Tēnaka has partnered with Orange Business to digitally transform its coral reef and marine biodiversity restoration and monitoring system. Tēnaka, a social business that works to restore and protect marine ecosystems worldwide, is to use Orange Business’s automated data sets, from collection to visualisation, and leverage its AI-based data analytics to help restore a marine […]
Tēnaka has partnered with Orange Business to digitally transform its coral reef and marine biodiversity restoration and monitoring system.
Tēnaka, a social business that works to restore and protect marine ecosystems worldwide, is to use Orange Business’s automated data sets, from collection to visualisation, and leverage its AI-based data analytics to help restore a marine protected area of the Coral Triangle in Malaysia.
Its restoration helps protect and preserve critically important and endangered wildlife while supporting the economic independence of coastal communities in terms of food security and employment linked to tourism and fisheries.
At the moment, to collect data on its restoration, marine biologists need to dive into the areas and go through a visual identification and quantification of wildlife – including butterfly fish and parrotfish, invertebrates such as giant clams and sea urchins, and mega-fauna such as sharks, turtles, and rays.
Once back on land, the marine biologists will manually load the data into Tēnaka’s Science portal.
Now with the help of a Yucca lab marine research station which is composed of an underwater monitoring device with waterproof 360° cameras, and a solar-powered floating buoy, Orange Business software will capture images, and deliver them directly to scientists ashore, allowing researchers 24/7 access to the data.
Once the images are taken, they are sent to the cloud (via a local 4G mobile network and an Orange Business SIM card), and Orange Business’s AI algorithm analyses the images, automatically recognising and quantifying the various species in the reefs, taking away the manual processes.
Images taken on the underwater monitoring device
“Regenerating the ocean is the best solution we have to mitigate the climate and biodiversity crisis,” comments Anne-Sophie Roux, founder of Tēnaka. “By leveraging technology, Orange Business brings critical expertise for us to scale our operations and reach a global impact.”
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“We wanted to be part of the solution for an environmental challenge. Our employees worldwide support Tēnaka for its inspiring initiative in preserving and rehabilitating coral ecosystems – and one where our technology and digital services can really make a difference to create a positive impact,” added Kristof Symons, CEO international, Orange Business.
