This project is part of a Master's degree thesis in Marine Ecology that explores the Oxygen Minimum Zone (OMZ) on the Mexican Tropical Eastern Pacific coast near the Gulf of California. With SOA funding, this project would use the Winkler method to conduct dissolved oxygen titrations to study the variability of the oxycline in relation to the presence of mesoscale processes in the seasonal cycle, including coastal currents. This would contribute to knowledge on OMZ permanence, distribution, and formation, which is pressing since OMZs are expected to expand under climate change.

Novoloop was founded in 2015 to deliver quality chemicals and materials made from plastic waste through their patented, low-carbon upcycling technology process ATOD™. By transforming hard-to-recycle plastic waste into virgin-quality materials, Novoloop offers superior sustainability and performance at competitive pricing. With upcycled product Oistre™, Novoloop provides thermoplastic polyurethane solutions for footwear, sporting goods, automotive and more.

Virtual Diving is an environmental education project inspired by Google Cardboard. Through virtual reality glasses made of recycled cardboard, students take a virtual tour in different marine ecosystems using the Google app "Expeditions". The Virtual Diving team knows that most people never have and probably never will have the opportunity to dive in their entire lives. They also know that this is a big problem for the oceans, because it is impossible to preserve what you do not know. Through their virtual tours, they show people what exists beyond the waves. The main themes they explore are coral bleaching and marine pollution.

This project planted nearly 1,000 mangroves (Rhozophora mucronata) across 36 hectares in the coastal areas of Port Reitz Creek in coastal Kenya. As part of the project, 50 people were also trained in sustainable bee keeping, with the aim of empowering them to generate revenue from the sale of honey and related goods.

Seawater Solutions creates, implements, and scales wetland farming solutions across target regions suffering from salinisation and other climate-threats to agriculture and our coastal wetlands. From aquaculture to saline agriculture, the company integrates nature-based solutions into sea-based industries to maximise the benefits that wetlands create for coastal communities.

The SOA Hub Barra del Colorado in Limón, Costa Rica conducts animal monitoring activities, workshops, and beach cleanups. Coastal bird counts are done through monitoring of shorebird populations on Barra del Colorado beach. The hub also launched the first official monitoring of sea turtles on the beaches of Barra del Colorado, Agua Dulce and Samay to define requirements for a permanent research project. The Hub also monitored seacow populations, and executed regular beach clean-ups and workshops with local youth.

Over the years, the ocean has played a critical role as a climate regulator by absorbing about 30% of human emissions of carbon dioxide, but the ocean health has been severely damaged as a result of plastic waste in the last two decades. This project seeks to leverage data and storytelling tools to spotlight the challenge of marine pollution and its dangers to society. The project also deploys a digital campaign involving use of short videos and infographics to educate residents across West Africa on the dangers of marine pollution, and improve practices of waste management.

Using a seamless deposit system and fully-integrated mobile/web application, Muuse operates a global network of elegant, robust, tech-enabled products, cups and food containers, for the to-go food economy.

To form new youth initiatives in coastal cities, this project spreads awareness on plastic pollution and marine litter by offering capacity building workshops for budding environmentalists and youth organizations in Egypt. Their main objective is to ban single use plastic in those cities, with a special focus on banning plastic use at the beaches.