Gallery: To Save the Oceans, These Guys Are Turning to Sci-Fi

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    <a href="http://www.simonstalenhag.se" target="_blank">Simon Stalenhåg</a>
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    Sustainability scientist Andrew Merrie commissioned four pieces of conceptual art from Simon Stålenhag. In "Fish Inc," you can see the smoggy, industrial future as Merrie imagines it.
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    <a href="http://www.simonstalenhag.se" target="_blank">Simon Stalenhåg</a>
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    This piece, the "Rime of the Last Fisherman," which goes along with a short story of the same title, shows an ocean clogged with detritus and trash.
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    <a href="http://www.simonstalenhag.se" target="_blank">Simon Stalenhåg</a>
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    "Oceans Back From the Brink" show a more optimistic future for the sea---one that includes AI-powered, coral-saving robots.
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    <a href="http://www.simonstalenhag.se" target="_blank">Simon Stalenhåg</a>
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    Simon Stålenhag's piece "Rising Tide" shows yet another of the ocean's potential futures. Here, humans have built undersea structures with viewports looking out into the deep.
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