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# NEWS & UPDATES
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)
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Apr 23, 2025, 9:00:00 AM
## [Advocating for Future Generations at the ISA30: March 2025 Council Meeting](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/isa30-march25)
From March 17-28, members and observers of the [International Seabed Authority](https://www.isa.org.jm/about-isa/) (ISA) gathered in...
[](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,...
[.png)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/dsmletter-biden-24)
Jul 30, 2024, 12:00:00 PM
## [50+ Organizations Call on President Biden to Say No to Deep-Sea Mining](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/dsmletter-biden-24)
San Francisco, CA — July 30, 2024
In a sign-on letter led by Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA), the...
[](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/dscc-letter-wod24)
Jun 7, 2024, 7:00:00 AM
## [Deep Sea-Mining: An Open Letter to UN Secretary-General Guterres for World Oceans Day 2024](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/dscc-letter-wod24)
On [UN World Oceans Day 2024](https://unworldoceansday.org/), Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) joined our partners at [Deep-Sea...](https://deep-sea-conservation.org/)
[-1.png)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/eu-dsm-2024)
Feb 7, 2024, 8:30:00 AM
## [European Parliament Calls for a Global Moratorium on the Deep-Sea Mining Industry](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/eu-dsm-2024)
The [Deep Sea Conservation Coalition](https://deep-sea-conservation.org/) (DSCC), [Environmental Justice Foundation](https://ejfoundation.org/) (EJF), [Greenpeace](https://www.greenpeace.org/international/), [...](https://seas-at-risk.org/)
[](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/norway-dsm-vote)
Jan 10, 2024, 2:00:28 PM
## [Norway to Begin Deep-Sea Mining Exploration in the Arctic](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/norway-dsm-vote)
On January 9, the Norwegian Parliament [voted in favor](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/climate/seabed-mining-norway-oceans.html) of exploring the Arctic for deep-sea...
[.png)](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/isa28-recap-2023)
Nov 21, 2023, 7:30:00 AM
## [Advocating for Deep-Sea Protection in 2023](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/isa28-recap-2023)
On November 8, the [International Seabed Authority](https://www.isa.org.jm/) (ISA) officially completed Part III of its [28th...](https://www.isa.org.jm/sessions/28th-session-2023/)
[](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/dsm-monaco-2023)
Oct 13, 2023, 12:41:48 PM
## [Monaco Announces Official Position Against Deep-Sea Mining](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/dsm-monaco-2023)
On September 29, [Prince Albert II of Monaco](https://www.fpa2.org/) officially announced the Principality of Monaco's...
[](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/natural-climate-solutions-coastal-ecosystems)
Sep 29, 2023, 4:59:50 PM
## [Ocean-Based Natural Climate Solutions: Coastal Ecosystems](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/natural-climate-solutions-coastal-ecosystems)
The ocean, covering 71% of the Earth's surface, is a remarkable planetary system that stores more...
[](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/natural-climate-solutions-open-ocean)
Aug 31, 2023, 2:35:43 PM
## [Ocean-Based Natural Climate Solutions: Open Ocean](https://legacy.soalliance.org/soablog/natural-climate-solutions-open-ocean)
The ocean, covering 71% of the Earth's surface, is a remarkable planetary system that stores more...
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