Yes, humans are winning the fight against ocean plastic pollution

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You know what? Let's do this the usual

way. At the ocean cleanup, 2025 has been

defined by record-breaking catch

numbers, a continued commitment to

efficiency, and yeah, some AI.

Our team has spent 2025 hard at work

identifying opportunities for increased

efficiency in our cleanup systems. We

spent time in the labs, the air, rivers,

and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

itself, collecting data and improving

our understanding of plastic pollution

and the most efficient ways to remove it

from our aquatic environments.

This year, we developed new technologies

and tools that can help support our

mission. One highlight is ADIS, our

automated debris imaging system, which

identifies and maps ocean plastic. Adis

plays a massive role in expanding our

plastic tracking database. We also

introduced the Smart River Survey, a

tool that breaks down complex data

layers to create a clear action plan for

large-scale river cleanups. The survey

will be integral to the 30 cities

program that we launched this year at

the United Nations Ocean Conference in

Nice. This program tackles some of the

most polluted bodies of water in the

world, aiming to stop up to a third of

all plastic pollution entering the ocean

from rivers by 2030. We have also

introduced coastal sweeps only after our

interceptors are in place and performing

efficiently. We identify plastic

hotspots [music] where we remove legacy

plastic trapped in nearshore

environments like beaches, mangroves,

and coral reefs.

These coastal sweeps help local

communities reclaim their environment

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But wait, there's more. Our scientific

data was used to inform upstream policy

decisions at international conferences

like the Global Plastics Treaty. It's

great to support this growing interest

for better regulations around plastic

and discarded fishing gear. And while

policy catches up, we continue to set

the pace. We deployed new interceptors

in Panama and Honduras, improved

efficiency in Chisadane and Clang, and

started preparations for new deployments

in Manila and Mumbai. Our interceptors

in Jamaica and Los Angeles had record

catches, and we set two back-to-back

records. First, the most trash

intercepted in a year, more than 25

million kg. To give you an idea, that is

the equivalent of over 200 million

Leuboos. and second, an overall catch of

45 million kg, representing both trash

removed from the ocean and pollution

that would have otherwise entered into

it.

And beyond these impressive numbers,

what truly matters is the lasting impact

our efforts have on the environment

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benefit from healthier rivers and

coastlines.

Of [music] course, this couldn't have

been done without you, our amazing

supporters who are actively helping us

make the ocean a cleaner place. And as

we sail into 2026, we look forward to

what we can achieve together.