Projects
The Ocean Foundation’s projects span the globe and cover a myriad of issues and topics. Each of our projects works within our four core areas: ocean literacy, protecting species, conserving habitats, and building the capacity of the marine conservation community.
Two-thirds of our projects address international ocean issues. We’re proud to support the people who run our projects as they work around the globe to protect our world ocean.
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Laguna San Ignacio Ecosystem Science Program
Hosted Project
Redesigning Plastics
TOF Initiative
Ocean Acidification Day of Action
In 2018, The Ocean Foundation launched its Waves of Change campaign to raise awareness of the issue of ocean acidification, culminating with the Ocean Acidification Day of Action on January 8, 2019.
CURRENTS
CURRENTS provides tools for taking action, while raising funds and awareness to help defend, protect, and preserve the causes our donors want to support.
SeaWeb
SeaWeb’s mission is to raise public awareness, to advance science-based solutions and mobilize decision-makers around ocean conservation.
SeaGrass Grow
SeaGrass Grow is the first and only blue carbon calculator – planting and protecting coastal wetlands to fight climate change.
Redesigning Plastics Initiative
Why Redesign Plastics? 50 years of exponential growth in plastic production has created more than 500 years of durable, persistent pollution. The burden of using plastic responsibly should not solely …
Sustainable Aquaculture
Sustainable aquaculture could be the key to feeding our growing population. Currently, 42% of the seafood we consume is farmed, but there are no regulations that constitute what “good” aquaculture …
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International Ocean Acidification Initiative
Across the globe, seawater chemistry is changing faster than at any time in earth’s history. As increased carbon dioxide emissions dissolve into the ocean, its chemical makeup is altered, becoming …
Blue Resilience Initiative
The increasingly severe effects of climate change on coastal communities is resulting in recurring and widespread loss of property and human lives. The devastation inflicted by strengthening storm events and …
71% Initiative
Ocean resources are shared and relied upon by all. Inherited jointly and freely, the ocean, coasts and marine ecosystems are held in trust for future generations. At The Ocean Foundation, …
Friends of Sustainable Travel International
Sustainable Travel International is committed to improving the lives of people around the world and the environments they rely upon through tourism. By leveraging the power of travel and tourism, …
Uncharted Blue
Uncharted Blue joins adventure seekers with world-renowned scientists and marine technology to fuel ocean exploration and conservation. Uncharted Blue’s vision and goal are to create a sustainable and scalable platform …
earthDECKS.org Ocean Network
earthDECKS.org works to support the reduction of plastic in our waterways and ocean by providing a much-needed meta-level overview so that those concerned can more easily find out about organizations and …
Big Ocean
Big Ocean is the only peer-learning network created ‘by managers for managers’ (and managers in the making) of large-scale marine areas. Our focus is management and best practice. Our goal …
Friends of Havenworth Coastal Conservation
Havenworth Coastal Conservation was established in 2010 (then Haven Worth Consulting) by Tonya Wiley to conserve coastal ecosystems through science and outreach. Tonya received a Bachelor of Science degree in …
Trezco Systems
TrezCo Systems is a research and development organization based in Foster City, California with the goal of developing products and technologies to support ocean science exploration by citizen scientists and …
Conservación ConCiencia
Conservación ConCiencia aims to promote sustainable development in Puerto Rico and Cuba.
Anchor Coalition Project
The purpose of the Anchor Coalition Project is to help build sustainable communities by using renewable energy (MRE) technologies to power homes.
SEVENSEAS
SEVENSEAS is a new free publication that promotes marine conservation through community engagement, online media, and eco-tourism. The magazine and website serves the public by focusing on conservation issues, stories …
Redfish Rocks Community Team
The mission of the Redfish Rocks Community Team (RRCT) is to support the success of the Redfish Rocks Marine Reserve and Marine Protected Area (“Redfish Rocks”) and the community through …
The Wise Laboratory Field Research Program
The Wise Laboratory of Environmental and Genetic Toxicology conducts state-of-the-art research aimed at understanding how environmental toxicants affect the health of humans and marine animals. This mission is accomplished through the …
Fundación Tropicalia
Fundación Tropicalia, established in 2008 by the Cisneros Real Estate project Tropicalia, a sustainable tourism real-estate development, designs and implements programs for the Miches community located in northeast Dominican Republic …
Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund
This fund provides support to projects that enhance our understanding of sea turtles.
Future Ocean Alliance
The Future Ocean Alliance (FOA) is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit, neutral and independent global entity that creates an alliance of organizations and individuals seeking to address the concerns of governmental and …
Georgia Strait Alliance
Description: Since 1990, Georgia Strait Alliance has been the only citizens’ group focused on protecting the marine environment in and around the whole Strait of Georgia — the place where …
Friends of the Delta
The delta, this great wilderness we were so lucky to inherit, can’t take care of itself anymore.
Song Saa
The Song Saa Foundation, which is a not-for-profit body registered as a local non-government organization under the laws of the Royal Kingdom of Cambodia. The headquarters of the organization are …
Pro Esteros
Pro Esteros was formed in 1988 as a bi-national grassroots organization; founded by a group of scientists from Mexico and the U.S. to protect Baja California coastal wetlands. Today, they …
La Tortuga Viva
At the southeast corner of Playa Viva, a sustainable boutique hotel, an all-volunteer staff, comprised of members of the local community of Juluchuca, has set up a turtle sanctuary. These …
Island Reach
Island Reach is a volunteer project with the mission to help build biocultural resilience from ridge to reef in Vanuatu, Melanesia, an area recognized as an ecological and cultural hotspot. …
Grupo Tortuguero
The Grupo Tortuguero works with local communities to recover migratory sea turtles. The objectives of the Grupo Tortuguero are: Build a strong conservation network Develop our understanding of human-caused threats …
Deep Green Wilderness
Deep Green Wilderness, Inc. owns and operates the historic sailboat Orion as a floating classroom for students of all ages. With a firm belief in the value of a sailboat …
World Oceans Day
World Oceans Day provides a unique opportunity to recognize the ocean and humanity’s dependence on a healthy ocean for our survival. It also provides a chance for people to do …
The Ocean Project
The Ocean Project advances ocean conservation in partnership with zoos, aquariums, and museums (ZAMs) around the world. We provide cutting edge market research and related resources and strategies to help …
Tag-A-Giant
Tag-A-Giant Fund (TAG) is committed to reversing the decline of northern bluefin tuna populations by supporting the scientific research necessary to develop innovative and effective policy and conservation initiatives. We …
SURMAR-ASIMAR
SURMAR/ASIMAR aspires to deepen our understanding of natural processes in the central Gulf of California to conserve natural resources and enhance ecosystem health in this important region. It’s programs are …
SmartFish International
SmartFish International aims to improve the social and environmental future of artisanal fishing in Mexico. They empower fishing families to catch and produce high-quality, sustainably-caught seafood. In turn, they cultivate …
Shark Advocates International
Shark Advocates International (SAI) is dedicated to conserving some of the ocean’s most vulnerable, valuable, and neglected animals – the sharks. With the benefit of nearly two decades of achievement …
The Science Exchange
Our Vision is to create leaders who use science, technology, and international teamwork to tackle global conservation issues. Our Mission is to train the next generation to become scientifically literate, …
Sea Turtle Census
Sea Turtle Census works on projects that work to conserve and protect sea turtles on nesting beaches throughout the Caribbean and in Pacific Mexico. Using genetics, we work to answer …
Proyecto Caguama
Proyecto Caguama (Operation Loggerhead) partners directly with fishermen to ensure the wellbeing of fishing communities and sea turtles alike. Fisheries bycatch can jeopardize both fishermen’s livelihoods and endangered species such …
Ocean Revolution
Ocean Revolution was created to change the way humans engage with the sea: to find, mentor, and network new voices and revive and amplify ancient ones. We look to the …
Ocean Conservation Research
Ocean Conservation Research is focused on understanding the scope of, and exploring solutions to the growing problem of human-generated noise pollution and its impact on marine animals. We do this …
Ocean Connectors
Ocean Connectors is an interdisciplinary education program that links students in San Diego, California and Nayarit, Mexico to foster the view of a shared global environment and to promote an …
The Last Ocean Project
Last Ocean Project is an organization advancing ocean issue awareness and promoting the creation of a global network of marine protected areas. Through innovative and creative strategies, we combine science …
Laguna San Ignacio Ecosystem Science Program (LSIESP)
The Laguna San Ignacio Science Program (LSIESP) investigates the ecological status of the lagoon and its living marine resources, and provides science based information that is relevant to resource management …
High Seas Alliance
The High Seas Alliance is a partnership of organizations and groups aimed at building a strong common voice and constituency for the conservation of the high seas.
International Fisheries Conservation Program
The purpose of this project is to provide scientific and policy advice for the development of innovative and effective policy initiatives for tuna.
Eastern Pacific Hawksbill Initiative (ICAPO)
ICAPO was formally established in July 2008 to promote the recovery of hawksbill turtles in the eastern Pacific.
Deep Sea Mining Campaign
The Deep Sea Mining Campaign is an association of NGOs and citizens from Australia, Papua New Guinea and Canada concerned about the likely impact of DSM on marine and coastal ecosystems and communities.
Caribbean Marine Research and Conservation Program
The CMRC’s mission is to build sound scientific collaboration between Cuba, the United States and neighboring countries that share marine resources.
Inland Ocean Coalition
IOC Vision: For citizens and communities to take an active role in improving the impacts and relationships between the inland, the coasts, and the ocean.
Coastal Coordination
Coordination provided by the innovative “Adopt an Ocean” project is now building on a three-decade bipartisan tradition of protecting sensitive waters from risky offshore drilling.
Blue Climate Solutions
Blue Climate Solutions’ mission is to promote the conservation of the world’s coasts and oceans as viable solution to the climate change challenge.
