ocean tribute Award
Applications for the "ocean tribute" Award 2026 are now open!
If you are working on a marine conservation project, apply now and become part of the global movement to protect the ocean! Submit your marine conservation project and be one of the nominees. The winning team will receive prize money of 20,000 euros to advance their project.
Every year, the German Ocean Foundation and boot Düsseldorf honour environmentally friendly projects and technical innovations for a better climate and a healthier ocean.
With the "ocean tribute" Award, boot has taken the right path. For many years, we have been supporting projects and activists who are committed to protecting our waters. The presentation of an award was therefore only the logical continuation of our work. Especially as we have competent supporters and experts on board in the form of our partners from Monaco and the German Ocean Foundation.
In doing so, we have adopted the United Nations' guiding principle of sustainability: the aim is to conserve and sustainably use the ocean, seas and marine resources in the interest of sustainable development.
Petros Michelidakis, Director, boot Düsseldorf
Since 2018, the “ocean tribute” Award has recognized international initiatives, associations and projects that are particularly committed to protecting the ocean. Whether technical innovations, the expansion of research capacities, raising public awareness or the reduction of waste and nutrient pollution - protecting the ocean is the goal of the award. The winner of the award is announced every year at the BLUEMOTIONNIGHT at boot Düsseldorf and is endowed with 20,000 euros.
This year's winner is the organization Ambiente Europeo with its SeaLabs project. SeaLabs enables sailors to collect important marine data in remote areas and turn every trip into a research expedition. The company equips participants with affordable sensor technology and an intuitive app and uses the potential of the sailing community to obtain large data sets.
This year's finalists were SeaLabs, enteron, The Healthy Seas Foundation, High Seas Alliance and Ocean Material.
