That vision is already becoming reality through the European Digital Twin Ocean (DTO) – an initiative where EU-funded researchers are creating a powerful virtual replica of the seas. Who’s behind this ocean twin? They have merged these two key European ocean data systems – Copernicus Marine and EMODnet – into one scalable framework. The platform will recreate the ocean’s past and present, as well as plausible futures, using satellite data, marine sensors, advanced simulations and AI. Model scenarios, from pollution to turtlesThe plastic pollution tracker is just one application created by the EDITO-Model Lab researchers.