OCEAN CONSERVANCY INC

Ocean Conservancy wants to see a healthy ocean, abundant wildlife and thriving coastal communities.

Ocean Conservancy addresses some of the most challenging ocean issues and advocates for science-based solutions. Our program strategies include:
• Tackling the threat of ocean plastic pollution by focusing on improving waste management and collection where the need is greatest, and helping people realize that every one of us has a role to play in keeping our beaches clean.
• Tackling ocean acidification with global leaders by sharing knowledge and supporting businesses impacted by a changing ocean.
• Protecting the Arctic in the face of climate change and high-risk activities like offshore oil and gas development, commercial fishing and increased vessel traffic.
• Securing sustainable U.S. fisheries through fair, common sense management and engaged fishing communities.
• Championing ecosystem-based management plans for all U.S. waters to ensure our ocean resources are used sustainably.

Ocean Conservancy has scientists, policy analysts, attorneys and communicators as part of a diverse staff. Our program teams work closely with staff in our development, finance and administration teams who help secure funding through generous donations from individuals and corporations as well as through foundation, government and multi-lateral grants. We are on the ground and invested in states from Alaska to Florida, Washington state to Washington DC. Our team is adept at working across academia, industry, governments, other NGOs and communities. We are bipartisan and fiercely loyal to our mission.

Since we were founded in 1972, Ocean Conservancy has accomplished many incredible wins for our ocean, thanks to our volunteers, activists, ocean champions, dedicated staff and visionary leadership:
• Introduced a dolphin-safe tuna labeling program
• Introduced new fishing gear to prevent the drowning of sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico
• Created the International Coastal Cleanup, which is active in 112 countries and since its inception, more than 13 million volunteers have kept more than 250 million pounds of trash out of our ocean
• Secured a state-wide network of marine protected areas in California covering nearly 1,000 square miles of coastal waters
• Strengthened sustainable fisheries through the Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
• Championed legislation that banned the use of microbeads (small plastic particles) in the U.S.
• Secured important protections in the Bering Sea and Strait from the dangers of increased shipping
• Supported creation of the fir