Oceana (non-profit group)

Oceana
EstablishedOctober 2001; 23 years ago (2001-10)
Typesocial welfare organization
Legal status501(c)(3) non-profit group
PurposeOcean conservation
HeadquartersWashington, D.C., U.S.
MethodsLobbying, litigation, and research
CEO
James Simon
Revenue (2022)
$43,967,787 [1]
Staff285 (in 2022)
Volunteers (2022)
18,406
WebsiteOceana.org
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Oceana, inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ocean conservation organization focused on influencing specific policy decisions on the national level to preserve and restore the world's oceans. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in Juneau, Monterey, Fort Lauderdale, New York, Portland, Toronto, Mexico City, Madrid, Brussels, Copenhagen, Geneva, London, Manila, Belmopan, Brasilia, Santiago, and Lima,[2][3][4] and it is the largest international advocacy group dedicated entirely to ocean conservation.[5]

Currently, Oceana has a staff of about 200 and 6,000 volunteers, and it has almost 50 million dollars of revenue (as of 2017).[3] Oceana takes a multi-faceted approach to ocean conservation; It conducts its own scientific research in addition to making policy recommendations, lobbying for specific legislation, and filing and litigating lawsuits.[6]

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  2. ^ "Oceana International Offices". Oceana. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "IRS Form 990 2017" (PDF). 990s Foundation Center. 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Oceana, Inc.'s Motion to Intervene and Memorandum in Support" (PDF). Department of Interior. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Leading Insurers, Oceans Conservationists, Oceana and UNEP FI Issue First Even Guide to Combat Pirate-Fishing". United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Oceana". Charity Navigator. Retrieved 28 June 2019.