This project helps tackle the problem of disposable plastic by offering a solution. SOA Maderia noticed that almost no reusable cups are proposed and the main bars have a lot of customers with a tremendous amount of plastic cups distributed and then discarded, especially on the weekend. They are offering a solution with reusable cups that will be personalized with drawings of sea animals made by art students. The idea is that the public will feel more responsible for their reusable cup if they are personalized.

This project in collaboration with the YPAC Southeast Asia Deep-Sea Mining Coalition worked to raise awareness about Deep Sea Mining among high-level government officials in Indonesia. They developed a policy brief containing deep-sea mining key action plans and launched the brief through webinars and a campaign.

World Saving Hustle's (WSH) is engaging their 600 members to continue their important campaign for a moratorium on deep seabed mining in Norway. In collaboration with WWF Norway and Friends of the Earth Norway, WSH will produce talks and articles, circulate 11 petitions throughout Norway, and make connections with at least 5 political parties to inform them about the issue and its impacts.

The Sea Our Seas Docuseries is a joint project between Ecovybz Environmental Creatives and 4 Change TT where six short documentaries will be created 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. This docuseries will educate on ocean resources and ocean problems, showcase solutions and mobilize actions, present stories from different stakeholders involved in ocean management, and aid in sharing information with schools and other interested bodies.

SpeSeas raises awareness about key ocean issues in Trinidad and Tobago, led by a founding team of ocean science experts, including Diva Amon, who has worked in close partnership with SOA's Campaign Against Deep Sea Mining. With SOA support, they will amplify their social media presence, helping them to grow their network and make ocean literacy more accessible in the country.

Ghana is one of the top 10 most polluted countries in the world. This project addresses marine pollution by organizing two beach clean-ups on the turtle nesting areas of Nungua in collaboration with the NGO Plastic Punch. These two events will be edutainment and a citizen science approach for data.

Mobile Sea Otters work with local fishermen, volunteer divers, and dive shops to regenerate kelp forests by decreasing and ultimately eliminating the sea urchin population. Activities included monitoring of both kelp and sea urchin population growth, direct extermination of urchins, and estimation of CO2 absorption per unit area of kelp. Surveys and calculations were conducted by Teruhisa Komatsu (Technical Advisor of Japan Fisheries Resources Conservation Association). 

Northern Okinawa's main island, generally called “Yanbaru”, is an area with many unique landscapes such as subtropical laurel forests, cloud forests, rivers, mangroves, and limestones. Yanbaru natives have lived in harmony with nature for hundreds of years, however, vast quantities of debris have begun to collect along the coastline of Yanbaru. For this project, the project leader will work with the local association of Yanbaru to create an exhibition by picking up and vacuum-sealing debris/making it into art work.

M do Mar is an ocean literacy project that has 3 components involving over 26 activities over 6 months: 1. Menu do Mar: partnerships with coastal restaurants on the shoreline of Vila Nova de Gaia (North of Portugal) to develop ocean literacy activities for the children that go to the restaurant with their families; 2. Mães do Mar (mothers of the sea), is an educational and leisure project in the Algarve (Albufeira), south of Portugal that promotes ocean literacy through the Rock Pooling experience and it is articulated for family experiences on the beach, schools, kindergartens; 3. Mar Profundo (Deep Sea): a board game of strategic management of deep-sea ecosystems, to be used as an educational resource