2019-11-14T17:24:36-06:00 2018-12-31 912011386 JACOBSON JARVIS & CO PLLC 200 FIRST AVE WEST SUITE 200 SEATTLE WA 981194219 990 2018-01-01 901015993 OCEANS INITIATIVE OCEA 2063002856 2700 NE 91ST ST SEATTLE WA 98115 ERIN ASHE PRESIDENT 2063002856 2019-11-14 1 HOWARD DONKIN CPA P00147726 2066288990 2019-11-09 209.210.254.4 2019-11-14 13:19:35 PS P CEBD717F4B3351FF1B977296098DBAF35E2BFDE6 876D60EDA911AA75C923A712E3A5DCCA896686A9 2018 2020-03-31 21:24:44Z X ERIN ASHE 2700 NE 91ST ST SEATTLE WA 98115 386618 0 X WWW.OCEANSINITIATIVE.ORG X 2014 WA OCEANS INITIATIVE IS A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS ON A MISSION TO PROTECT MARINE LIFE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND BEYOND. 5 3 0 5 0 0 313797 378214 0 8404 0 0 0 0 313797 386618 3040 30000 0 0 155859 246906 0 0 15072 171760 123855 330659 400761 -16862 -14143 281488 237625 183817 154097 97671 83528 X OCEANS INITIATIVE IS A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS ON A MISSION TO PROTECT MARINE LIFE, INCLUDING WHALES, DOLPHINS, SHARKS, SALMON AND SEABIRDS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND BEYOND. LIKE THE WHALES WE STUDY, WE ARE HIGHLY MIGRATORY. WE SPEND HALF OUR TIME GETTING OUR FEET WET IN THE FIELD, WHEREVER OUR WORK IS NEEDED, BUT THE OTHER HALF IS SPENT USING OUR SCIENCE TO INFORM SMART DECISIONS TO CONSERVE WILDLIFE. WE AIM TO ENHANCE STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY PROVIDING THE MOST ACCURATE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION POSSIBLE TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY-MAKING, BY BRINGING THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF HUMAN ACTIONS TO THE FORE OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE, AND BY ENHANCING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE EFFECTS OF HUMAN ACTIVITY UPON IT. 0 0 173000 SOUTHERN RESIDENT KILLER WHALE (SRKW) CONSERVATION: OCEANS INITIATIVE ENGAGED WITH THE STATE OF WASHINGTON'S SRKW TASK FORCE. OCEANS INITIATIVE WAS ASKED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE VESSELS WORKING GROUP AS PART OF THIS TASK FORCE. OCEANS INITIATIVE CONDUCTED ORIGINAL RESEARCH TO INFORM THE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY OF SRKWS, BUILT CAPACITY AMONG RESEARCH AND NGO GROUPS ENGAGED IN THIS ISSUE, AND COMMUNICATED AND INTERPRETED OUR SCIENCE AND THE SCIENCE OF OTHER RESEARCHERS TO MANAGERS TO HELP GUIDE AND INFORM SRKW CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY. 81350 SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES PROGRAM: OCEANS INITIATIVE INITIATED A REGION-WIDE EFFORT WITH OTHER NON-PROFITS, STATE, AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO ASSESS THE PROPORTION OF MARINE MAMMAL DEATHS THAT GO UNDETECTED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH THE MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL TO CONDUCT A THOROUGH REVIEW OF GLOBAL FISHERIES AND THEIR IMPACTS ON MARINE MAMMALS TO IDENTIFY RESEARCH PRIORITIES BY SPECIES AND COUNTRY/REGION. WE ALSO ENGAGED WITH THE OCEAN MODELLING FORUM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON TO INFORM HOW TO SET AND CONDUCT QUANTITATIVE MEASURES OF MARINE MAMMAL BYCATCH IN FISHERIES TO MEET THE STANDARDS OF THE NEW US FISHING TRADE RULE. 49866 30000 SPECIES PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT: OUR STUDY OF PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHINS INCLUDES THE FIRST ESTIMATES OF SURVIVAL AND TRENDS IN ABUNDANCE FOR THE SPECIES AND HAS SHED LIGHT ON THE ROLE OF KILLER WHALE PREDATION DRIVING POPULATION DYNAMICS. THIS NONINVASIVE STUDY IS THE LONGEST-RUNNING STUDY OF THE SPECIES AND IS REVEALING NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE LIVES OF THESE POORLY STUDIED DOLPHINS. WE WROTE THE IUCN ASSESSMENT FOR PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHINS IN 2018. WE ALSO CONDUCTED A COLLABORATIVE ANALYSIS TO PRIORITIZE ANTHROPOGENIC THREATS TO FOUR PELAGIC DOLPHIN SPECIES. THE RESULTS OF THIS ANALYSIS WILL HELP INFORM FISHERIES MANAGEMENT. THIS EXERCISE RESULTED IN TWO PRESENTATIONS AND SUBMISSION OF A MANUSCRIPT FOR PUBLICATION IN A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL. 44634 8404 OCEAN NOISE, WILDLIFE HEALTH, WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 44634 8404 348850 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 WA X MCBOOKS INC 2065711225 2039 34TH AVE S SEATTLE WA 98144 ERIN ASHE PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 91955 0 0 DUSCHKA FOWLER-DUNNING TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GAE WEBER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROB WILLIAMS BOARD MEMBER 40.00 X 137395 0 0 MELISSA HORNBEIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 229350 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 180366 197848 378214 WORKSHOP FEES 900099 8404 8404 8404 386618 8404 0 0 30000 30000 246906 219426 13740 13740 13803 13803 24835 24835 290 290 1881 1046 613 222 2541 2467 74 2144 2144 9792 9792 735 735 12072 7952 4120 32281 32281 4182 3451 731 FIELDWORK EXPENSES 13736 13736 TAXES, LICENSES AND FEE 3561 3561 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 1127 110 197 820 WORKSHOP AND EVENT EXPE 875 875 400761 348850 36839 15072 13537 905 1050 347813 112143 267951 235670 281488 237625 32495 33016 99 10564 151223 110517 183817 154097 X 97671 63528 20000 97671 83528 281488 237625 -14143 0 X 0 0 0 X 133177 192162 264432 313798 378214 1281783 133177 192162 264432 313798 378214 1281783 8364 1273419 1281783 8404 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 347813 112143 235670 235670 1 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION PO BOX 641927 PULLMAN WA 99164 911075542 501(C)(3) 30000 DOLPHIN IPOD PROJECT 1 PART I, LINE 2: THE FUNDS TO WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY WERE FOR A SUB AWARD FOR STATISTICAL CONSULTING. OCEANS INITIATIVE HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH THE OFFICE OF PROTECTED RESOURCES FOR A DOLPHIN RESEARCH STUDY. A PROFESSOR AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, DR. LESLIE NEW, PROVIDED STATISTICAL CONSULTING FOR THE PROJECT. ERIN ASHE PRESIDENT START-UP FUNDS X 16700 10564 0 0 0 10564 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ERIN ASHE, PRESIDENT, AND ROB WILLIAMS, BOARD MEMBER, ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD VIA E-MAIL AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 BOARD MEMBERS WERE TASKED WITH RESEARCHING COMPENSATION RATES FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF SCIENTIST. A BOARD MEETING (WITH ROB WILLIAMS AND ERIN ASHE ABSENT) WAS CONVENED UNDER THE ADVISEMENT OF OUR NON-PROFIT LAWYERS. COMPENSATION WAS ASSSESSED AND VOTED UPON. THE PROCESS AND FINAL COMPENSATION DECISION WAS RECORDED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.