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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Nonprofit environmental advocacy group</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/14/Ocean_Conservancy_logo.png/330px-Ocean_Conservancy_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/14/Ocean_Conservancy_logo.png/440px-Ocean_Conservancy_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="625" data-file-height="160" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data">Bill Kardash, Tom Grooms, Roger McManus, Vice Admiral Roger Rufe (USCG Retired)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data note">1972</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Non-profit_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-profit organization">Non-profit</a> <a href="/wiki/Environmental_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Environmental organization">environmental organization</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Taxpayer_Identification_Number" title="Taxpayer Identification Number">Tax ID no.</a> </div></th><td class="infobox-data">23-7245152</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Focus</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arctic" title="Arctic">Arctic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aquaculture" title="Aquaculture">aquaculture</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marine_conservation_activism" title="Marine conservation activism">marine conservation activism</a>, Trash-Free Seas, Gulf Restoration and <a href="/wiki/Fishery" title="Fishery">fisheries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marine_protected_area" title="Marine protected area">marine protected area</a>, Coast and <a href="/wiki/Marine_spatial_planning" title="Marine spatial planning">marine spatial planning</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="locality">Washington, D.C.</span>, <span class="country-name">United States</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">CEO</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Janis Searles Jones</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.oceanconservancy.org">www<wbr />.oceanconservancy<wbr />.org</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ocean Conservancy</b> (founded as <b>The Delta Corporation</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Non-profit_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-profit organization">nonprofit</a> environmental advocacy group based in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. The organization seeks to promote healthy and diverse ocean ecosystems, prevent marine pollution, climate change and advocates against practices that threaten oceanic and human life.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-youtube.com_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youtube.com-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ocean Conservancy was founded in 1972 by Bill Kardash under the name <i>Delta Organization.</i> Initially established to protest <a href="/wiki/Whaling" title="Whaling">commercial whaling</a>, the group launched their first initiative in 1978. The initiative was the Whale Protection Fund which collected 500,000 signed petitions and presented them at the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nspackaging.com_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nspackaging.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The organization's name was changed again in 1975 to the <i>Center for Environmental Education</i> (CEE), shifting the focus to raising awareness about environmental and marine life conversation and issues. Recognizing the need for <a href="/wiki/Legislation" title="Legislation">legislation</a> to protect marine healthy and safe ocean ecosystems and to help prevent things that threaten oceanic and human life. </p><p>During the 1980s, the CEE expanded its focus to encompass broader goals of protecting ocean wildlife. This shift coincided with a significant development in 1982 when the <a href="/wiki/International_Whaling_Commission" title="International Whaling Commission">International Whaling Commission</a> imposed a ban on commercial whaling. Inspired by this milestone, the CEE started advocating for the conservation of various <a href="/wiki/Marine_species" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine species">marine species</a> and <a href="/wiki/Habitat" title="Habitat">habitats</a>. To further advance its mission, the organization launched the Marine Sanctuary Program in the 1986,<sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and hosted the very first International Coastal Cleanup in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Through this initiative, the organization actively <a href="/wiki/Lobbying" title="Lobbying">lobbied</a> for the creation of coastal <a href="/wiki/Wildlife_preserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Wildlife preserve">wildlife preserves</a>, seeking to establish protected areas that would safeguard and preserve critical marine ecosystems.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1989, CEE became the <i>Center for Marine Conservation</i> (CMC), and expanded it scope to address specific issues like <a href="/wiki/Overfishing" title="Overfishing">overfishing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marine_pollution" title="Marine pollution">marine pollution</a>, <a href="/wiki/Habitat_destruction" title="Habitat destruction">habitat destruction</a> and unsustainable coastal development. At the turn of the century, in 2001 the organization was officially named the <i>Ocean Conversancy</i>. The conservancy's main concern was to restore sustainable American fisheries and protect wildlife from human impact.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The organization with the help of more than 17 million volunteers<sup id="cite_ref-:6_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and employees, has enacted new initiatives and goals, including advocating for strong ocean policies, conducting scientific research, fostering collaborations, and empowering communities to protect and restore the health of oceans and coastal habitats. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Previous_names">Previous names</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Previous names"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Delta Corporation (1972–1975)<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Center for Environmental Education (CEE) (1975–1989)<sup id="cite_ref-:4_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Center for Marine Conservation (CMC) (1989–2001)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ocean Conservancy (2001–present)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Initiatives">Initiatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Initiatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sustainable_Fisheries_Programs_(1992)"><span id="Sustainable_Fisheries_Programs_.281992.29"></span>Sustainable Fisheries Programs (1992)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Sustainable Fisheries Programs (1992)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After a four-year advocacy effort, the Ocean Conservancy helped enact a Congressional rewrite of the <a href="/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Stevens_Fishery_Conservation_and_Management_Act" title="Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act">Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act</a> in 1996,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which changed how fisheries are managed. The act remains the nation's primary fisheries law.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before 1996 the law contained no provisions to stop <a href="/wiki/Overfishing" title="Overfishing">overfishing</a> or require the rebuilding of fish stocks.<sup id="cite_ref-annual_catch_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-annual_catch-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was no prohibition of <a href="/wiki/Bycatch" title="Bycatch">bycatch</a> when fish and animals were caught unintentionally by fishing gear or nets targeting specific species. Nor was there a directive to protect fish habitats. The organization lobbied successfully to close these loopholes and establish more sustainable fishing practices.<sup id="cite_ref-annual_catch_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-annual_catch-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seal_Rescue_Fund_(SRF)_(1979)"><span id="Seal_Rescue_Fund_.28SRF.29_.281979.29"></span>Seal Rescue Fund (SRF) (1979)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Seal Rescue Fund (SRF) (1979)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ocean Conservancy aims to protect <a href="/wiki/Marine_mammal" title="Marine mammal">marine mammals</a> and their habitats. In 1979, the organization established the Seal Rescue Fund (SRF) to protect marine mammals from commercial exploitation. Its efforts to ban whaling resulted in the <a href="/wiki/International_Whaling_Commission" title="International Whaling Commission">International Whaling Commission</a> adopting an international moratorium on commercial whaling in 1982. In 1984, Ocean Conservancy led efforts against the U.S.-sanctioned <a href="/wiki/Fur_seal" title="Fur seal">fur seal</a> hunt by blocking the renewal of the North Pacific <a href="/wiki/Fur_Seal_Treaty" class="mw-redirect" title="Fur Seal Treaty">Fur Seal Treaty</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Pribilof_Islands" title="Pribilof Islands">Pribilof Islands</a>, as well as efforts to protect dolphins from the tuna industry.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ocean Conservancy also assisted in the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Dolphin_safe_label" title="Dolphin safe label">dolphin-safe tuna-labeling</a> program.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sea_Turtle_Rescue_Fund_(1987)"><span id="Sea_Turtle_Rescue_Fund_.281987.29"></span>Sea Turtle Rescue Fund (1987)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sea Turtle Rescue Fund (1987)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The organization's efforts to save <a href="/wiki/Sea_turtle" title="Sea turtle">sea turtles</a> from being victim to bycatch resulted in federal and state regulations requiring the use <a href="/wiki/Turtle_excluder_device" title="Turtle excluder device">turtle excluder devices</a> (TEDs) in shrimp trawl gear,<sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> saves thousands of turtles each year.<sup id="cite_ref-turtles_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-turtles-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The organization's Sea Turtle Rescue Fund appealed directly to shrimpers to voluntarily address the problem of sea turtles drowning in their nets.<sup id="cite_ref-turtles_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-turtles-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Ocean Conservancy played a major role in derailing proposals to reopen international trade in sea turtle products and in ending Japanese imports of <a href="/wiki/Hawksbill_sea_turtle" title="Hawksbill sea turtle">hawksbill sea turtle</a> shells.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="International_Coastal_Cleanup_(1986–present)"><span id="International_Coastal_Cleanup_.281986.E2.80.93present.29"></span>International Coastal Cleanup (1986–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: International Coastal Cleanup (1986–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>One of the organizations concerns involves setting up ocean cleanups where <a href="/wiki/Volunteers" class="mw-redirect" title="Volunteers">volunteers</a> can gather to remove trash from their local oceans. The main event of the organization is the International Coastal Cleanup, a day where over 150 countries gather to clean up beaches and oceans.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The movement was created by Linda Maraniss and Kathy O'Hara in 1986 when they organized the Ocean Conservancy's first local <a href="/wiki/Clean_up_event" class="mw-redirect" title="Clean up event">cleanup event</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since this first cleanup, more than 17 million volunteers have helped to pick up over 300 million pounds of trash from the ocean.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Scientists have confirmed that about 8 million metric tons of plastic are added to oceans yearly, prompting the International Coastal Cleanup to take place and expand yearly.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To easily track the trash being picked up, the organization launched an app called Clean Swell in 2015. A user can log and photograph the trash they pick up, and the information is then sent to Ocean Conservancy's global trash database.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With eight million metric tons of plastic entering the oceans each year, a new goal was launched dedicated to stopping the flow of all new plastic into the ocean by 2030.<sup id="cite_ref-youtube.com_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-youtube.com-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:International_Coastal_Cleanup_Hawaii_(7901409216).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="International Coastal Cleanup on the beaches of Hawaii, 2005"><img alt="International Coastal Cleanup on the beaches of Hawaii, 2005" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/International_Coastal_Cleanup_Hawaii_%287901409216%29.jpg/90px-International_Coastal_Cleanup_Hawaii_%287901409216%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/International_Coastal_Cleanup_Hawaii_%287901409216%29.jpg/135px-International_Coastal_Cleanup_Hawaii_%287901409216%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/International_Coastal_Cleanup_Hawaii_%287901409216%29.jpg/180px-International_Coastal_Cleanup_Hawaii_%287901409216%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="324" data-file-height="432" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">International Coastal Cleanup on the beaches of Hawaii, 2005</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Morro_Bay_harbor_patrol_returns_to_mooring.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cleanup group returns from Morro Bay, 2009"><img alt="Cleanup group returns from Morro Bay, 2009" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Morro_Bay_harbor_patrol_returns_to_mooring.jpg/120px-Morro_Bay_harbor_patrol_returns_to_mooring.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Morro_Bay_harbor_patrol_returns_to_mooring.jpg/180px-Morro_Bay_harbor_patrol_returns_to_mooring.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Morro_Bay_harbor_patrol_returns_to_mooring.jpg/240px-Morro_Bay_harbor_patrol_returns_to_mooring.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2854" data-file-height="1903" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Cleanup group returns from Morro Bay, 2009</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coastal_Clean_Up_Volunteers._(15010938649).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Group of volunteers cleaning up beaches, 2010"><img alt="Group of volunteers cleaning up beaches, 2010" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Coastal_Clean_Up_Volunteers._%2815010938649%29.jpg/120px-Coastal_Clean_Up_Volunteers._%2815010938649%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Coastal_Clean_Up_Volunteers._%2815010938649%29.jpg/180px-Coastal_Clean_Up_Volunteers._%2815010938649%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Coastal_Clean_Up_Volunteers._%2815010938649%29.jpg/240px-Coastal_Clean_Up_Volunteers._%2815010938649%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4229" data-file-height="2778" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Group of volunteers cleaning up beaches, 2010</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_110915-N-YU572-076_Aviation_Maintenance_Administrationman_2nd_Class_Devon_Brandenburg_and_student_volunteers_collect_trash_along_a_beach_at.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Barking Sands, Hawaii cleanup, 2011"><img alt="Barking Sands, Hawaii cleanup, 2011" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/US_Navy_110915-N-YU572-076_Aviation_Maintenance_Administrationman_2nd_Class_Devon_Brandenburg_and_student_volunteers_collect_trash_along_a_beach_at.jpg/120px-US_Navy_110915-N-YU572-076_Aviation_Maintenance_Administrationman_2nd_Class_Devon_Brandenburg_and_student_volunteers_collect_trash_along_a_beach_at.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="88" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/US_Navy_110915-N-YU572-076_Aviation_Maintenance_Administrationman_2nd_Class_Devon_Brandenburg_and_student_volunteers_collect_trash_along_a_beach_at.jpg/180px-US_Navy_110915-N-YU572-076_Aviation_Maintenance_Administrationman_2nd_Class_Devon_Brandenburg_and_student_volunteers_collect_trash_along_a_beach_at.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/US_Navy_110915-N-YU572-076_Aviation_Maintenance_Administrationman_2nd_Class_Devon_Brandenburg_and_student_volunteers_collect_trash_along_a_beach_at.jpg/240px-US_Navy_110915-N-YU572-076_Aviation_Maintenance_Administrationman_2nd_Class_Devon_Brandenburg_and_student_volunteers_collect_trash_along_a_beach_at.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1537" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Barking Sands, Hawaii cleanup, 2011</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hauling_a_metal_sheet_(8057414342).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Marine debris removed during a cleanup, 2012"><img alt="Marine debris removed during a cleanup, 2012" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Hauling_a_metal_sheet_%288057414342%29.jpg/120px-Hauling_a_metal_sheet_%288057414342%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Hauling_a_metal_sheet_%288057414342%29.jpg/180px-Hauling_a_metal_sheet_%288057414342%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Hauling_a_metal_sheet_%288057414342%29.jpg/240px-Hauling_a_metal_sheet_%288057414342%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3620" data-file-height="2596" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Marine debris removed during a cleanup, 2012 </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:September_15,_2012_Volunteers_at_Anacostia_River_cleanup_in_Washington,_D.C._(8165233850).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Anacostia River cleanup in Washington, D.C., 2012"><img alt="Anacostia River cleanup in Washington, D.C., 2012" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/September_15%2C_2012_Volunteers_at_Anacostia_River_cleanup_in_Washington%2C_D.C._%288165233850%29.jpg/120px-September_15%2C_2012_Volunteers_at_Anacostia_River_cleanup_in_Washington%2C_D.C._%288165233850%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/September_15%2C_2012_Volunteers_at_Anacostia_River_cleanup_in_Washington%2C_D.C._%288165233850%29.jpg/180px-September_15%2C_2012_Volunteers_at_Anacostia_River_cleanup_in_Washington%2C_D.C._%288165233850%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/September_15%2C_2012_Volunteers_at_Anacostia_River_cleanup_in_Washington%2C_D.C._%288165233850%29.jpg/240px-September_15%2C_2012_Volunteers_at_Anacostia_River_cleanup_in_Washington%2C_D.C._%288165233850%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1234" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Anacostia River cleanup in Washington, D.C., 2012</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Partnerships">Partnerships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Partnerships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alaska_Chadux̂_Network_(ACN)_and_Alaska_SeaLife_Center_(ASLC)"><span id="Alaska_Chadux.CC.82_Network_.28ACN.29_and_Alaska_SeaLife_Center_.28ASLC.29"></span>Alaska Chadux̂ Network (ACN) and Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Alaska Chadux̂ Network (ACN) and Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Protecting_Arctic_Marine_Wildlife_From_an_Oil_Spill">Protecting Arctic Marine Wildlife From an Oil Spill</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Protecting Arctic Marine Wildlife From an Oil Spill"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Over the years, vessel traffic to the northern Arctic region has drastically increased as the ice recedes and shipping channels remain ice-free for longer periods throughout the year. This increased vessel traffic creates an increased risk of spills. Alaska Chadux̂ Network (ACN) has continuously pioneered and refined solutions to reduce the risk of <a href="/wiki/Oil_spill" title="Oil spill">marine oil spills</a>. In protecting the marine wildlife that inhabits this pristine marine and coastal ecosystem from a potential vessel oil spill, Ocean Conservancy, ACN and Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) have recently established an agreement to implement a program that would respond to an oil spill impacting marine mammals—like sea otters, seals and sea lions—throughout Western Alaska, the U.S. Arctic and <a href="/wiki/Prince_William_Sound" title="Prince William Sound">Prince William Sound</a>. The Agreement includes funding from ACN, an Alaska-based oil spill response organization, so ASLC can further develop oiled marine mammal response protocols and acquire specialized response resources. In addition, the new program involves opportunities to train, exercise and drill with ACN responders, including ACN partners in local communities, and to support remote ASLC specialized <a href="/wiki/Veterinarian" title="Veterinarian">veterinarians</a> and technicians in the oil spill response environment.<sup id="cite_ref-oceanconservancy.org_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oceanconservancy.org-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Along with ACN partnering with the <a href="/wiki/Alaska_SeaLife_Center" title="Alaska SeaLife Center">Alaska SeaLife Center</a>, ACN also has a long-standing partnership with <a href="/wiki/International_Bird_Rescue" title="International Bird Rescue">International Bird Rescue</a> (IBR). IBR assisted ACN in developing a response trailer designed for rapid mobilization and care of injured birds and small mammals. Like ASLC, IBR also provides bird care professionals and support equipment to assist in the rehabilitation of oiled wildlife.<sup id="cite_ref-oceanconservancy.org_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oceanconservancy.org-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration">National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Coral_reef_protection_and_Marine_Sanctuaries_programs">Coral reef protection and Marine Sanctuaries programs</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Coral reef protection and Marine Sanctuaries programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ocean Conservancy is attempting to restore coral reefs through coral tree nurseries and research as part of the Recovery Plan with the <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">NOAA</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The coral is very sensitive to changes in water temperature and quality caused by global warming, and many times these changes result in reef disease and death. The organization informs the public of the problems plaguing reefs and other marine ecosystems through its website and magazine. A staff of senior scientists and policy experts urge policymakers to encourage implementing policies regarding mitigation, adaptation, and alternatives to damaging activities such as using carbon-based fuels.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Trash_Free_Seas_Alliance_(2012)"><span id="Trash_Free_Seas_Alliance_.282012.29"></span>Trash Free Seas Alliance (2012)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Trash Free Seas Alliance (2012)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Trash Free Seas Alliance was established by the Ocean Conservancy in 2012, with the participation of significant enterprises such as <a href="/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company" title="The Coca-Cola Company">The Coca-Cola Company</a>, <a href="/wiki/PepsiCo" title="PepsiCo">PepsiCo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Amcor" title="Amcor">Amcor</a>, as well as non-profit organizations like the <a href="/wiki/World_Wildlife_Fund" class="mw-redirect" title="World Wildlife Fund">World Wildlife Fund</a> and the Project AWARE Foundation.<sup id="cite_ref-nspackaging.com_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nspackaging.com-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The primary objective of the alliance is to combat marine litter via scientific investigation, policy advocacy, and public outreach. The main focus of the alliance was to pinpoint the causes and effects of marine debris, devise effective solutions, and advocate for policies that decrease plastic waste and prevent its release into the ocean. </p><p>In 1988, a database on <a href="/wiki/Marine_debris" title="Marine debris">marine debris</a> was created and divided between two main offices located in Washington, D.C., and <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>. The aim was to provide essential information on marine plastics to scientists, policymakers, teachers, students, and the general public. As a result of this alliance, the California Marine Debris Action Plan has been in effect since 1994 and is a comprehensive approach to addressing marine debris. The Oceans Act was also signed into law by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Clinton" title="Bill Clinton">President Clinton</a> in 2000, establishing an <a href="/wiki/Ocean_commission_initiative" class="mw-redirect" title="Ocean commission initiative">Oceans Commission</a> to review and update policies related to ocean and coastal protection.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislative_victories">Legislative victories</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Legislative victories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In 1996, a congressional rewrite of the <a href="/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Stevens_Fishery_Conservation_and_Management_Act" title="Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act">Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act</a> .</li> <li>In 2020, federal legislation passed of the Save Our Seas Act 2.0, which allocates funds to support marine debris prevention partnering with the NOAA.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2022 – In June, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> passed SB54, also known as the Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act. This act limited the use of single-use plastic by 25%.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_achievements">Notable achievements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Notable achievements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In 2020 the organization became the first national ocean partner for a <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a>, which resulted in the elimination of 2.7 million single-use plastic cups (replaced with sustainable aluminium cups).<sup id="cite_ref-:5_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In 2022, Ocean Conservancy joined representatives from around the world at <a href="/wiki/COP27" class="mw-redirect" title="COP27">COP27</a>, to recommit to limit <a href="/wiki/Global_Warming" class="mw-redirect" title="Global Warming">global warming</a> and <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Ocean Conservancy has removed 341,836,857 pounds of trash from the oceans, as of May 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Platinum Seal of Transparency from <a href="/wiki/Guidestar" class="mw-redirect" title="Guidestar">GuideStar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_22-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Top-rated environmental non-profit by <a href="/wiki/Charity_Navigator" title="Charity Navigator">Charity Navigator</a> in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_22-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ocean_Conservancy&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>In 2015, a group of over 200 environmental leaders and organizations sent an open letter and a technical critique of the Ocean Conservancy's "Stemming the Tide" report, also released in 2015. The criticism from The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) centered on the organization's advocacy for <a href="/wiki/Incineration" title="Incineration">incineration</a> of plastic waste, which the letter writes can cause harmful effects, the damaging cost waste would have on the Asian cities that the report proposed to store waste nearby, and the acceptance of the necessity of plastics.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>In July 2022, the Ocean Conservancy issued a formal apology, addressing their shortcomings and acknowledging their failure to address the causes of <a href="/wiki/Plastic_waste" class="mw-redirect" title="Plastic waste">plastic waste</a>, consider the impact on affected communities, or for the promotion of a <a href="/wiki/Circular_economy" title="Circular economy">circular economy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a 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Current">Humboldt current</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Algal_bloom" title="Algal bloom">Algal blooms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dead_zone_(ecology)" title="Dead zone (ecology)">Dead zones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fish_kill" title="Fish kill">Fish kill</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible uncollapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Fisheries_law,_management,_sustainability_and_conservation" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Fisheries_law" title="Fisheries law">Fisheries law</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fisheries_management" title="Fisheries management">management</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sustainable_fishery" title="Sustainable fishery">sustainability</a> and <a 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Fish_Stocks_Agreement" title="United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement">United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fisheries_Convention" title="Fisheries Convention">Fisheries Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Stevens_Fishery_Conservation_and_Management_Act" title="Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act">Magnuson–Stevens Act</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yellowfin_tuna_nurp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Yellowfin_tuna_nurp.jpg/140px-Yellowfin_tuna_nurp.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Yellowfin_tuna_nurp.jpg/210px-Yellowfin_tuna_nurp.jpg 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Fisheries_observer" title="Fisheries observer">Fisheries observer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catch_share" title="Catch share">Catch share</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Individual_fishing_quota" title="Individual fishing quota">Individual fishing quota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minimum_landing_size" title="Minimum landing size">Minimum landing size</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulse_fishing" title="Pulse fishing">Pulse fishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slot_limit" title="Slot limit">Slot limit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Common_Fisheries_Policy" title="Common Fisheries Policy">EU Common Fisheries Policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Fishery_MLS" title="European Fishery MLS">EU MLS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Fisheries_Control_Agency" title="European Fisheries Control Agency">European Fisheries Control Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Marine_Fisheries_Service" title="National Marine Fisheries Service">National Marine Fisheries Service</a></li> 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