Opportunities Across the Globe
Global opportunities - Join these activities from any location. Local opportunities - Join from specific locations. Read action descriptions for more details. One-time events! Sign up Now!
OceanSpy
Follow them on Instagram!
OceanSpy is a citizen science initiative led by IFREMER inviting anyone, anywhere to analyze deep-sea images and videos of marine ecosystems. Your contributions help scientists track biodiversity in deep-sea environments that are still largely unstudied. For anyone, anywhere
Get started analyzing images
Learn more about their Decade action here.
INSPIRE Europe
Follow River Cleanup on Instagram!
The Innovative Solutions for Plastic Free EU Rivers (INSPIRE) project aims to drastically reduce the flow of plastic litter from European inland and transitional waters to the sea, by bringing together innovative technologies, research and community-driven actions. Get involved in river cleanups in Temse! For anyone in Belgium
Learn more about INSPIRE here.
Learn more about their Decade action here
Ocean Awareness Contest
Follow them on Instagram!
The Ocean Awareness Contest hosted by Bow Seat is a global art contest for students ages 11 to 18. The 2026 theme is "Your Story, Our Ocean: How Our Ocean Sustains, Protects, and Inspires Us." Share how the ocean has shaped your story through art, writing, performance, film, or multimedia. How does the ocean sustain, protect, and inspire you? For youth ages 11 to 18 worldwide
Learn more and join the challnege on their website
Read about the Contest here.
MedSeaPOD
Follow them on Instagram!
MedSeaPOD, is a citizen science project for divers, fishermen, members of the community and even visitors to take part in monitoring sea temperatures in the Mediterranean Sea. Citizen scientist aid in deploying small underwater temperature sensors around the island of Sardinia and communications volunteers help tell the stories.For divers and storytellers in and visiting the Mediterranean
Learn more about their Decade action here.
Learn how you can get involved.
Ocean Green
Follow them on Instagram!
Help scientists restore kelp forests with just your phone or laptop! Download the Rissa Citizen Science App and select the Urchin Density Challenge to count sea urchins and help scientists in Norway understand how these marine invertebrates are munching away at critical kelp forest ecosystems. Options for anyone, annywhere
Download the app here!
Learn more about Ava Ocean and their UN Ocean Decade action, Ocean Green, on their website.
Read the blog story here
Blue Futures Pathways
Follow them on Instagram!
Blue Futures Pathways, an initiative of the SOI Foundation, connects young people aged 15–35 and early-career professionals with opportunities in education, training, employment, and leadership within the Sustainable Blue Economy. The program emphasizes support for under-represented and rural youth, while also helping partner organizations and employers engage and retain emerging talent.
Learn more on SOI Foundation's website
Read their 2024 expedition diary here.
World Ocean Day for Schools
Follow them on Instagram!
World Ocean Day for Schools, hosted by Protect Blue, invites students and educators to map their blue spaces including rivers, lakes, streams and the ocean. Options for anyone, annywhere
Map your blue space here!
Use their educational resources to...
- Contribute to a map of 3,000+ blue spaces
- Learn about ocean projects from "Good Blue Humans"
- Play the Ocean Decade Challenges game
Read more here
TransforMAR
Follow them on Instagram!
TransforMAR provides young people from low-income families with the opportunity to explore the underwater world through Discovery Scuba, which allows participants to dive without completing a full certification course. Not only more affordable, each dive is guided by a certified instructor, ensuring both safety and accessibility for people of all abilities. For young people in Brazil
Learn more on their website
Read more here.
Ocean Tracking Network
Follow them on Instagram!
Tracking 300+ species worldwide while weaving Indigenous and western knowledge, the Ocean Tracking Network is turning ocean data into action. Explore their open-access platform, submit your own marine animal tracking project and get involved to help shape a healthier future for our ocean. For anyone, anywhere
Learn more on the Ocean Tracking Network website.
Read about their Decade action here.
Brilliant Blue Challenge
Follow them on Instagram!
The Brilliant Blue Challnge hosted by Brilliant Labs is a global ocean problem solving competition for students ages 12 to 18. The Challenge invites groups of 2 to 5 students guided by one adult mentor to tackle ocean challnges in one of three categories: marine renewable energy, marine autonomous systems and healthy marine life. Join the 2026 Challenge to be the change the ocean needs. For youth ages 12 to 18 worldwide
Join the Challenge here.
Read the full story here.
ARTPORT-We Are Ocean
ARTPORT_We Are Ocean is a transdisciplinary artistic project involving multiple stakeholders (artists, students, scientists, policy makers, teachers, curators, activists) worldwide to raise awareness and engage in dialogue about the environmental condition of the ocean and the role humans play in its current and future state. Look out for a project near you, whether you’re interested in hosting a local event, participating in workshops or supporting through partnerships. For anyone, anywhere
Learn more on their website.
Learn more about their Decade action here
Apply for the Knit for Wildlife 2026 Cohort
Follow Knit for Wildlife on Instagram!
Knit for Wildlife invites knitters from anywehre to apply to their 2026 residency focused on the Vega Archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for it's 1,500-year tradition of tending to the local edider duck population. The residency will join knitters, marine scientists and community members in creating patterns to raise awareness for these critical species. For knitters anywhere Application Deadline: March 20
Learn more about their Decade action here
Learn more and how to apply here.
Into the Deep
Into The Deep brings the worlds deep ocean to your laptop: we will teach you about four distinct marine habitats and show you the impact that human behaviour has on them. Then you will learn how to use BiiGLE PARTY, a new web-based tool to make species observations in sea floor images. For anyone, anywhere
Learn more on their website.
Learn more about their Decade action here
ECOP Programme
Follow them on Instagram!
The Early Career Ocean Professional Programme is a network of people in all types of ocean roles within the first 10 years of their career. For anyone, anywhere The programme aims to
- Build a global ECOP network
- Amplify the voices of ECOPs
- Promote professional development
- Ensure representation of ECOPs
- Secure sustainable funding
Learn more on their website.
Learn more about the programme here.
Follow the GO-BC on LinkedIn!
Apply for the Blue Carbon Science and Policy Summer Course
Hosted by Global Ocean Decade Programme for Blue Carbon and the University of St. Andrews, this summer course will run from June 6-20, 2026 and is open to any undergraduate student across the globe. Four scholarships funded by the World Wildlife Fund are also available. For undergraduate students anywhere Application Deadline: March 31, 2026
Learn more about their Decade action here
Learn more and how to apply here.
Decade of Ocean Empathy
Follow them on Instagram!
The Hydrous' initiative to inspire empathy for our ocean through digital experiences for anyone, anywhere.
Learn more on The Hydrous website
- CREATE and build capacity for immersive virtual ocean experiences that connect learners to marine environments.
- LEAD research on science learning, ocean literacy, and “21st century skills” like collaboration, empathy, and critical thinking.
- FOSTER an international community of multidisciplinary ocean scientists, educators, technologists, and decision makers.
Learn more about their Decade action here.
Surfer Scientists
Follow them on Instagram!
It’s a project that invites surfers from any community to use accessible and affordable technology to contribute to ocean science. This democratization of science helps bridge the gap between high-tech scientific research and the grassroots knowledge of people who are closest to the issues at hand. For surfers anywhere
Learn more on their website.
Learn more about the programme here.
Free Range Ocean
Follow them on Instagram!
Follow along for one family's journey conducting citizen science at sea. Options for anyone, annywhere
Check out their opportunities here.
Use their Citizen Science Directory to get involved in...
- Document whale sightings
- Deploy Neuston nets for research
- Beach and river cleanups
- Analyze underwater photos of belugas
Read more here
MINKA
Follow them on Instagram!
The MINKA citizen science observatory is a community-based platform dedicated to the environmental data collection as a contribution for the SDGs achievement.For anyone, anywhere
Learn more on their website
- Take photos of flora and fauna to document the biodiversity in your neighborhood
- Contribute to specific biodiversity studies around the world
- Participate in science for both terrestrial and aquatic species
Learn more about their Decade action here.
Monitoramento Mirim Costeiro
Follow them on Instagram!
"Ocean Guardians" training for increased ocean literacy in Brazilian and Portuguese students and teacher training for Blue Schools curriculum. For students and teachers in Brazil and Portugal
Learn more on their website
Read more here.
Heirs To Our Ocean
Follow them on Instagram!
Heirs To Our Ocean is empowering the next generation of leaders by connecting them in purpose, educating them on the intersection of the environmental and humanitarian crises they are inheriting, and cultivating essential skills to create innovative solutions and real-world change.
Learn more on their website.
Opportunities to engage in...
- Summit for Empowerment, Action and Leadership
- Youth-led initiatives
- Internships and fellowships
Learn more about their Decade action here.
SurfStainable
Follow them on Instagram!
SurfStainable is a community of surfers and ocean sports enthusiasts who want to change the surf culture for good. Equipped with citizen science tools, a passion for protecting the ocean, and community support, surfers anywhere can help gather ocean data.For surfers and water sport enthusiasts anywhere
Join the community!
Learn more about their Decade action here.
Save The Waves App
Follow them on Instagram!
Document and track coastal threats in your community.For anyone near a coast
Download the app here.
Look out for coastal threats like
- Plastic Trash & Marine Debris: bottles, fishing gear, microplastics, Styrofoam
- Water Quality: odors, discoloration, sewage runoff
- Sea Level Rise & Erosion: flooded access paths, crumbling cliffs
Read more here
DEEPLIFE 2021 - 2030
Follow them on Instagram!
DEEPLIFE 2021 - 2030, hosted by Under the Pole, invites ocean advocates to sign the "Urgent Call to Save Antarctica" and the "Mesophotic Manifesto" to help them explore and protect the vibrant depths of the twighlight zone from the tropic to the icy waters of Antarctica. Options for anyone, annywhere
Urgent Call to Save Antarctica
Mesophotic Manifesto
Read more here
Follow Kelp Forest Foundation on Instagram!
Blue House Fellowship Programme
Hosted by the Kelp Forest Foundation, this scholarship programme supports marine science master's students in Namibia conduct research on kelp forests. For marine science master's students in Namibia
Learn more about the programme here.
Learn more about their Decade action here
Follow International School Suva on Instagram!
Veivueti Kids Ocean Conference
Hosted by the International School Suva, this conference will take place June 3-4, 2026. Local schools are invited to participate, organizations and funders are invited to support and ocean educators around the world are invited to apply this conference template to their own regions to get youth involved in ocean science. For Fiji and Pacific Island schools, educators and organizations.
Learn more about ISS and contact them directly to get involved.
Learn more about their Decade action here
Plastic Clever Schools
Follow them on Instagram!
Plastic Clever Schools, hosted by Common Seas, invites students and educators to register their school in the international campaign to end signle-use plastics in schools across the globe.. Options for anyone, annywhere
Register your school here!
Follow their framework to inspire, investigate and act to creatively solve the plastic pollution problem one step at a time in your own school.
Read more here
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Opportunities Across the Globe
Global opportunities - Join these activities from any location. Local opportunities - Join from specific locations. Read action descriptions for more details. One-time events! Sign up Now!
OceanSpy
Follow them on Instagram!
OceanSpy is a citizen science initiative led by IFREMER inviting anyone, anywhere to analyze deep-sea images and videos of marine ecosystems. Your contributions help scientists track biodiversity in deep-sea environments that are still largely unstudied. For anyone, anywhere
Get started analyzing images
Learn more about their Decade action here.
INSPIRE Europe
Follow River Cleanup on Instagram!
The Innovative Solutions for Plastic Free EU Rivers (INSPIRE) project aims to drastically reduce the flow of plastic litter from European inland and transitional waters to the sea, by bringing together innovative technologies, research and community-driven actions. Get involved in river cleanups in Temse! For anyone in Belgium
Learn more about INSPIRE here.
Learn more about their Decade action here
Ocean Awareness Contest
Follow them on Instagram!
The Ocean Awareness Contest hosted by Bow Seat is a global art contest for students ages 11 to 18. The 2026 theme is "Your Story, Our Ocean: How Our Ocean Sustains, Protects, and Inspires Us." Share how the ocean has shaped your story through art, writing, performance, film, or multimedia. How does the ocean sustain, protect, and inspire you? For youth ages 11 to 18 worldwide
Learn more and join the challnege on their website
Read about the Contest here.
MedSeaPOD
Follow them on Instagram!
MedSeaPOD, is a citizen science project for divers, fishermen, members of the community and even visitors to take part in monitoring sea temperatures in the Mediterranean Sea. Citizen scientist aid in deploying small underwater temperature sensors around the island of Sardinia and communications volunteers help tell the stories.For divers and storytellers in and visiting the Mediterranean
Learn more about their Decade action here.
Learn how you can get involved.
Ocean Green
Follow them on Instagram!
Help scientists restore kelp forests with just your phone or laptop! Download the Rissa Citizen Science App and select the Urchin Density Challenge to count sea urchins and help scientists in Norway understand how these marine invertebrates are munching away at critical kelp forest ecosystems. Options for anyone, annywhere
Download the app here!
Learn more about Ava Ocean and their UN Ocean Decade action, Ocean Green, on their website.
Read the blog story here
Blue Futures Pathways
Follow them on Instagram!
Blue Futures Pathways, an initiative of the SOI Foundation, connects young people aged 15–35 and early-career professionals with opportunities in education, training, employment, and leadership within the Sustainable Blue Economy. The program emphasizes support for under-represented and rural youth, while also helping partner organizations and employers engage and retain emerging talent.
Learn more on SOI Foundation's website
Read their 2024 expedition diary here.
World Ocean Day for Schools
Follow them on Instagram!
World Ocean Day for Schools, hosted by Protect Blue, invites students and educators to map their blue spaces including rivers, lakes, streams and the ocean. Options for anyone, annywhere
Map your blue space here!
Use their educational resources to...
Read more here
TransforMAR
Follow them on Instagram!
TransforMAR provides young people from low-income families with the opportunity to explore the underwater world through Discovery Scuba, which allows participants to dive without completing a full certification course. Not only more affordable, each dive is guided by a certified instructor, ensuring both safety and accessibility for people of all abilities. For young people in Brazil
Learn more on their website
Read more here.
Ocean Tracking Network
Follow them on Instagram!
Tracking 300+ species worldwide while weaving Indigenous and western knowledge, the Ocean Tracking Network is turning ocean data into action. Explore their open-access platform, submit your own marine animal tracking project and get involved to help shape a healthier future for our ocean. For anyone, anywhere
Learn more on the Ocean Tracking Network website.
Read about their Decade action here.
Brilliant Blue Challenge
Follow them on Instagram!
The Brilliant Blue Challnge hosted by Brilliant Labs is a global ocean problem solving competition for students ages 12 to 18. The Challenge invites groups of 2 to 5 students guided by one adult mentor to tackle ocean challnges in one of three categories: marine renewable energy, marine autonomous systems and healthy marine life. Join the 2026 Challenge to be the change the ocean needs. For youth ages 12 to 18 worldwide
Join the Challenge here.
Read the full story here.
ARTPORT-We Are Ocean
ARTPORT_We Are Ocean is a transdisciplinary artistic project involving multiple stakeholders (artists, students, scientists, policy makers, teachers, curators, activists) worldwide to raise awareness and engage in dialogue about the environmental condition of the ocean and the role humans play in its current and future state. Look out for a project near you, whether you’re interested in hosting a local event, participating in workshops or supporting through partnerships. For anyone, anywhere
Learn more on their website.
Learn more about their Decade action here
Apply for the Knit for Wildlife 2026 Cohort
Follow Knit for Wildlife on Instagram!
Knit for Wildlife invites knitters from anywehre to apply to their 2026 residency focused on the Vega Archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for it's 1,500-year tradition of tending to the local edider duck population. The residency will join knitters, marine scientists and community members in creating patterns to raise awareness for these critical species. For knitters anywhere Application Deadline: March 20
Learn more about their Decade action here
Learn more and how to apply here.
Into the Deep
Into The Deep brings the worlds deep ocean to your laptop: we will teach you about four distinct marine habitats and show you the impact that human behaviour has on them. Then you will learn how to use BiiGLE PARTY, a new web-based tool to make species observations in sea floor images. For anyone, anywhere
Learn more on their website.
Learn more about their Decade action here
ECOP Programme
Follow them on Instagram!
The Early Career Ocean Professional Programme is a network of people in all types of ocean roles within the first 10 years of their career. For anyone, anywhere The programme aims to
Learn more on their website.
Learn more about the programme here.
Follow the GO-BC on LinkedIn!
Apply for the Blue Carbon Science and Policy Summer Course
Hosted by Global Ocean Decade Programme for Blue Carbon and the University of St. Andrews, this summer course will run from June 6-20, 2026 and is open to any undergraduate student across the globe. Four scholarships funded by the World Wildlife Fund are also available. For undergraduate students anywhere Application Deadline: March 31, 2026
Learn more about their Decade action here
Learn more and how to apply here.
Decade of Ocean Empathy
Follow them on Instagram!
The Hydrous' initiative to inspire empathy for our ocean through digital experiences for anyone, anywhere.
Learn more on The Hydrous website
Learn more about their Decade action here.
Surfer Scientists
Follow them on Instagram!
It’s a project that invites surfers from any community to use accessible and affordable technology to contribute to ocean science. This democratization of science helps bridge the gap between high-tech scientific research and the grassroots knowledge of people who are closest to the issues at hand. For surfers anywhere
Learn more on their website.
Learn more about the programme here.
Free Range Ocean
Follow them on Instagram!
Follow along for one family's journey conducting citizen science at sea. Options for anyone, annywhere
Check out their opportunities here.
Use their Citizen Science Directory to get involved in...
Read more here
MINKA
Follow them on Instagram!
The MINKA citizen science observatory is a community-based platform dedicated to the environmental data collection as a contribution for the SDGs achievement.For anyone, anywhere
Learn more on their website
Learn more about their Decade action here.
Monitoramento Mirim Costeiro
Follow them on Instagram!
"Ocean Guardians" training for increased ocean literacy in Brazilian and Portuguese students and teacher training for Blue Schools curriculum. For students and teachers in Brazil and Portugal
Learn more on their website
Read more here.
Heirs To Our Ocean
Follow them on Instagram!
Heirs To Our Ocean is empowering the next generation of leaders by connecting them in purpose, educating them on the intersection of the environmental and humanitarian crises they are inheriting, and cultivating essential skills to create innovative solutions and real-world change.
Learn more on their website.
Opportunities to engage in...
Learn more about their Decade action here.
SurfStainable
Follow them on Instagram!
SurfStainable is a community of surfers and ocean sports enthusiasts who want to change the surf culture for good. Equipped with citizen science tools, a passion for protecting the ocean, and community support, surfers anywhere can help gather ocean data.For surfers and water sport enthusiasts anywhere
Join the community!
Learn more about their Decade action here.
Save The Waves App
Follow them on Instagram!
Document and track coastal threats in your community.For anyone near a coast
Download the app here.
Look out for coastal threats like
Read more here
DEEPLIFE 2021 - 2030
Follow them on Instagram!
DEEPLIFE 2021 - 2030, hosted by Under the Pole, invites ocean advocates to sign the "Urgent Call to Save Antarctica" and the "Mesophotic Manifesto" to help them explore and protect the vibrant depths of the twighlight zone from the tropic to the icy waters of Antarctica. Options for anyone, annywhere
Urgent Call to Save Antarctica
Mesophotic Manifesto
Read more here
Follow Kelp Forest Foundation on Instagram!
Blue House Fellowship Programme
Hosted by the Kelp Forest Foundation, this scholarship programme supports marine science master's students in Namibia conduct research on kelp forests. For marine science master's students in Namibia
Learn more about the programme here.
Learn more about their Decade action here
Follow International School Suva on Instagram!
Veivueti Kids Ocean Conference
Hosted by the International School Suva, this conference will take place June 3-4, 2026. Local schools are invited to participate, organizations and funders are invited to support and ocean educators around the world are invited to apply this conference template to their own regions to get youth involved in ocean science. For Fiji and Pacific Island schools, educators and organizations.
Learn more about ISS and contact them directly to get involved.
Learn more about their Decade action here
Plastic Clever Schools
Follow them on Instagram!
Plastic Clever Schools, hosted by Common Seas, invites students and educators to register their school in the international campaign to end signle-use plastics in schools across the globe.. Options for anyone, annywhere
Register your school here!
Follow their framework to inspire, investigate and act to creatively solve the plastic pollution problem one step at a time in your own school.
Read more here