SOA Pacific Islands is organizing their second Regional Youth Conference which will target youth ocean leaders/individuals from all over the Pacific to participate in the Conference. They will host the conference in Fiji and have youth participants from other Pacific Island Countries join in virtually for a 2-day session on Ocean Health & Sustainability, and then host mangrove planting and beach clean-up activities in the same week as follow up.

Aquaai is a data and undewater robotics service company with a vision to help keep humanity alive through sustainable and environmentally friendly practices that combine risk management and biomimicry. Aquaai has developed an affordable way to harness and deliver data from below the water's surface via a specialized, flexible, fishlike "Autonomous Underwater Vehicle" loaded with cameras and sensors that "swims" and transmits visual and environmental data to an online dashboard.

The Cayman Crown coral reef has been declared a "no-fishing zone" for the next 10 years by the Guatemalan government. Within the framework of the SOA grant, this group will be able to continue these efforts, providing a scientific report and a policy brief to support the inclusion of the coral reef into the already existing Marine Protected Area.

Lost fishing nets and lines, plastic bags, cans, face masks, tires and all kinds of man-made pollution can be found on the sea floor. Guardians of the Blue works in symbiosis with Byblos' diving club Xiphias Diving providing divers who come to the club the necessary equipment to pick up marine debris during their dives, and educating them on the impacts of pollution on marine life.

Refill Store is a well-known zero-waste shop with the goal of providing an alternative shopping experience as a solution to reduce the use of single-use plastics which make up the majority of marine debris. Funding for this project supported marketing, educational programs, and reusable kit give-away at the local elementary school in Kepulauan Seribu.

The city of Paraty, an important tourist spot in Brazil, experiences detrimental levels of marine habitat destruction and species loss. This project educated local youth on the impacts of anthropogenic actions and also present sustainable solutions that can replace predatory activities and increase the fishing stock of the region through respect for protected areas. The project offered a three-day minicourse for students (ages 13-17) from public schools in the Paraty community. At the minicourse, participants discussed themes related to marine conservation and the conscious use of natural resources.

The Sea Our Seas Docuseries includes six short documentaries that highlight the oceans, marine resources, and problems and challenges facing effective ocean management in Trinidad and Tobago. The topics addressed include: fisheries, pollution, coral reefs, ghost gear, the Blue Economy, and climate change.

ecoSPEARS is an environmental technology company ushering in the net-zero future of environmental cleanup. ecoSPEARS designs and develops green and sustainable technologies to extract and eliminate PCBs, dioxins, and other persistent organic pollutants (POPS) from the environment - forever. ecoSPEARS is the exclusive licensee of patented NASA-developed environmental technologies. ecoSPEARS imagines a world where everyone has access to clean water, clean food, and clean air.

Loggerhead Marinelife Center and the Haiti Ocean Project provided Haitian youth with the resources and knowledge to develop Haiti's first children's book on the importance of protecting sea turtles. This book was written and illustrated by Haitian students and distributed throughout Haiti’s fishing communities to educate and empower youth as future leaders in ocean conservation.