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 centreSimon Van Gennip, oceanographer at Mercator Ocean InternationalPhilippe Gaspar, senior scientist at Mercator Ocean InternationalJoaquin Tintore, head of Balearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System Vincent Pieriborne, co-CEO of OceanXOcean Tale from Chris Jenks, British actor and producerHosted 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.