2023-06-07T19:19:13-07:00 2022-12-31 990EZ 2022-01-01 200066222 ASSOCIATION FOR MARINE EXPLORATION ASSO 8083842130 1427A Mokuna Place Honolulu HI 96816 John Hansen CFO 8083842130 2023-06-07 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X X 103286 X 103286 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 103286 13400 0 0 17563 837 0 0 31800 71486 32911 0 104397 32911 104397 0 0 0 0 32911 104397 0 0 32911 104397 The Association for Marine Exploration (AME) conducts and facilitates innovative scientific exploration of undersea environments. Through the novel application of advanced diving equipment and techniques, we provide unprecedented opportunities for research and discovery in ways not possible by conventional means. The overriding goal of this organization is to foster increased knowledge about the ocean and its inhabitants, enabling better understanding and more effective preservation of a wide range of marine habitats. The organization serves the scientific and diving community as a vehicle to obtain previously inaccessible data that enables new insights and discoveries about the underwater world. ACTIVITIES (2022) 1) Officers of the Association for Marine Exploration began planning and conducted an initial expedition to explore deep coral-reef environments American Samoa, in collaboration with Bishop Museum, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Foundation, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and other partners. This work is funded by a grant from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. 2) Officers of the Association for Marine Exploration, in conjunction with the Bishop Museum in Honolulu, continued planning a series of expeditions to survey fishes at Wake Atoll, funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and in support of the U.S. Airforce Base located at Wake Atoll. The purpose of the surveys is to examine the potential impact of recreational fishing activities by contract workers at the Atoll, and to provide information and outreach (including a video kiosk at the airport) to inform visitors and contract workers about fishing regulations and reporting requirements. 3) In addition to these specific projects, the Association for Marine Exploration continued to maintain its diving equipment and maintain and update its website, and to provide published results from research activities to other scientists and the general public. 103400 0 0 Joseph Jituri CEO 1 0 0 0 John Hansen CFO 4 0 0 0 Richard Pyle CTO 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HI JohnHansen 1427A Mokuna Place Honolulu HI 96816 8083842130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 14573 57036 45030 17771 103286 237696 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14573 57036 45030 17771 103286 237696 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 237696 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14573 57036 45030 17771 103286 237696 1 1 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 $13,400 were paid for equipment and travel costs relating to the field work necessary to complete the research required by the grant received from the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum. Some officers were out of the country and were needed to gather pertinent financial data. Please forgive the late entry.