SOA Ecuador is working with Latin American influencers on a social media challenge to raise awareness and pose challenges to viewers to take action on deep seabed mining. The posts and live discussions aim to reach over 500,000 people and generate at least 200 signatures for SOA's campaign for a moratorium on deep sea mining.

This group, in partnership with the indigenous people of Haruku Island, will make a documentary about how they are adapting to climate change. SOA funds were geared toward production and time to conduct interviews and film ongoing issues and initiatives in Haruku Island, and they will also host a live-event on the island to highlight the stories of indigenous women and youth.

Twenty indigenous youth from Alor have been selected as Thresher Shark Conservation Champions by the Thresher Shark Indonesia organization and have developed a pilot project to establish a waste management system from the village to the district level since that currently does not exist, leading many villagers to throw waste in coastal areas. This project will expand the waste management system to 3 villages in close collaboration with stakeholders.

ETAC designs and produces functional nanomaterials for energy and environmental applications, such as oil spill and wastewater cleanup.

In affiliation with the African Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience at the University of Cape Coast, this project worked to isolate and culture local marine microalgae strains to serve as a food source for oyster larval rearing. The performance of these microalgae-fed larvae was assessed in the laboratory and then transplanted to the field. This is being done in order to find a solution for the recent exploitation of the West African Mangrove Oyster.

This project aims to educate the average New York City resident about the ocean and marine ecosystems that the city interacts with and depends on. To enact these ocean literacy initiatives, the new SOA NYC Hub will use these funds to make an interactive website, create pop-up exhibitions, do classroom demonstrations and in-person cleanups of the critical waterways surrounding NYC.

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.

Donal, Marine Policy Officer for the Fair Seas Campaign, will co-produce (with Marine Conservation Manager at Ulster Wildlife, Heidi), a monthly podcast intended to raise awareness of ocean issues and solutions in Ireland as well as global issue being addressed by SOA Ocean Leaders.

Saltwater Classroom is a nonprofit that runs weeklong workshops focused on ocean science and conservation for young students. Through SOA support, Saltwater Classroom has pivoted our in-person programming to the virtual world, creating a unique opportunity for students across the world to connect with one another and learn from ocean experts. In November, Saltwater Classroom ran a three week virtual workshop that featured live sessions, encouraged hands-on activities, and fostered creative inquiry amongst its participants.