{"id":6567,"date":"2026-10-27T16:41:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T15:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/?p=6567"},"modified":"2026-10-27T17:21:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T16:21:34","slug":"we-use-data-to-regenerate-oceans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/en\/we-use-data-to-regenerate-oceans\/","title":{"rendered":"We use data to regenerate oceans. That\u2019s what makes us different."},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;default&#8221; column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; row_border_radius_applies=&#8221;bg&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<h4>We use data to regenerate oceans. That\u2019s what makes us different.<\/h4>\n<p>Universal Plastic \u00b7 2026[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_position=&#8221;default&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marine plastic pollution has a cost. 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Its impact is not only environmental, it is also economic.<\/p>\n<p>International evidence puts a number on it. Pollution takes around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eib.org\/attachments\/lucalli\/20220248_cutting_plastics_pollution_en.pdf\">\u20ac350 billion a year off the productivity of the blue economy<\/a>, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/content\/dam\/oecd\/en\/publications\/reports\/2025\/06\/promoting-sustainable-ocean-economies_07f85c4d\/72055d7f-en.pdf\">investment in SDG 14<\/a> barely reaches \u20ac2.8 billion against the \u20ac160 billion needed.<\/p>\n<p>Fewer catches, damaged nets, beaches that lose appeal and more municipal spending on cleanup. 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phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_backdrop_filter=&#8221;none&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]A degraded ecosystem performs less. When pollution affects fishing, water quality or tourism, what is at stake is the productivity of the <a href=\"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/en\/what-is-the-blue-economy-and-how-universal-plastic-turns-it-into-a-regenerative-business-model\/\">blue economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That is why protecting the ocean is a condition of its performance. 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link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; text_content=&#8221;From data to decision&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;][\/split_line_heading][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_tablet=&#8221;default&#8221; column_direction_phone=&#8221;default&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; row_position=&#8221;default&#8221; row_position_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; row_position_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; pointer_events=&#8221;all&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_tablet=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_phone=&#8221;inherit&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; column_element_direction_desktop=&#8221;default&#8221; column_element_spacing=&#8221;default&#8221; desktop_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; 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With international scientific protocols and technology, we turn those observations into structured, comparable and <a href=\"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/en\/become-blue-verification\/\">traceable<\/a> data.<\/p>\n<p>We integrate this data into <a href=\"https:\/\/ondas.universalplastic.io\/\">ONDAs Data Space<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/en\/ondas-dataspace\/\">a data ecosystem on marine plastic pollution<\/a> developed by Universal Plastic within the <a href=\"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/en\/plastic-monitoring-data-space\/\">digitalisation programme of the Spanish Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence<\/a> and listed as a trusted <a href=\"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/en\/what-is-a-data-space\/\">data space<\/a> at national level. We also connect this information with UNESCO-IOC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ioc.unesco.org\/en\/universal-plastic-joins-ocean-data-and-information-system-strengthen-global-marine-data-sharing\">Ocean Data and Information System<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/en\/what-is-odis-and-why-does-it-matter\/\">what is ODIS?<\/a>), which contributes to <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\/goal14\">SDG 14<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/oceandecade.org\/actions\/universal-plastic-tracker\/\">UN Decade of Ocean Science<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is how we answer the questions that matter to decision-makers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where is pollution concentrated and how is it changing?<\/li>\n<li>Which areas and sectors bear the greatest impact?<\/li>\n<li>How much does it cost in terms of fishing, tourism and coastal services?<\/li>\n<li>Which investments and policies generate the greatest return?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; 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overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]\n<div class=\"up-video\"><video autoplay muted loop playsinline preload=\"metadata\" poster=\"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ocean-decade-app-capture-1.jpg\" aria-label=\"Volunteer using the Universal Plastic app to photograph a piece of plastic waste on the beach\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\"><source src=\"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ocean-decade-app-capture.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><\/video><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]<em>One photo from the phone: the first step of a traceable data point.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner column_margin=&#8221;default&#8221; 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overflow=&#8221;visible&#8221; gradient_direction=&#8221;left_to_right&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;default&#8221; bg_image_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; border_type=&#8221;simple&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][image_with_animation image_url=&#8221;5894&#8243; image_size=&#8221;full&#8221; animation_type=&#8221;entrance&#8221; animation=&#8221;None&#8221; animation_movement_type=&#8221;transform_y&#8221; hover_animation=&#8221;none&#8221; alignment=&#8221;&#8221; border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; box_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; image_loading=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_mobile=&#8221;default&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; text_direction=&#8221;default&#8221;]<em>From a field record to a verified digital asset: how ONDAs work.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_zigzag][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; 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At Universal Plastic, every resource we direct must leave behind <a href=\"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/en\/blue-resilience\/\"><strong>a data point that improves the next decision<\/strong><\/a>: this is the <strong>maritime operational intelligence<\/strong> of Blue Resilience, which turns marine data into decisions that reduce environmental risk and improve the productivity of the blue economy. We saw it in the <a href=\"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/en\/efficient-coastline\/\">pilot with Xove Town Council<\/a> and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/en\/blue-resilience-in-action-universal-plastic-and-satec-pilot-a-new-ocean-resilience-strategy-for-angola\/\">ocean productivity study in Angola<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/en\/ad-hoc-campaigns\/\">company<\/a> can turn its environmental commitment into traceable actions and verifiable results. A <a href=\"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/en\/governments\/\">town hall<\/a> can generate its own information about its beaches and better direct its resources. Universities and research centres can validate and connect knowledge, as we do with the <a href=\"https:\/\/universalplastic.io\/en\/university-of-oviedo-and-universal-plastic-drive-technological-innovation-for-the-ocean\/\">University of Oviedo<\/a>. 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