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As a planet wellness advocate, I am incessantly concerned our ocean’s ecosystem is being pushed beyond its complete restoration. I last posted about several ocean renewal solutions over a year ago. Time for an update.

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Canada has implemented the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy Program to drive the adoption of AI across its economy and society. They recently announced they were allocating substantial funding ($20 million) to Ocean Supercluster (OSC) to accelerate the development and commercialization of several innovative AI ocean-based solutions. Specifically:

• Fish Monitoring – Several programs to assist in safeguarding fish populations.

• Imaging Technologies – Seafloor sediment analytics to monitor crucial environmental information.

• Biomass Analytics – Assist in better understanding the ocean’s biomass needed for seaweed farming, oyster farming, as well as the overall health of aquaculture.

In my last couple of posts, I have expressed my concern about the risks associated with AI potentially being an energy burden especially as it relates to planet earth’s environmental resources, and health (power & water). However, I support the utilization of AI to help in the restoration of our ocean’s ecosystem. To me a pragmatic use of energy compared to CPG companies crunching consumer data to analyze snacking behavior.