🌊 Ocean Futures Explorer – Climate, Ecology & Fisheries

by MARINE SCOPE AI

Ecological indicators vs time (0–30 years)

Tracks how biodiversity (red), dissolved oxygen (green) and phytoplankton (blue) respond over 30 years. Dashed line = selected year shown below.

Biodiversity index (0–10)
Dissolved O₂ index (0–10)
Phytoplankton index (0–10)

Fisheries GDP impact vs time (0–30 years)

Shows long-term change in fisheries GDP (%). Positive values mean higher revenue from catches; negative values mean economic losses.

Fisheries GDP change (%)
Curve shows %; side panel converts to M€ for Greece & France.

Fishing jobs impact vs time (0–30 years)

Blue line: sea-going fishers in Greece; purple line: sea-going fishers in France. 0 = same number of fishers as today.

Jobs change – Greece (fishers)
Jobs change – France (fishers)
Curves show estimated change in number of sea-going fishers (relative to present).

Scenario Levers

Cold20 °CHot

Sea surface temperature. Warmer water holds less oxygen and can stress cold-water species.

Oligotrophic5Eutrophic

Combined inorganic nutrients: mainly nitrate (NO₃⁻), ammonium (NH₄⁺) and phosphate (PO₄³⁻). High values = risk of blooms.

Shallow30 mDeep
Flat sand6Reefs / Posidonia

From simple, flat seabeds to complex habitats with rocks, reefs and Posidonia meadows that shelter many species.

Now0 yrs30 yrs

Adds experimental overlays based on literature: marine heatwaves, marine protected areas (MPAs) or stronger climate warming. These modify temperature, nutrients or habitat, which then affect biodiversity, GDP and fishing jobs.

System Response at Selected Year

pH:
Dissolved Oxygen:
Phytoplankton:
Biodiversity:
Fish Behaviour:
GDP Impact (fisheries):
Good – Healthy ocean conditions.
Moderate – Early stress.
Warning – Significant stress.
Bad – Critical conditions.