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1. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Sea Shepherd is well known for its campaign against dolphin hunting in the Japanese village of Taiji. Other recent campaigns include the fight against poaching in Guatemala, collaboration with the rapper. Farrell Williams to create a line of fashionable ecological clothing and to speak out against shark killings off the coast of Australia.
The mission of the organization created in 1977 is “to stop the destruction of the natural habitat and killing of wild animals in the oceans in order to preserve and protect existing species and ecosystems.”
2. Oceanic Preservation Society
Organization Oceanic Preservation Society was founded in 2005 by photographer, documentary filmmaker and diving enthusiast Louis Psychoios, who directed the 2009 film “The Cove”, which received many awards, including an Oscar in the nomination for “Best full-length documentary”. The film, which tells about the mass extermination of dolphins for eating, opened many eyes to what was happening in Taiji.
Other initiatives of the organization include a series of photographs of the underwater world "Undersea Majesty", a collection of children's drawings devoted to the sea, as well as an online campaign that calls for a promise to never go to dolphin shows and thus not support their exploitation.
3. Ric O’Barry’s Dolphin Project
Dolphin project was founded in 1982 Rick O’Barry (Ric O’Barry), who used to catch and train dolphins. O’Barry’s life changed dramatically after Katie, one of his dolphins, with whom he worked to shoot the series Flipper, died in his arms. Rick was sure that Katie committed suicide, and this made him realize how wrong it was to "catch dolphins and teach them to do stupid tricks."
Among the organization’s many initiatives to preserve marine life are the campaign against killing whales in Japan and the campaign against hunting dolphins in the Solomon Islands. As part of these campaigns, the Dolphin Project collects online petitions to end the killing of taiji dolphins and petitions whose subscribers oppose attending dolphin shows.
4. American Cetacean Society
Society American cetacean society (ACS) was founded in 1967 Elizabeth Bemi DeBas and doctor Clark Cameron (Elizabeth "Bemi" DeBus, Dr. Clark Cameron). The mission of society is to protect the natural habitat of whales and dolphins by educating a wide audience and grants to ocean conservation researchers.
The ACS education program includes distributing materials to schools throughout America to educate young people about what is happening to the ocean and its inhabitants.
5. Whale and Dolphin Conservation
Whale and dolphin conservation (WDC) is an international organization whose mission is to provide good conditions for both wild and captive cetaceans. The organization’s goal is simple - it’s “a world where every whale and dolphin is safe and free,” and it is built on the belief that all whales and dolphins have the right to live as prescribed by nature, and not as a person decided.
WDC is active against the whale trade. Their report on the fate of captive killer whales makes it completely clear that animals forced to live in concrete tanks experience numerous suffering, which leads, among other things, to a variety of health problems and shorter lifespan.
6. Ocean Conservancy
OrganizationOcean conservancy was founded in 1977, first as a small organization Delta conservancy, which was later renamed Center for Environmental Education and the Center for Marine Conservation, and then got its name Ocean Conservancy. The organization’s struggle for clean ocean has led to projects such as International coastal cleanup, which annually attracts thousands of volunteers from different parts of the United States to help clean up beaches and coastlines from garbage.
Currently, Ocean Conservancy is also collecting online petitions to help BP, the second largest oil and gas company in the world, take responsibility and take steps to deal with the effects of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, which killed 11 people and irreparable damage was caused to the environment.
7. Institute for Ocean Conservation Science
Institute Activities Institute for Ocean Conservation Science aims to disseminate information on little-studied marine animals. The Institute is also developing new methods for the restoration of forage fish populations, whose numbers are decreasing.
In addition, the institute is widely known for its research on endangered and endangered sharks - one of the organization’s latest initiatives was the creation of a special shark reserve on the Belize Barrier Reef.
Oceana - the largest organization in the world whose activities are fully dedicated to the conservation of the marine environment. The organization was founded in 2001, and took part in its creation. Pew charitable trusts, Oak Foundation, Marisla Foundation and Rockefeller brothers fund. In 2002, Oceana merged with the organization American oceans project.
The organization’s goal is to make the ocean as healthy and full of diverse inhabitants as it once was. Their most recent winning campaigns include the cancellation of Shell’s plans for oil production in the Arctic Ocean in 2014 and a ban on killing sharks for fins in California, Maryland and Washington.
Oceana website.
9. Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation
Blue ocean society Protects marine animals and their environment in the Gulf of Maine, conducting various research and educational programs for this. The group was founded Jen kennedy and Diana Schulte (Jen Kennedy, Dianna Schulte), who observed how scientists were frustrated by the lack of the ability to “translate” research into information that could be used by a wide audience.
In order to make information about marine life in the Gulf of Man more accessible to a wide audience, the Blue Ocean Society regularly makes presentations in schools and libraries (ending with a trip to the beach and cleaning it). They also collaborate with some reliable tour operators and organize tours including wild whale watching.
10. Team ORCA: Ocean Research and Conservation Association
Ocean Research and Conservation Association (also known as ORCA, a word that means “killer whale” in English) was created in 2005 by a marine explorer Edie Widder (Edie W> ORCA, successfully uses new technologies to develop low-cost solutions or analyze our polluted water bodies.
Some of the ORCA initiatives include a program. Fast (Fast Assessment of Sediment Toxicity) and "ORCA kilroys" - A cheap ocean monitoring network that allows you to track the state of the ocean in the long run.
Another ORCA campaign is Mission blue - campaign launched in 2009 Sylvia Earle (Sylvia Earle), in order to attract the support of a wide audience to the protection and conservation of the oceans. The initiative was supported by many philanthropists, including Glenn Close, Jean-Michel Cousteau and Leonardo DiCaprio. In total, they managed to raise more than $ 16.7 million, which allowed ORCA to continue its work at an even higher level.
