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Do you see a problem?

Do you see a problem?. The Ocean Conservancy. History. Born in 1972 One of the first non-profit, non-governmental organizations to focus on ocean conservation Began with a single program to protest commercial whaling, but now includes programs for the protection of the entire ocean. Mission.

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Do you see a problem?

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  1. Do you see a problem?

  2. The Ocean Conservancy

  3. History • Born in 1972 • One of the first non-profit, non-governmental organizations to focus on ocean conservation • Began with a single program to protest commercial whaling, but now includes programs for the protection of the entire ocean.

  4. Mission The mission of the Ocean Conservancy is to protect ocean ecosystems and conserve the global abundance and diversity of marine life. The Ocean Conservancy informs, inspires, and empowers people to speak and act for the oceans through science-based advocacy, research, and public education.

  5. Programs • Marine Fish • Marine Wildlife • Ocean Ecosystems • Clean Oceans

  6. Current Activities • Ocean Wilderness Challenge • International Coastal Cleanup • Activist Networking • Place-based Campaigns

  7. Branches and Organization • Headquarters ~ Washington, D.C. • Nucleus for all national efforts in the 4 programs • Regional Offices • New England • Southeast Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico • Pacific • Alaska • U.S. Virgin Islands

  8. Accomplishments • More safe water available for fishing and swimming • More limits on fishing to allow for population regeneration • 8.2 million pounds of trash collected at the 2003 International Coastal Cleanup

  9. Battles Won • Turtle-excluding devices in shrimp trawl nets • Rewriting of Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Act to change the way fisheries are managed • Establishing no-take ocean wilderness area in the Tortugas

  10. Why should you care? Because these animals couldn’t protect themselves…but you can!

  11. Do not neglect the oceans like so many do.Make a donation to your little marine friends at The Ocean Conservancy today!

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