Tech Solutions Related To UN SDG 14: Life Below Water

Plastic Bank empowers Ocean Stewards to stop ocean plastic. Our ethical collection communities exchange plastic for life-improving benefits. Exchanges are secured through a blockchain platform that enables traceable collection, secures income and verifies reporting. Collected material is processed into Social Plastic® feedstock for reuse in products and packaging.

IntelliReefs patented IP can be added to dying or at-risk reefs as a means of increasing fish aggregation, coral spawn settlement, and species biodiversity; fostering the exponential growth and restoration of coral reef systems. IntelliReefs protect coastlines against higher storm surge intensity while also creating a healthy ecosystem for fish and marine life reproduction.

Cecil is the easiest way to manage quality nature-based projects. We empower teams developing 2000+ NBS projects across 10M+ hectares in one collaborative nature-management platform. By helping project developers and investment managers organise work, stakeholders and data in one place, Cecil is enabling the critical supply of natural climate solutions.

NatureServe, a non-profit organization, provides high-quality scientific expertise for conservation. Our dynamic and impactful data, tools, and resources help guide conservation action where it’s needed most. We envision a world where decision-makers fully understand the importance of science in identifying and protecting our precious animals, plants, and ecosystems.

4ocean is a mission-driven for-profit business, dedicated to removing trash from our oceans and coastlines while inspiring individuals to work together for cleaner oceans. We build an assortment of high quality, sustainably-made products that will help people reduce their dependence on single-use plastic, reuse the materials we collect from the ocean, and fund a worldwide ocean cleanup initiative.

ThisFish Inc. provides software and artificial intelligence for seafood traceability and production workflows that improves business efficiency and increases trust and transparency in seafood supply chains. Our mission is to improve the social, environmental, and financial sustainability of seafood enterprises by making seafood supply chains more transparent.

Ocean Bottle is working to rid the ocean of plastic and improve social mobility at the same time. With the sale of every Ocean Bottle 11.4kg of plastic is collected in impoverished coastal communities. Plastic collectors can exchange plastic waste for money or credit via blockchain technology to spend on tuition, tech goods, health care and micro-finance.

The Ghost Gear Reporter App allows you to report details and location of lost gear of any kind that you might come across. Data collected from the app is passed to local conservation groups that can recover the gear, and is also used to build evidence of the ghost gear problem around the world to help inform ongoing solutions work and improve our ocean health.

At SafetyNet, we have developed products that could lower bycatch by 90% and improve fishing revenues by up to 25% – saving more fish, helping fishermen, and protecting an increasingly essential food source now and for the future.

FishWise is a seafood industry compass, providing innovative market-based tools and expertise in sustainability services, human rights action, and traceability best practices. We provide seafood stakeholders with clear information and practical guidance to address the complexity of seafood supply chains impact on people and planet.