AI-driven oceantech is the most investable path in ocean financing: Mark Dalio

[SINGAPORE] The Earth’s oceans are severely underfunded across every domain – be it aquaculture, maritime transportation, ocean conservation or coastal and marine tourism.

But if Mark Dalio, the founder and co-chief executive officer of the non-profit ocean exploration initiative OceanX, could prioritise one area of investment, it would be investing in technologies that improve how ocean data is collected, processed and synthesised – particularly through the use of artificial intelligence (AI).

He believes such investments might bring about outsize economic and environmental impact.