John R. Lewis Library: Oceanography: Ocean Advocacy Websites

Ocean Advocacy websites
	Oceana	Oceana is the largest organization in the world solely devoted to marine conservation. It was established in 2001 by The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Oak Foundation, Marisla Foundation, and Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Since its founding, Oceana has achieved hundreds of concrete policy victories for marine life and habitats.
	The Ocean Conservancy	Founded in 1972, Ocean Conservancy is a leading advocacy group working for the protection of special marine habitats, the restoration of sustainable fisheries, and for reducing the human impact on ocean ecosystems.
	Project AWARE Foundation	Project AWARE Foundation is an organization working specifically with scuba divers across the globe to protect underwater environments. Focused on the critical issues of Shark Conservation and Marine Debris, Project AWARE empowers thousands to work together for a clean, healthy and abundant ocean planet.
	Monterey Bay Aquarium	The nonprofit Monterey Bay Aquarium is a showcase for the habitats and sea life of one of the world’s richest marine regions. In addition to that, the organization coordinates marine conservation and research programs. The Aquarium is helping to save species like sea otters and white sharks, and giving a voice to urgent ocean issues at the local, state, national and international levels.
	Marine Megafauna Foundation	The MMF focuses specifically on research and conservation for threatened marine-megafauna species, such as sharks, rays, marine mammals and turtles. The MMF’s current research focuses on species-level population ecology and conservation biology.
	Coral Reef Alliance	The Coral Reef Alliance works with communities around the world, helping to solve coral reef conservation challenges. Through collaboration with fishermen, government leaders, divers, and scientists the organization leads holistic conservation programs that improve coral reef health and resilience and are replicated across the globe. The majority of the work is done in four critically important reef regions of the world - Fiji, Hawaii, Indonesia, and the Mesoamerican Region.
	The Nature Conservancy	The Nature Conservancy is one of the oldest and most respected conservation organizations in the world. The Nature Conservancy operates more than 100 marine conservation projects globally. Some of them include work to create sustainable fisheries, while protecting and restoring fish habitat; mapping ocean wealth and incorporating the gathered information into decision-making; improving the health of coral reefs; protecting the coastlines, etc.
	World Wildlife Fund	The World Wildlife Fund is another one of the world’s leading conservation organizations. Among the WWF’s top priorities in the area of marine conservation are working with fishers, fishing companies and scientists around the globe to understand and meet sustainability standards; working with organizations around the world toward the goal of expanding the extent of mangrove cover around the world 20% by the year 2030; and safeguarding the Arctic through advancing climate-smart, sustainable development, and securing permanent protection for ecologically critical areas.
	Greenpeace	Greenpeace is a global organization working to stop environmental crimes, using non-violent creative action. The organization works towards several issues pertaining to the marine environment in particular. With its vast networks across the world, Greenpeace argues big corporations to reduce their plastic footprint to end the flow of plastic into our oceans.
	National Geographic	10 Things You Can Do to Save the Ocean