AI Snapshot Report 2026

From November 2025 to February 2026, OCTO conducted the most comprehensive survey to date on how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in the global ocean conservation and management field. The full results of this survey, published July 2026, are available here. Our sincere thanks to all who took time to participate.

Check out the report to learn:

• What percentage of the ocean conservation and management field is already using AI
• How ocean professionals are using AI tools and how they would like to use them in the future
• Obstacles they are facing in applying these tools
• Hopes and concerns about AI in ocean conservation and management
• What practitioners need for using AI ethically, equitably, and effectively

We welcome your feedback on the report at info@octogroup.org.