Sustainable Ocean Alliance

Calling all ocean #ecopreneurs and #businessleaders in the Federated States of Micronesia! 🇫🇲 📣 Do you have a project, business, or idea that preserves ocean health and promotes the sustainable #blueeconomy? Sustainable Ocean Alliance, in partnership with #BlueProsperityMicronesia, is now seeking FSM-based applicants for our Blue Prosperity Entrepreneur Fellowship, a year-long fellowship to support emerging leaders advancing local ocean and community health. Applicants can receive a grant of up to $8,000 to support their projects as well as access to capacity-building workshops and 1:1 mentorship. Don't wait! Applications are due July 7. Learn more and apply here → https://bit.ly/soa-bpef24

The only fireworks we need this #FourthofJuly is this deep-sea jellyfish 🪼🎆 Found at depths up to 4-5 thousand feet, Halitrephes maasi (nicknamed the firework jellyfish) is truly a rare and special sight to see! 🎥 sighting captured by #NautilusLive in Baja California

REMINDER TO APPLY BY JULY 7 📣 Are you an ocean-based entrepreneur or business located in the Federated States of Micronesia? 🇫🇲 Apply to SOA x Blue Prosperity Micronesia's Blue Prosperity Entrepreneur Fellowship! This year-long fellowship aims to support emerging leaders advancing local ocean and community health through a grant of up to $8,000 USD, capacity-building workshops, 1:1 mentorship, and more. If you have a project, business, or idea that preserves ocean health and promotes the sustainable #blueeconomy in the Federated States of Micronesia, we want to hear from YOU! Don't wait, applications are due July 7 → learn more and apply here: https://bit.ly/soa-bpef24 #fellowship #grantopportunity #applynow

Celebrating SOA Hubs going above and beyond 🙌 We are thrilled to share that two SOA Hubs have been endorsed by the UN Ocean Decade as official actions fulfilling the mission of the Decade: accelerating transformative ocean science solutions for sustainable development, connecting people and our ocean. 🌊 Congratulations to SOA TANZANIA and Projeto TransforMAR (SOA Campinas)! 🎉 Learn more about these Hub's projects → https://bit.ly/unod-hubs24

Need a reason to join the ocean action movement? 🌊 We have a message from #Avatar actress and ocean activist Bailey Bass for all of you out there: “Your voice matters. So go out there, be inspiring, be your true self, and be a friend to our oceans.” Thanks for being a voice for our ocean, Bailey! We ‘sea’ you. Join Bailey’s call to action → visit our page to learn how YOU get involved with saving and protecting our world’s ocean today for generations to come 🌎

The portal between life above and life below water 💧 🎥 A magical moment captured by Evan Fawell in Lord Howe Island, NSW

Our team is growing: Sustainable Ocean Alliance is #hiring!  We are actively hiring for three #fulltime roles to join the SOA #DreamTeam to support our programs:  🌊 Mentorship Program Manager (mid-level, $75-90K) 💸 Investment Associate (entry-level, $65-70K) 🪸 Portfolio Associate (entry-level, $65-70K) If you are:  1. Passionate about protecting the ocean and planet  2. Based in the #SFBayArea 3. Interested in joining a team of like-minded, mission-driven people  Then we want to hear from you!  Learn more and #apply today → https://bit.ly/soa-jobs  Know someone who would be a good fit for these roles? Share this post to spread the word!  #bluejobs #oceanjobs #climatejobs #careeropportunities

Meet the winners of the 2024 #OceanPitchChallenge! 🏆 🌎 Following an exciting and impressive Grand Finale in Paris, France, we are excited to continue the conversation around sustainable innovations for the #blueeconomy with this year's winners of the Ocean Pitch Challenge! In this live discussion moderated by SOA's Mentorship Program Manager, Jessica Newfield, we will hear from: 🌊 Damien DEMOOR for Greenov's SubSea Quieter (First Prize Winner) 🌊 Alessandro Romano for Ittinsect - Feed for the Ocean (Second Prize Winner) 🌊 Benjamin Alva for Azul Bio (Third Prize Winner) Join SOA as we sit down with the winners, learn more about their solutions, hear firsthand about their experience as Ocean Pitch Challenge participants, and more! RSVP at the event link below and tune into our page on June 18 at 9:30am PDT / 6:30pm CET 🌊 #LinkedInLive #SOAEvents

4.1 million more people now know about #DeepSeaMining thanks to John Oliver and #LastWeekTonight 🙌👏 This week, the featured news story on the popular late night show was to cover deep-sea mining and its key players (the good, the bad, and the ugly). The fact that this dangerous, extractive industry is reaching mainstream news is a HUGE WIN for all of us who have been working for years to #StopDeepSeaMining —NGOs, marine scientists, civil society, and beyond. And we are just getting started. ✊ #DefendTheDeep

Ready for some good news from the SOA community this #WorldOceanMonth? 🌎 In this month’s special edition of #MakingWaves, SOA is celebrating the many ways our community shows up for the ocean every day—from improving marine mammal protection with AI to award-winning shipping innovations powered by shrimp shells. We also feature exciting events, opportunities, and more happening throughout the month. Dive in below and subscribe for updates 🔔 → https://bit.ly/soa-mw