Our Work

Locating and recovering ghost lobster traps that can harm biodiversity and negatively impact future lobster catches while also returning viable and valuable traps back to fishers.

Conducting scientific research to explore the benefits of protected areas to aid the in management of California’s MPA network and the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, now the largest protected area on Earth.

Developing an artificial intelligence (AI) system to autonomously collect plastic pollution data from the trash wheels in Newport Beach and Baltimore Harbor.

Providing no-cost data services to UN States proposing High Seas Marine Protected Areas under the new High Seas Treaty: the UNCLOS Agreement for the Sustainable Use and Conservation of Biological Diversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction

Detecting great white sharks using drones and artificial intelligence (AI) to promote conservation and safe interactions with marine life.

Engaging in local plastic pollution solutions through data science and education in Hawai’i and California.

Advancing population research of the protected giant sea bass through community scientist-driven data and machine learning.

Supporting science-based decision-making in the United Nations plastic pollution treaty by developing a data-powered tool to explore the impact of different policies on reducing plastic waste and production. In collaboration with UC Berkeley’s Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science and the Environment.

Protecting deep-sea ecosystems from the emerging threat of mining by filling research gaps and elevating the latest science for decision-makers.