, the CEO of Nordic Seafarm

Ocean Tale from Cesar Sampson, Austrian singer and Eurovision participant

Hosted by Euronews science reporter Jeremy Wiks. Produced by Naira Davlashyan and Natalia Oelsner.

The production coordinator is Carolyne Llabe.

The sound editing is by Jean-Christophe Marcaud and the sound mixing is by Matthieu Duchaine.

Our editor-in-chief is Sophie Claudet.

Ocean Calls is produced in partnership with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.