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[![](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hubfs/11.8.24.png)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/cop29) Nov 8, 2024, 5:23:50 PM ## [SOA at COP29 – Our Objectives, Delegation, and More](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/cop29) From November 11-24, Sustainable Ocean Alliance will join global delegates, international leaders,... [![](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hubfs/10.11.24.png)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/seas-recap-2024) Oct 3, 2024, 7:00:00 AM ## [SOA Hosts the First Annual SEA Summit 2024](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/seas-recap-2024) San Francisco, CA — On October 1-2, 2024, Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) hosted the first annual [...](https://www.soaevents.org/) [![](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hubfs/1.9.25.png)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/hope-summit-2024) Oct 2, 2024, 8:00:00 AM ## [The Hope Summit 2024: Reshaping Our Relationship with the Ocean Through Community-Driven Solutions](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/hope-summit-2024) *“When we protect our waters, we protect ourselves.” – Dr. Wallace J. Nichols* [![](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hubfs/Blog%201.png)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/opc24-finale) Jun 14, 2024, 2:28:55 PM ## [RECAP: Ocean Pitch Challenge 2024 Finale](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/opc24-finale) On May 28, 2024, [Sustainable Ocean Alliance](https://www.soalliance.org/?hsLang=en)(SOA) and[RespectOcean](https://www.respectocean.com/) co-hosted [the Ocean Pitch...](https://www.respectocean.com/ocean-pitch-challenge-2024/) [![](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hubfs/Blog-2.jpg)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/opc24-finalists) May 24, 2024, 11:20:11 AM ## [Meet the Finalists: Ocean Pitch Challenge 2024](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/opc24-finalists) Co-hosted in partnership with[Sustainable Ocean Alliance](https://www.soalliance.org/?hsLang=en)(SOA) and[RespectOcean](https://www.respectocean.com/), [the Ocean Pitch...](https://www.respectocean.com/ocean-pitch-challenge-2024/) [Previous](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/events/page/0) [1](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/events/page/1) [2](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/events/page/2) [3](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/events/page/3) [4](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/events/page/4) [Next](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/tag/events/page/2) ![SOA\_Logo\_White\_Transparent\_2020\_cropped\_signature](https://legacy.soalliance.org/hubfs/Logos%20June%202020%20-%20USE%20THESE/SOA_Logo_White_Tranparent_2020_cropped_signature.png) Subscribe to our Newsletter Sustainable Ocean Alliance is a charitable non-profit organization under Section 501 (c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. 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