--- title: Sustainable Ocean Alliance Blog | Brittany DeGirolamo description: Sustainable Ocean Alliance is accelerating ocean solutions around the world. Here are their stories. --- [![](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hs-fs/hubfs/theme2020/logos%20New/SOA_Logo_White_Transparent_Horizontalv2.png?height=64&name=SOA_Logo_White_Transparent_Horizontalv2.png)](https://www.soalliance.org?hsLang=en) - Policy & Campaigns - [Deep Sea Academy](https://bit.ly/soa-dsa) - About Us - News & Updates - [Blog](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog) FOLLOW US [![DONATE](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5867638/b316587a-c351-4f48-b985-ac70287c47e6.png)](https://www.soalliance.org/donation/?hsLang=en) [![Join the Alliance](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5867638/47b23338-e53e-4359-96a8-af8c3ebf46b9.png)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/author/bit.ly/join-SOA?hsLang=en) ![](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hs-fs/hubfs/theme2020/home/images/logo.png?height=64&name=logo.png) FOLLOW US [![DONATE](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/5867638/b316587a-c351-4f48-b985-ac70287c47e6.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/5867638/b316587a-c351-4f48-b985-ac70287c47e6) [Home/](https://legacy.soalliance.org/?hsLang=en) Blog # NEWS & UPDATES ![search-icon](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hubfs/Images%20For%20Theme%202020/search-icon.svg) August 22, 2025 . 17:00:00 PM #### [Why We Invested in Carbon Ridge: Pioneering Onboard Carbon Capture for Shipping](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/carbon-ridge-investment-2025) June 27, 2025 . 17:00:00 PM #### [Why We Invested in Ace Aquatec: Sustainable & Smart Aquaculture for Ocean Health](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/aceaquatec-investment-2025) June 26, 2025 . 16:00:00 PM #### [Youth, Community, Action: SOA Makes Waves at the 2025 UN Ocean Conference](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/unoc3-recap) ![background](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hubfs/Images%20For%20Theme%202020/background.svg) - [Events](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/events) - [Young Ocean Leaders](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/young-ocean-leaders) - [Ecopreneur Network](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/ecopreneur-network) - [News](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/news) - [Grants](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/grants) - [Ocean Issues](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/ocean-issues) - [Deep Sea Mining (DSM)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/deep-sea-mining-dsm) - [Ocean Policy](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/ocean-policy) - [Partners](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/partners) - [SOA Mentors](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/soa-mentors) - [SOA Hubs](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/soa-hubs) - [Investments](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/investments) - [Seabird Ventures](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/seabird-ventures) - [Youth Policy Advisory Council (YPAC)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/youth-policy-advisory-council-ypac) ## Brittany DeGirolamo ![Brittany DeGirolamo](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hubfs/theme2020/photo-grid/images/Brittany%20DeGirolamo.png) ### Recent Posts [![](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hubfs/Horizontal%201-2.jpeg)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/alumni-in-the-news-q4-2021) Dec 21, 2021, 3:28:33 PM ## [Ocean Solutions Accelerator Startups in the News](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/alumni-in-the-news-q4-2021) The Ocean Solutions Accelerator has propelled 45 startups on their journeys to restoring the ocean... [![](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hubfs/Accelerator%20News%20Q3%20Cover%201.png)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/accelerator-alumni-in-the-news) Nov 9, 2021, 5:49:36 PM ## [OSA Alumni are Making Global Headlines](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/accelerator-alumni-in-the-news) In November, our [latest cohort of startups](https://legacy.soalliance.org/startups/2021?hsLang=en) completed the Ocean Solutions Accelerator program, and... [![](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hubfs/CleanUp%20day%20FB%20Twitter.jpeg)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/microgrant-beach-cleanup) Sep 17, 2021, 7:25:59 PM ## [Cleanup Day 2021: Meet those Working to Eliminate Plastic Waste](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/microgrant-beach-cleanup) Over the past 18 months, plastic and single-use waste pollution has skyrocketed as a result of the... [![](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hubfs/SOA_ClimateWeek_Cover%2016_9-1.png)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/climate-week-2021) Aug 30, 2021, 2:35:58 PM ## [SOA Presents: Blue Carbon Deep Dive at Climate Week](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/climate-week-2021) Our planet is running a fever and the ocean is bearing the brunt of it. At SOA, our vision is to... [![](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hubfs/5%20grassroot%20solutions%20blog%201.jpeg)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/5-grassroots-plastic-solutions) Jul 28, 2021, 12:12:10 PM ## [Five Grassroots Solutions Putting an End to Plastic Waste](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/5-grassroots-plastic-solutions) [SOA's Ocean Leadership Microgrants program](https://legacy.soalliance.org/leadership/ocean-solutions-microgrants?hsLang=en)supports youth-led grassroots projects that address... 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