Sarita, founder of social enterprise Kasoi based in India, will pilot the removal and marketable uses (creating products for sale) of invasive seaweed, lionfish, and other species.

EarthLanka will run a campaign advocating for a deep seabed mining moratorium, collect data and solicit youth contributions for a research paper about deep seabed mining, and build awareness of the issue in Sri Lanka to influence government protection of marine resources.

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

This organization collects debris from the beaches of Southern Quinana Roo in the village of Mahahual, Mexico and upcycles the waste into jewelry and other arts and crafts. As part of this grant, they will select six youth from the community to participate in the process from start to finish: participating in cleanups, shredding and repurposing of the waste, creation of salable art, and marketing of the project and artifacts through social media and web channels.

Upcycle Africa believes that attaching economic benefit to plastic waste is the way to curb its accumulation. Most of the people on the shore of Lake Victoria live on less than 2 dollars a day, especially women. They educate communities on the threats posed to mother earth and change their mindset on the way they think and discard plastic waste. With their waste collection program we collect plastic waste from beaches, streets and bus stations ensuring a clean and safe environment.

SOA Romania and NGO Mare Nostrum used a research sailing vessel to collect data among the Romanian coastal waters. The two indicators researched were cetaceans (a bioindicator) and marine debris/litter (a pressure indicator). Through press releases and social media, they shared their results at local and national levels with over 4,000 people to inform national authorities and civil initiatives working towards coastal management, conservation, and more.

Chiang Mai University students collected 20kg of waste from the Chiang Mai - Mae Kha Canal. Their work was filmed for the production of a short documentary.

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.

This program intends to solve problems such as the lack of knowledge related to marine life and marine pollution, aiming to educate children to become ambassadors or protectors of the oceans in the future. The plastic found on the beach during cleanup activities can be used to produce household items, toys, and more objects from a 3D printer, thereby vitalizing this program by selling these produced goods.