The group has since been recognized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 2009 as a Climate Hero, by Google as a Google Earth Hero for its work with a video blogging voyage tracking system, and it was recently part of the Clinton Global Initiative in September 2010.
海星计划在2009年被联合国环境署评为气候英雄，海星计划因其航行追踪播客被Google评为Google Earth 英雄，2010年9月，海星计划成为克林顿全球倡议的一部分。