Ocean Alliance

Ocean Alliance

Formation	1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Founder	Dr. Roger Payne
Type	Nonprofit
Tax ID no.	22-2573677
Legal status	501(c)(3)
Purpose	Ocean and whale conservation
Headquarters	Gloucester, Massachusetts
Location	32 Horton Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts, 01930
Board Chair	Andrew Morse
CEO	Dr. Iain Kerr
Board of directors	Laura Engleby, Ph.D.; Iain Kerr; Andrew Morse; Jeffrey Kunz; Linde McNamara; Muffy DiSabatino; Andy DiSabatino; Geoffrey Richon
Website	https://whale.org/

Ocean Alliance, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1971 as one of the world's first organizations dedicated to cetacean (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) conservation. The organization is headquartered in the iconic Tarr & Wonson Paint Manufactory ^[1] building in Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA. Ocean Alliance's mission is to protect whales and their ocean environment through research, scientific collaboration, education, and the arts. They use drone technology to advance whale science, particularly through their SnotBot® program.^[2]