Challenge Area:
Marine pollution from plastic waste.

Problem Statement:
Plastic pollution in oceans harms marine ecosystems, but monitoring is limited.

Solution Concept:
Deploy an AI system that uses satellite and drone imagery to detect plastic debris in coastal waters and predict pollution hotspots.

Expected Impact:
Clean 500 tons of plastic from 10 coastal areas.

Next Steps:
Train image-processing models, integrate with cleanup organizations, and test in a pilot region.

Challenge Area:
Marine Conservation

Problem Statement:
Illegal fishing threatens marine ecosystems due to inadequate monitoring.

Solution Concept:
Develop an AI system to detect illegal fishing using satellite imagery and anomaly detection algorithms. The PoC includes data preprocessing for cloud-covered images and modular code for real-time alerts.

Expected Impact:
Reduces illegal fishing by 40%, protecting 100,000+ marine species.

Next Steps:
Integrate with coast guard systems, optimize for low-bandwidth environments, and add species tracking.