2018-08-06T08:46:02-05:00 2017-12-31 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2017-01-01 510401308 OCEANA INC OCEA 2028333900 1025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 CHRISTOPHER M SHARKEY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2028333900 2018-08-06 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2018-08-06 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X CHRISTOPHER M SHARKEY 1025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 48518627 0 X WWW.OCEANA.ORG X 2001 DC TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGES BY GOVERNMENTS AND CORPORATIONS IN ORDER TO PRESERVE OCEAN LIFE. 23 22 167 6120 11500 -8302 24887791 48322208 0 0 16952 42130 -163021 -84609 24741722 48279729 1982281 5001904 0 0 17402731 18817597 217808 227239 2889417 15248063 13833841 34850883 37880581 -10109161 10399148 30212898 41164515 3068865 3570601 27144033 37593914 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 1 11741871 3943173 UNITED STATES:IN THE UNITED STATES, OCEANA IS WORKING ON SCIENCE-BASED POLICY CAMPAIGNS THAT ADDRESS RESPONSIBLE FISHING, CLIMATE AND ENERGY, SEAFOOD FRAUD AND DEFENDING THE NATION'S BEDROCK CONSERVATION LAWS.RESPONSIBLE FISHING:OCEANA'S RESPONSIBLE FISHING CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO WIN LONG-TERM, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF U.S. FISHERIES. OCEANA IS WORKING TO BAN THE SALE AND TRADE OF SHARK FINS; TO REDUCE BYCATCH OF FISH AND PROTECTED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES; TO PROTECT THE HABITATS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR NURSING, SPAWNING, FEEDING, AND OTHER FUNCTIONS; AND TO GET SCIENCE-BASED QUOTAS FOR COMMERCIAL SPECIES AS WELL AS FOR SPECIES THAT ARE NECESSARY FOOD-FISH FOR COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT SPECIES. HIGHLIGHTED BELOW ARE A SAMPLE OF OCEANA'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2017 IN EACH OF THESE AREAS.SHARK FIN BAN:DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON SHARK POPULATIONS BEING DRIVEN LARGELY BY DEMAND FOR THEIR FINS, OCEANA LAUNCHED A CAMPAIGN TO BAN THE TRADE IN SHARK FINS.-OCEANA SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF THE SHARK FIN TRADE ELIMINATION ACT, TO BAN POSSESSION AND SALE OF SHARK FINS.-OCEANA IDENTIFIED AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE THE BILL THROUGH THE SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE, WHICH PASSED THE BILL BY VOICE VOTE ON MAY 18, 2017.-OCEANA IS CONTINUING TO ADD CO-SPONSORS: 236 HOUSE COSPONSORS, REPRESENTING MORE THAN HALF OF THE CHAMBER; AND 4 OF THE 9 MOST INFLUENTIAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE CHAIRS SIGNED A JOINT OP-ED CALLING ON CONGRESS TO PASS THE BILL.BYCATCH:-THE UNINTENTIONAL CATCH OF MARINE SPECIES WHILE FISHING (BYCATCH) UNDERMINES SUCCESSFUL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND WASTES THE OCEAN'S LIVING MARINE RESOURCES. BYCATCH IS THE GREATEST REMAINING BARRIER TO RESTORING U.S. FISHERIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. DRIFT GILLNETS ARE PARTICULARLY DESTRUCTIVE: BETWEEN 2007 AND JANUARY 2013, THE DRIFT GILLNET FISHERY DISCARDED 61 PERCENT OF ALL MARINE ANIMALS CAUGHT. OCEANA SUCCEEDED IN PREVENTING THE EXPANSION OF THE DRIFT GILLNET FISHERY IN TO THE PACIFIC LEATHERBACK CONSERVATION AREA IN 2017. -OCEANA OBTAINED THE IDENTITIES OF THE 68 VESSELS OF THE GULF OF ALASKA TRAWL FLEET AND BUILT A DATABASE OF GLOBAL FISHING WATCH DATA TO TRACK THE BEHAVIOR OF THESE VESSELS AND TO HELP VERIFY IF OBSERVERS ARE ON BOARD. ADDITIONALLY, OCEANA IDENTIFIED THE LOCATIONS OF FISH PROCESSING PLANTS TO HELP GFW BETTER DEFINE THE BEGINNING AND END OF 'FISHING TRIPS' WHEN FISH IS DROPPED OFF AT THE PLANTS.PROTECTING HABITAT:OCEANA PROTECTS IMPORTANT HABITATS, INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPAWNING GROUNDS. -OCEANA PUBLISHED THE ECOLOGICAL ATLAS OF THE BERING, CHUKCHI, AND BEAUFORT SEAS, THAT IDENTIFIES THE IMPORTANT HABITATS FOR MARINE SPECIES ACROSS THE ENTIRE U.S. ARCTIC. OCEANA DEVELOPED AND USED A SPATIAL DATABASE TO PRODUCE 15 MAPS FOR THE ATLAS. OCEANA CONTRIBUTED SECTIONS ON ZOOPLANKTON, BENTHIC BIOMASS, SNOW CRAB, RED KING CRAB, AND MANY ADDITIONAL SPECIES. -OCEANA SECURED HABITAT PROTECTION MEASURES NEEDED TO KEEP BOTTOM TRAWLING OUT OF MORE THAN A MILLION SQUARE KILOMETERS OF SENSITIVE SEAFLOOR HABITAT IN THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, GULF OF ALASKA, AND BERING SEA.-BECAUSE OF OCEANA, THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) FINALIZED THE MID-ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL PROPOSAL ON DEEP SEA CORAL CONSERVATION, PROTECTING MORE THAN 35,000 SQUARE MILES (91,000 KM2) OF OCEAN HABITAT FROM LONG ISLAND TO NORTH CAROLINA FROM TRAWL AND DREDGE FISHING.SCIENCE-BASED CATCH LIMITS:-ALTHOUGH SCIENTIFICALLY-BASED QUOTAS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW, MANAGERS ARE NOT SETTING SUFFICIENT LIMITS FOR SOME FISHERIES. OCEANA'S WORK IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE THAT QUOTAS ARE SET IN A WAY THAT MAINTAIN HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT FACTORS SUCH AS PREDATOR-PREY RELATIONSHIPS AND POPULATION DYNAMICS.-THROUGH SCIENCE AND ADVOCACY, OCEANA HELPED CONVINCE THE PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL TO KEEP THE U.S. WEST COAST PACIFIC SARDINE FISHERY CLOSED FOR THE UPCOMING COMMERCIAL SEASON IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE FISHERY.-OCEANA PERSUADED THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO IMPLEMENT NEW REGULATIONS SAFEGUARDING HUNDREDS OF SPECIES OF FORAGE FISH FROM NEW, DIRECTED FISHERIES. WE ACHIEVED OUR GOAL OF PROTECTING ROUGHLY 70 PERCENT OF FORAGE FISH (BY WEIGHT) IN WEST COAST WATERS. OCEANA ALSO GOT NMFS TO SET QUOTAS FOR ALEUTIAN PACIFIC COD AND ALEUTIAN POLLOCK THAT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THEIR ROLE AS FORAGE OR FOOD FOR PREDATORS.STOP EXPANDED OFFSHORE DRILLING:PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ELIMINATING PROTECTIONS WE WON FOR THE ATLANTIC, ARCTIC, AND PACIFIC OCEANS AGAINST OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING. THE ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO ALLOW LEASE SALES IN ALL U.S OCEANS. CONGRESS CAN ALSO SPEED THE PROCESS OF SELLING LEASES IN THESE AREAS THROUGH LEGISLATION. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CAN QUICKLY APPROVE EXPLORATORY SEISMIC TESTING PERMITS IN THE ATLANTIC. TO PREVENT THESE ACTIONS, WE HAVE EXPANDED OUR GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN IN COASTAL CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS NATIONALLY, WITH A FOCUS ON PASSING LOCAL RESOLUTIONS AND BUILDING CLEAR BUSINESS COMMUNITY OPPOSITION.STOPPING THE EXPANSION OF OFFSHORE OIL IN THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS:-OCEANA DEFENDED AGAINST CONGRESSIONAL EFFORTS TO END THE CONGRESSIONAL MORATORIUM AGAINST DRILLING IN THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.-OCEANA PROVIDED LEGAL AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT AND ACTIVATED CONGRESSIONAL CHAMPIONS, GRASSROOTS ALLIES, AND COALITION PARTNERS TO STOP THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM FINALIZING A REVISED FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO EXPAND OFFSHORE DRILLING. THROUGH OUR WORK, FOUR ADDITIONAL GOVERNORS HAVE PUBLICLY OPPOSED OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING.-THROUGH AN EXPANDED GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN TO AMPLIFY THE VOICES OF PACIFIC COAST BUSINESS LEADERS, COMMUNITIES, AND MUNICIPAL AND STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS, OCEANA HELPED PREVENT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM INCLUDING LEASE SALES IN THE PACIFICSTOP OFFSHORE DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC:-OCEANA SUCCEEDED IN PREVENTING THE PROTECTIONS AFFORDED THE ARCTIC IN 2016 FROM BEING OVERTURNED IN 2017, AS NEITHER CONGRESS NOR THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS SUCCEEDED IN OPENING THE ARCTIC TO OFFSHORE DRILLING.SEAFOOD FRAUD:-OCEANA ENGAGED OUR EXPANDED FIELD TEAM TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR EXPANDING TRACEABILITY USING FULL CHAIN TRACEABILITY FOR ALL SEAFOOD SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES.-OCEANA DEFENDED LAWS AND REGULATIONS THAT GIVE AUTHORITY TO TRACE AND TRACK SEAFOOD SUCH AS THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT, THE LACEY ACT, AND THE MAGNUSON STEVENS ACT.DEFENSE OF OCEAN PROTECTION LAWS:OCEANA JOINED WITH OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS TO HELP DEFEND AGAINST EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE KEY ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS SUCH AS THE MAGNUSON STEVENS ACT, MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT (MMPA), ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, ANTIQUITIES ACT, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT AND NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT. OCEANA BUILT AND IS CO-LEADING WITH NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL A COALITION OF ABOUT 30 NGOS IN DEFENDING THE MMPA FROM ATTACKS BY CONGRESS AND THE ADMINISTRATION. 11667947 1058731 INTERNATIONALBELIZE:CLEAN ENERGY CAMPAIGN:SINCE 2011, OCEANA HAS DEDICATED SIGNIFICANT EFFORTS TO ACHIEVING A BAN ON OFFSHORE OIL ACTIVITIES IN BELIZE. DESPITE A 2015 GOVERNMENT PLEDGE THAT IT WOULD PERMANENTLY BAN OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING IN CERTAIN AREAS, INCLUDING THE LENGTH OF THE BELIZE BARRIER REEF RESERVE SYSTEM AND THE WORLD HERITAGE SITES, IN 2016, THE SECRET APPROVAL OF SEISMIC STUDIES IN BELIZEAN WATERS UNDERSCORED THAT THE THREAT OF OIL REMAINED. 2666855 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS:KEY ACHIEVEMENTS OF OCEANA'S MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IN 2017 ARE HIGHLIGHTED BELOW.ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS:-AS OF OCTOBER 2017, OCEANA HAS BUILT A SUPPORTER BASE OF 2.4 MILLION SUPPORTERS, UP FROM THE 2016 END-OF-YEAR LEVEL OF 1.9 MILLION. OCEANA'S SUPPORTERS INCLUDE 840,806 EMAIL LIST SUBSCRIBERS; 898,302 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS; 283,752 TWITTER FOLLOWERS; AND 383,109 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS. THE ADDITIONAL 1.53 MILLION FOLLOWERS OF OCEANA COUNTRIES' SOCIAL MEDIA 1434236 MARINE SCIENCE 790824 LAW 2225060 28301733 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 56 0 1 167 1 1 1 1 BE BH CI SP UK DA RP BR PE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY X X X JAMES F SIMON 2028333900 1025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 SIMON SIDAMON-ERISTOFF CHAIR 9.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 VALARIE VAN CLEAVE VICE-CHAIR 7.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEITH ADDIS PRESIDENT 6.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMES SANDLER SECRETARY 3.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIA EUGENIA GIRON TREASURER 3.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GAZ ALAZRAKI DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MONIQUE BAR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HERBERT M BEDOLFE III DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TED DANSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SYDNEY DAVIS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CESAR GAVIRIA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LOIC GOUZER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENA KING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN P MCALLISTER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR KRISTIAN PARKER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DR DANIEL PAULY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN ROCKEFELLER DIRECTOR 6.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID ROCKEFELLER JR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER STEVENS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RACHID SUMAILA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA THOMSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAM WATERSTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN WEISS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW F SHARPLESS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 1.00 X 367877 0 43385 JAMES F SIMON PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 1.00 X 290079 0 43385 CHRISTOPHER M SHARKEY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 1.00 X 219392 0 38295 MICHAEL F HIRSHFIELD CHIEF SCIENTIST & STRATEGY OFFICER 40.00 X 254203 0 31623 LARS GUSTAVSSON SVP, EUROPE 40.00 X 216694 0 0 JACQUELINE SAVITZ SVP, UNITED STATES 40.00 X 205374 0 31300 MATTHEW M LITTLEJOHN SVP, STRATEGIC MKTG & COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 202443 0 33584 NANCY GOLDEN VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 188965 0 24605 MONICA PERES VP, BRAZIL 40.00 X 181917 0 13461 ERIC BILSKY SENIOR ATTORNEY & ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 X 169890 0 28121 PATRICIA MAJULF VP, PERU 40.00 X 158554 0 0 SUSAN MURRAY DEPUTY VP, PACIFIC 40.00 X 158217 0 24059 2613605 0 311818 28 0 1 0 M&R STRATEGIC SERVICES INC 1901 L ST NW SUITE 800 WASHINGTON DC 20036 FUNDRAISING AND ADVERTISING 991405 SKY TRUTH PO BOX 3283 SHEPARDSTOWN WV 25443 CONSULTING 770667 NEPTUNE SPF MYKINES GOTA 5 TORSHAVN FO VESSELS LEASE FOR SEA EXPEDITION 597671 EVENT ELEVEN 5542 WEST WASHINGTON LOS ANGELES CA 90016 SEACHANGE EVENT SERVINCES 220662 INSTALACIONES SUBMARINAS BARCELONA SA ED REMOLCADORS 1 PLANTA BARCELONA SP CONSULTING 191781 12 57376 3078818 597715 44588299 877427 48322208 16973 16973 80186 55029 25157 25157 25157 151971 3078818 183869 -31898 -31898 WEB ADVERTISING 900004 11500 11500 FOREIGN CURRENCY LOSS 900099 -64211 -64211 -52711 48279729 0 11500 -53979 3943173 3943173 1058731 1058731 1977634 1158317 737950 81367 13318225 10000681 2565034 752510 763299 581323 134785 47191 1531317 1169244 271278 90795 1227122 832750 323679 70693 421471 175086 238672 7713 354132 33026 321103 3 72827 72827 227239 227239 2602677 1859505 137594 605578 834444 713320 48536 72588 1237675 910583 240711 86381 824842 537388 283042 4412 1888024 1412005 381583 94436 2087456 1548486 272306 266664 1044276 653084 93035 298157 13078 24 13054 501250 218898 280721 1631 135870 97915 30181 7774 EQUIPMENT RENTAL/MAINT. 1222702 1080460 4373 137869 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 343726 142264 199863 1599 TAXES AND FEES 249391 102643 111931 34817 37880581 28301733 6689431 2889417 17339640 18780294 5007200 4801300 5384302 14601805 196880 265768 26241 8456 170764 29977 6991788 5384553 1834290 1607235 3659 11123 0 793850 249922 264707 30212898 41164515 2725847 3396726 0 50000 343018 123875 3068865 3570601 X 11928550 13369819 15215483 24224095 27144033 37593914 30212898 41164515 10399148 50733 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 44635808 21110289 18802188 24887791 48322208 157758284 44635808 21110289 18802188 24887791 48322208 157758284 44959068 112799216 168386 87084 45208 19769 16973 337420 3296 24773 17452 566 46087 158141791 940304 0.71330 0.71240 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 3,296. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 24,773. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 17,452. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 566. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 0. 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PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 183,869. 1 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 3 41 PROGRAM SERVICES MARINE SCIENCE, POLICY, AND COMMUNICATIONS 5739235 SOUTH AMERICA 3 38 PROGRAM SERVICES MARINE SCIENCE, POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS 4397108 SOUTH ASIA 1 15 PROGRAM SERVICES MARINE SCIENCE, POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS 1415986 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 994624 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1 6 PROGRAM SERVICES MARINE SCIENCE, POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS 626681 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 FUNDRAISING 412357 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 2 10 PROGRAM SERVICES MARINE SCIENCE, POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS 230029 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 50000 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 8400 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 5707 10 110 0 0 10 110 13866020 14107 13880127 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC TO SUPPORT AN INVESTIGATION INTO SEAFOOD FRAUD IN JAPAN. 8400 CHECK SOUTH AMERICA TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLAND AND TO CREATE A CLOSER BOND BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE SEA. 0 5707 WILDERNESS SYSTEMS TSUNAMI 140, HARMONY SEA PASSAGE PADDLE AND NRS CATALINA SKIRT COST SOUTH ASIA TO CARRY OUT THE RESEARCH AND SCIENTIFIC OBJECTIVE SET FORTH IN THE PEW MARINE FELLOWSHIP PROJECT. 50000 WIRE 0 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT OCEANA CANADA'S MISSION TO RESTORE CANADIAN OCEANS. 994624 WIRE 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: OCEANA INFREQUENTLY MAKES GRANTS TO FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS. HOWEVER, ON OCCASION OCEANA WILL MAKE A GRANT IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION. IN DOING SO, OCEANA MONITORS THE USE OF THE GRANT IN A MANNER APPROPRIATE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING THE NATURE OF THE GRANTEE AND THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT. PART I, LINE 3: OCEANA REPORTED THE EXPENDITURES BASED ON THE ACCOUNTING METHOD USED IN ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHICH IS ON AN ACCRUAL BASIS. 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GLOBAL FISHING WATCH INC 1025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 815461345 501(C)(3) 3041015 TO OPERATE AND FURTHER DEVELOP THE GLOBAL FISHING WATCH WEB PLATFORM. SURF INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (SIMA) 8 ARGONAUT SUITE 170 ALISO VIEJO CA 92656 330385201 501(C)(6) 30000 TO HELP LOCAL ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON ENHANCING THE OCEANIC ENVIRONMENT. GREENFAITH 101 S 3RD AVENUE UNIT 12 HIGHLAND PARK NJ 08904 223452273 501(C)(3) 10000 TO PROMOTE GOOD CITIZENSHIP WALDEN WOODS PROJECT 44 BAKER FARM ROAD LINCOLN MA 01773 954292658 501(C)(3) 200000 TO SUPPORT WALDEN WOODS PROJECT WORK OF PRESERVING THE LAND, LITERATURE AND LEGACY OF HENRY DAVID THOREAU. 4 1 PART I, LINE 2: OCEANA INFREQUENTLY MAKES GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS. HOWEVER, ON OCCASION OCEANA WILL MAKE A GRANT IN FURTHERANCE OF ITS MISSION. IN DOING SO, OCEANA MONITORS THE USE OF THE GRANT IN A MANNER APPROPRIATE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING THE NATURE OF THE GRANTEE AND THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANDREW F SHARPLESS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 367877 0 0 0 0 0 32400 0 10985 0 411262 0 0 0 JAMES F SIMON PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL 290079 0 0 0 0 0 32400 0 10985 0 333464 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER M SHARKEY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 219392 0 0 0 0 0 27683 0 10612 0 257687 0 0 0 MICHAEL F HIRSHFIELD CHIEF SCIENTIST & STRATEGY OFFICER 254203 0 0 0 0 0 30000 0 1623 0 285826 0 0 0 LARS GUSTAVSSON SVP, EUROPE 216694 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 216694 0 0 0 JACQUELINE SAVITZ SVP, UNITED STATES 205374 0 0 0 0 0 25200 0 6100 0 236674 0 0 0 MATTHEW M LITTLEJOHN SVP, STRATEGIC MKTG & COMMUNICATIONS 202443 0 0 0 0 0 25200 0 8384 0 236027 0 0 0 NANCY GOLDEN VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT 188965 0 0 0 0 0 21296 0 3309 0 213570 0 0 0 MONICA PERES VP, BRAZIL 181917 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13461 0 195378 0 0 0 ERIC BILSKY SENIOR ATTORNEY & ASSISTANT GENERAL 169890 0 0 0 0 0 21240 0 6881 0 198011 0 0 0 PATRICIA MAJULF VP, PERU 158554 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 158554 0 0 0 SUSAN MURRAY DEPUTY VP, PACIFIC 158217 0 0 0 0 0 17950 0 6109 0 182276 0 0 0 SARAH BEDOLFE SARAH IS THE DAUGHTER OF BOARD DIRECTOR, HERBERT M. BEDOLFE, III 40587 SARAH BEDOLFE IS AN EMPLOYEE OF OCEANA AND HER TOTAL COMPENSATION PAID FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 WAS $40,587. 0 X 1244 83577 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 1 793850 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): OCEANA REPORTS THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED IN PART I, COLUMN (B). PART I, LINE 32B: CHARITY BUZZ PROMOTED, COLLECTED, AND PROCESSED NON-CASH DONATIONS RELATED TO OCEANA'S FUNDRAISING EVENTS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE I, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION OF MISSION: OCEANA WAS FOUNDED IN 2001 BY AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF FOUNDATIONS. DESPITE REPEATED SCIENTIFIC REPORTS OF WIDESPREAD FISHERY COLLAPSE CAUSED BY OVERFISHING AND POLLUTION, THE FOUNDERS DISCOVERED THAT LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATIONS SPENT LESS THAN HALF OF ONE PERCENT OF THEIR RESOURCES ON OCEAN CONSERVATION. HEALTHY OCEANS CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO FEEDING A GROWING WORLD POPULATION, YET NO INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WAS WORKING EXCLUSIVELY TO PROTECT AND RESTORE ABUNDANT OCEAN FISHERIES. OCEANA'S FOUNDERS ENVISIONED AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED SOLELY TO ACHIEVING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN OCEAN MANAGEMENT THROUGH A SCIENCE-BASED APPROACH, USING CAREFULLY CHOSEN NATIONAL CAMPAIGNS WITH FIXED DEADLINES AND MEASURABLE GOALS. TODAY, OCEANA HAS GROWN FROM AN AMBITIOUS START-UP TO AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION WITH A RECORD OF RESULTS ON FOUR CONTINENTS. TOGETHER WITH OUR ALLIES, WE HAVE WON NEARLY 200 SIGNIFICANT POLICY VICTORIES AND PROTECTED ALMOST 9.1 MILLION SQUARE KILOMETERS OF OCEANS. OCEANA SUPPORTS SCIENCE-DRIVEN OCEAN MANAGEMENT IN THE MOST PRODUCTIVE PARTS OF THE WORLD'S OCEANS. TODAY, OCEANA TEAMS ARE WORKING IN COUNTRIES WHICH CONTROL ABOUT A THIRD OF THE WORLD'S WILD OCEAN FISHERIES (BY WEIGHT): THE UNITED STATES, THE EUROPEAN UNION, BELIZE, BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, PERU, MEXICO, AND THE PHILIPPINES. OCEANA'S CAMPAIGNS CARRY OUT FOUR KEY STRATEGIES: -STOP OVERFISHING THROUGH SCIENCE-BASED FISHERY MANAGEMENT, AND BY DETERRING ILLEGAL FISHING; -REDUCE BYCATCH, OR THE UNINTENDED CATCH OF FISH AND MARINE ANIMALS; -PROTECT HABITAT AND THE ECOSYSTEMS THAT DEPEND ON THEIR HEALTH, AND -CURB POLLUTION, BY STOPPING THE EXPANSION OF OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING AND REDUCING THE PRODUCTION OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS. OCEANA'S CAMPAIGNS HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE STRATEGIES FOR RESTORING OCEANS. WITH SOUND POLICIES IN PLACE, OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS RECOVER, OFTEN RAPIDLY, AND ABUNDANT FISHERIES RETURN, EVEN EXCEEDING FORMER LEVELS. A FULLY PRODUCTIVE OCEAN CAN PROVIDE A MEAL A DAY FOR A BILLION PEOPLE, FOREVER. OCEANA IS WORKING WITH COUNTRIES TO PROVIDE THIS BOUNTY TO THEIR CITIZENS. TOGETHER WITH OUR ALLIES, WE ARE SAVING THE OCEANS TO FEED THE WORLD. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 EFFECTIVE JUNE 30, 2017, OCEANA TRANSFERRED OPERATIONAL CONTROL FOR ITS GLOBAL FISHING WATCHPROGRAM TO GLOBAL FISHING WATCH, INC., A NEWLY FORMED 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. GLOBAL FISHINGWATCH, INC. OPERATES AND FURTHER DEVELOPS THE GLOBAL FISHING WATCH WEB PLATFORM. OCEANA UTILIZES THE WEB PLATFORM AND THE ENHANCEMENTS TO FURTHER ITS MISSION. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CON'T: BELIZE: THE INTENSE PUBLIC OUTCRY OVER THE SECRET APPROVAL OF SEISMIC STUDIES COMPELLED THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY TO RE-AFFIRM THAT A "POLICY-BASED" MORATORIUM WAS IN EFFECT. OCEANA FORCEFULLY ADVOCATED THAT THE GOVERNMENT PUT ITS MORATORIUM INTO LAW AND IN 2017 THE BELIZEAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED ITS INTENTION TO INTRODUCE CRITICAL LEGISLATION TO ESTABLISH AN INDEFINITE MORATORIUM ON OFFSHORE OIL ACTIVITY. THE BILL WAS INTRODUCED IN OCTOBER AND SIGNED INTO LAW IN DECEMBER. BELIZE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: OCEANA'S STRONG SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING ILLUSTRATES OCEANA'S COMMUNITY REACH, ESPECIALLY WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE 18- TO 34-AGE RANGE WHO ARE POLITICALLY AND SOCIALLY ACTIVE AND CAN VOTE. SOCIAL MEDIA: OCEANA'S CURRENT FACEBOOK FOLLOWING OF OVER 20,000, SIGNIFICANTLY OUTPACES OTHER NGOS IN BELIZE AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF BELIZE. SIMILARLY, OCEANA HAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS. GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION: IN 2017, OCEANA CONTINUED TO ENGAGE THE LOCAL POPULATION INCLUDING REEF WEEK (A WEEK-LONG SERIES OF EVENTS THAT PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF BELIZE'S REEF); OCEAN HEROES, WHICH RECOGNIZES BELIZEANS AS PROTECTORS OF BELIZE'S MARINE RESOURCES;, HANDS ACROSS THE SAND, AND; ANNUAL WAVEMAKER RALLIES. IN 2017, OCEANA LOCAL ORGANIZERS VISITED 246 FISHING VILLAGES. BRAZIL: SCIENCE-BASED RECOVERY PLANS: OCEANA'S GOAL IN BRAZIL IS TO ESTABLISH A MODERN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BASED ON SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES. THE HEART OF THE WORK IS OCEANA'S CAMPAIGN TO REQUIRE SCIENCE-BASED RECOVERY PLANS. HIGHLIGHTED BELOW ARE KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. -THE RED LIST IS BRAZIL'S LEGAL PROTECTION FOR 475 ENDANGERED FISH AND AQUATIC INVERTEBRATE SPECIES. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, OCEANA HAS BEEN WORKING TO SAFEGUARD THESE PROTECTIONS IN THE FACE OF INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO REMOVE THEM. WE ARE AMICUS CURIAE IN IMPORTANT LITIGATION AND WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS IN THE MEETINGS OF THE WORKING GROUP TO DISCUSS SOLUTIONS FOR THE RED LIST. THIS WORKING GROUP IS OUR MAIN OPPORTUNITY AND STRATEGY TO PUSH FOR MONITORING AND RECOVERY PLANS, AND OCEANA HAS PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE AND EXPENDED SIGNIFICANT EFFORT ON PLANNING THE MEETINGS AND SHAPING THE AGENDAS. -WE GOT THE FISHERIES SECRETARIAT TO HIRE CONSULTANTS TO WORK ON A TUNA MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BRAZIL. -OCEANA ADVOCACY PERSUADED THE GOVERNMENT TO PUBLISH A REGULATION REQUIRING MANDATORY USE OF CIRCLE HOOKS IN LONGLINERS THAT OPERATE IN TUNA FISHERIES TO PROTECT SEA TURTLES AND SHARKS. TRANSPARENCY AND SCIENCE-BASED DECISIONS ON FISHERIES: OCEANS SEEKS TO RESTORE THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, INCLUDING REINSTATING LANDINGS MONITORING FOR AT LEAST ONE STATE OR FISHERY AND NATIONAL LOGBOOK AND OBSERVER PROGRAMS BY 2020.OCEANA HAD SEVERAL IMPORTANT SUCCESSES RELATED TO ENSURING PUBLIC ACCESS TO KEY DATA. -BECAUSE OF OCEANA, THE GOVERNMENT RELEASED ALL TAINHA LOGBOOKS FROM 2012 TO 2016, THE FIRST TIME AN ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN GOVERNMENT HAS HAD ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION, WE USED THE NATIONAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS INFORMATION SHOULD NOT BE KEPT IN SECRET FROM SOCIETY. -OCEANA ALSO GOT THE GENERAL OMBUDSMAN TO FORMALLY DECLARE THAT THE FISHERIES SECRETARIAT MUST RELEASE TO OCEANA ALL VMS DATA FROM THE FOLLOWING FISHERIES FOR THE BOTTOM TRAWLING FISHERY, BOTTOM LONGLINE AND GILLNET FISHERIES. -THE FISHERIES SECRETARIAT MADE THE FISHERIES GENERAL REGISTRY DATA (RGP) AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE. THIS INFORMATION REGARDS FISHING FLEET/VESSEL TYPE AND SIZE, FISHING GEAR, TARGETS AND SECONDARY TARGET SPECIES AND WAS COMPLETELY INACCESSIBLE TO SOCIETY SINCE THE ELIMINATION OF THE MINISTRY OF FISHERIES IN 2015. -THE FISHERIES SECRETARIAT ALSO FORMALLY COMMITTED TO REESTABLISH THE ONBOARD OBSERVERS PROGRAM, WHICH WAS ILLEGALLY SUSPENDED BY THE GOVERNMENT IN 2011. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD OUR GOAL OF RESTORING THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS FOR MANAGEMENT DECISIONS IN FISHERIES, INCLUDING ONBOARD OBSERVER PROGRAMS. PROTECT TAINHA CAMPAIGN: OCEANA SECURED THE COMMITMENT OF FISHERIES SECRETARIAT DAVYSON DE SOUZA FOR THE ADOPTION OF CATCH LIMITS FOR TAINHA PER OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. PROTECT VULNERABLE HABITATS AND SPECIES FROM BOTTOM TRAWLING: OCEANA SECURED THE COMMITMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL TO COMMIT TO THE CREATION OF A SUSTAINABLE USE MARINE PROTECTED AREA (15,000 KM), INCLUDING A COMPLETE BOTTOM TRAWL BAN, THAT WILL ENSURE PROTECTION FOR ONE THE MOST IMPORTANT MARINE BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS AND SMALL-SCALE COASTAL FISHING AREAS IN BRAZIL. OCEANA CANADA: IN 2017, OCEANA INC. PROVIDED CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO OCEANA CANADA, AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED UNDER CANADIAN LAW. WITH OUR SUPPORT, OCEANA CANADA ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING VICTORIES: INCREASE GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY: -AFTER CAMPAIGNING BY OCEANA CANADA AND OUR PARTNERS, FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA RELEASED - FOR THE FIRST TIME - A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE STATUS OF CANADIAN FISHERIES IN DECEMBER. THE CANADIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT REBUILDING PLANS FOR 19 FISHERIES, ALL TO BE COMPLETED BY MARCH 2021. THESE FIRST STEPS ARE MAJOR LEAPS FORWARD FOR INCREASING FISHERIES MANAGEMENT TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN CANADA. REBUILD CANADA'S FISHERIES: -IN THE SPRING 2017, THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO REBUILDING PLANS FOR REDFISH AND ROCKFISH BY MARCH, 2018, AND NORTHERN COD BY MARCH 2019. IN OCTOBER, IT COMMITTED TO TWO ADDITIONAL REBUILDING PLANS FOR STOCKS CO-MANAGED WITH THE U.S. IN THE GULF OF MAINE: GEORGES BANK COD AND YELLOWTAIL FLOUNDER. THE GOVERNMENT HAS NOW COMMITTED TO COMPLETING SEVEN NEW REBUILDING PLANS FOR STOCKS IN THE CRITICAL ZONE. PROTECTING OCEAN HABITAT IN CANADA: GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE: -DUE TO OCEANA GROUND-BREAKING BENTHIC RESEARCH, THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THAT TWO AREAS IN THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE WERE CLOSED TO ALL FISHING THAT USES BOTTOM-CONTACT GEAR. THE 2,761 SQUARE KILOMETER GULF-EAST AND HONDGUEDO-EAST SITES ARE NOW CLOSED USING BINDING AND ENFORCEABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT TOOLS. THE GOVERNMENT HAS INDICATED IT WILL INTRODUCE REGULATIONS PROTECTING THESE AND OTHER SITES IN 2018 TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM CERTAINTY. -OCEANA CARRIED OUT AN EXPEDITION IN THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE, INCLUDING FILMING, MEDIA AND PROMOTIONAL EVENTS. STOP SEAFOOD FRAUD IN CANADA: OCEANA COMPLETED MANY ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF OUR SEAFOOD FRAUD CAMPAIGN, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: -CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH TO CONFIRM CANADIAN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DOMESTIC SALE OF WILD AND AQUACULTURE FISH LABELLING; DOMESTIC CATCH REPORTING; IMPORT CONTROLS (CANADA, EU AND U.S. COMPARISONS); FOOD SAFETY LAWS; AND IMPACT OF IUU FISHING ON CANADIAN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. -CONDUCT INDEPENDENT DNA TESTING OF SEAFOOD SAMPLES IN RESTAURANTS AND GROCERY STORES IN SEVEN CANADIAN CITIES. -ENGAGE WITH FISHERS, CHEFS, SEAFOOD INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES AND LIKE-MINDED NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AS KEY INFLUENCERS TO BUILD THE CASE FOR STRONGER SEAFOOD TRACEABILITY REGULATIONS. -LAUNCH TESTING RESULTS AS PART OF A LARGER REPORT THAT OUTLINES THE EXTENT AND THE ECONOMIC, HEALTH AND CONSERVATION RISKS OF SEAFOOD FRAUD IN CANADA. CHILE: HABITAT PROTECTION: OCEANA IS WORKING TO PROTECT AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OF CHILE'S EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (EEZ) AS MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPAS). BY THE END OF 2017, WE HAD EXCEEDED THIS GOAL, SECURING 25 PERCENT OF THE EEZ. -ON JUNE 1, PRESIDENT MICHELLE BACHELET ANNOUNCED THAT CHILE WILL CREATE A NO-TAKE MARINE PARK OF 485,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS AROUND JUAN FERNNDEZ ARCHIPELAGO. THIS PROPOSAL PROTECTS FISHERIES AND TOURISM, THE TWO MAIN SOURCES OF LIVELIHOOD ON THE ONLY INHABITED ISLAND IN THE ARCHIPELAGO, ROBINSON CRUSOE ISLAND. THE NO-TAKE ZONE WILL EXTEND AN EXISTING MULTI-USE MARINE RESERVE THAT ALLOWS SOME FISHING FROM 12 TO 24 NAUTICAL MILES AND MAKES THE REST OF THE EEZ A NO-TAKE AREA. -FOLLOWING PRESSURE FROM OCEANA AND ITS ALLIES, CHILE'S MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE CONFIRMED THE REJECTION OF PORT MINING PROJECT DOMINGA IN AUGUST 2017. THE ANDES IRON PROJECT HAD ALREADY BEEN REJECTED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT COMMISSION OF COQUIMBO IN MARCH 2017, BUT THE MINING COMPANY APPEALED THE DECISION, CAUSING THE FINAL VERDICT TO FALL ON THE MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE. DOMINGA'S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT WAS STRONGLY QUESTIONED BY SCIENTISTS, OCEANA AND ITS ALLIES BECAUSE IT DID NOT INCLUDE BASIC REQUIRED SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION AND DIDN'T GAUGE THE IMPACTS THAT TWO OPEN PIT MINES AND A MEGA PORT WOULD HAVE ON THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM AND THE WORLD-RENOWNED HUMBOLDT PENGUIN NATIONAL RESERVE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CON'T: FISHERIES MANAGEMENT: OCEANA IS SEEKING TO IMPROVE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN CHILE WITH A FOCUS ON THE RECOVERY OF THE COMMON HAKE, JACK MACKEREL AND ANCHOVETA FISHERIES, AND CONTROLLING ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING. FOLLOWING YEARS OF STRONG ADVOCACY AND IRREFUTABLE SCIENCE, TWO CRUCIAL FISHERIES HAVE OBTAINED SUSTAINABLE STATUS. -JACK MACKEREL HAS RAPIDLY RECOVERED, RETURNING FROM COLLAPSE IN THE YEARS THAT OCEANA HAS BEEN CAMPAIGNING FOR ITS SCIENTIFIC AND APPROPRIATELY PRECAUTIONARY MANAGEMENT OF THIS FISHERY. THIS FISHERY IS MANAGED BY THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (SPRFMO), WHERE WE HAVE HELD OBSERVER STATUS SINCE 2014. WE PRESENTED SCIENTIFIC REPORTS ON THE STATE OF THE FISHERY IN 2014 AND 2015, AND ADVOCATED FOR A MORE PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH TO SETTING QUOTAS. -SCIENTIFIC ACOUSTIC STUDIES SHOW THAT THE COMMON HAKE IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE COLLAPSE IT EXPERIENCED IN 2002. IMPLEMENTING THE NEW FISHERIES LAW PASSED IN 2013 WITH OCEANA'S SUPPORT, THE GOVERNMENT CUT QUOTAS FOR COMMON HAKE BY HALF TO ALLOW FOR REBUILDING. STOP BOTTOM TRAWLING: OCEANA SUCCESSFULLY PERSUADED THE FISHERIES AGENCY TO ANNOUNCE A BAN ON BOTTOM TRAWLING IN 97 PERCENT OF CHILE'S EEZ. SALMON FARMING: -FOLLOWING A FOUR-YEAR LEGAL BATTLE LED BY OCEANA, THE CHILEAN SUPREME COURT RULED THAT THE CHILEAN SALMON FARMING INDUSTRY MUST DISCLOSE INFORMATION ABOUT ITS USE OF ANTIBIOTICS IN AQUACULTURE. OCEANA HAS FOUGHT FOR TRANSPARENCY IN THE CHILEAN SALMON FARMING INDUSTRY WHICH HAS USED ALARMING AMOUNTS OF ANTIBIOTICS, IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF HABITAT DEGRADATION, AND POSES RISKS TO HUMAN HEALTH. EUROPE: TRANSPARENCY: OCEANA AIMS TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE FISHERIES SECTOR IN EUROPE. -ONE YEAR AHEAD OF THE DEADLINE FOR THIS GOAL, OCEANA SUCCEEDED IN GETTING 18 INSURANCE COMPANIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD (INSURERS, REINSURERS, BROKERS AND AGENTS) TO SIGN A STATEMENT COMMITTING TO NEITHER INSURE NOR FACILITATE THE INSURING OF ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING VESSELS. THIS STATEMENT WAS CO-SPONSORED BY FIVE OF THE LARGEST, AND MOST RELEVANT INSURERS IN THE WORLD: ALLIANZ AGCS, AXA, HANSEATIC UNDERWRITERS, GENERALI AND THE SHIPOWNERS' CLUB. IN ADDITION, EIGHT SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS (INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONS, CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS, ETC.) ALSO SIGNED THE STATEMENT. -ON 20 JUNE 2017, THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AGREED ON A NEW LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE FUTURE OF EXTERNAL FISHING FLEET REGULATION. OCEANA AND ITS PARTNERS IN THE EU IUU COALITION (ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOUNDATION, PEW AND WWF), SUCCEEDED IN HAVING ALL OUR PRIORITIES INCLUDED IN THE REVISED LAW. THE REGULATION WILL INCLUDE A PUBLIC DATABASE OF ALL FISHING AUTHORIZATIONS IN NON-EU WATERS, MAKING THE EU FLEET THE MOST TRANSPARENT IN THE WORLD. IT WILL ALSO STOP SO-CALLED ABUSIVE REFLAGGING, BY RESTRICTING AUTHORIZATIONS FOR VESSELS THAT CHANGE FLAGS RAPIDLY TO CIRCUMVENT CONSERVATION OR ENFORCEMENT MEASURES, AND IT WILL ENFORCE EU STANDARDS FOR ACTIVITIES UNDER PRIVATE AGREEMENTS. THE LATTER WILL END DECADES OF FISHING WITHOUT EU OVERSIGHT OR ADHERENCE TO EU MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS. -DURING THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE FISHERIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE (FITI) HELD IN INDONESIA ON APRIL 27TH, MORE THAN 200 PARTICIPANTS FROM GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, SMALL-SCALE FISHING ASSOCIATIONS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, ACADEMIA AND MEDIA ADOPTED THE FIRST FITI STANDARD. THIS MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE OF THE INITIATIVE THROUGH WHICH FITI COUNTRIES WILL INCREASE TRANSPARENCY AND PARTICIPATION IN FISHERIES GOVERNANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF A MORE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF MARINE FISHERIES. RESTORING MEDITERRANEAN FISH STOCK: OCEANA SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT EU FISH STOCKS IN THE NORTH AND MEDITERRANEAN SEA ARE FISHED AT SUSTAINABLE LEVELS BY 2020. ALSO, AS PART OF THE FISHERIES WORK, OCEANA IS CAMPAIGNING FOR SUBSTANTIALLY ELIMINATING IUU AND DESTRUCTIVE FISHING FROM EU MARKETS AND FLEETS. -FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE RIPARIAN STATES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AGREED TO A 10-YEAR ROADMAP WITH CLEAR STEPS AND TARGETS TO REVERSE OVERFISHING AND IMPLEMENT AN ECOSYSTEM-BASED APPROACH TO FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN THE ENTIRE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. THE MEDFISH4EVER DECLARATION WAS SIGNED IN MARCH 2017 IN MALTA, DURING THE MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON MEDITERRANEAN FISHERIES. OCEANA PROVIDED INPUT AND ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE DRAFTING OF THE DECLARATION, WHICH INCLUDES: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NETWORK OF ESSENTIAL FISH HABITATS; SCIENCE-BASED MULTIANNUAL MANAGEMENT PLANS; AND THE PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS FROM DESTRUCTIVE FISHING IMPACTS. HABITAT CAMPAIGN: OCEANA AIMS TO SECURE PROTECTION FOR 20 PERCENT OF THE BALTIC SEA AND KATTEGAT, AND 10 PERCENT OF THE OTHER EUROPEAN WATERS WITH MPAS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN (INCLUDING THE NORTH SEA) AND MEDITERRANEAN SEA BY 2020. -THE DANISH GOVERNMENT DESIGNATED SIX NEW MARINE PROTECTED AREAS COVERING 590 KM2 IN KATTEGAT, IN WHICH BOTTOM TRAWLING WILL BE BANNED. THE MPAS WILL PROTECT FRAGILE AND THREATENED SOFT BOTTOM SPECIES AND HABITATS, LIKE SEA PENS AND HAPLOOPS, WHICH ARE LARGELY UNPROTECTED THROUGHOUT EUROPEAN WATERS. OCEANA INITIATED THIS PROCESS DURING OUR BALTIC SEA EXPEDITION IN 2011, WHEN WE FOUND REMNANTS OF THESE IMPORTANT SOFT BOTTOM COMMUNITIES THAT WERE THOUGHT TO HAVE GONE EXTINCT FROM KATTEGAT. -AS A RESULT OF OCEANA'S ADVOCACY, FOUR DEEP-SEA CORAL SPECIES WILL NOW BE PROTECTED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. THE UN'S BARCELONA CONVENTION, A MULTI-COUNTRY REGIONAL SEA CONVENTION, VOTED IN FAVOR OF ADDING FOUR ADDITIONAL CORAL SPECIES - COCKSCOMB CUP CORAL, YELLOW-TREE CORAL, YELLOW CORAL AND BAMBOO CORAL - TO THE LIST OF ENDANGERED OR THREATENED SPECIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. THIS ACTION WILL PROTECT THESE ANIMALS AND HELP TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL OF MARINE LIFE THAT LIVE AND DEPEND ON THESE UNDERWATER CORAL GARDENS. -OCEANA CARRIED OUT A SUCCESSFUL EIGHT-WEEK NORTH SEA RESEARCH EXPEDITION FROM JUNE-AUGUST, DOCUMENTING SEAFLOOR HABITATS AND SPECIES IN THE WATERS OF DENMARK, GERMANY, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE EXPEDITION AIMED TO GATHER VALUABLE FIRST-HAND DATA FROM 16 AREAS THAT ARE KNOWN OR BELIEVED TO BE ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT, BUT FROM WHICH SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION WAS LACKING. THESE INCLUDE BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS, AREAS WITH THREATENED SPECIES, AND POTENTIAL AREAS OF ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO STRENGTHEN THE NETWORK OF MPAS IN THE NORTH SEA. GLOBAL FISHING WATCH: GLOBAL FISHING WATCH (GFW), LAUNCHED BY OCEANA AND ITS PARTNERS GOOGLE AND SKYTRUTH, IS THE FIRST AND ONLY FREE SOURCE OF DATA ON FISHING VESSEL TRACKING AVAILABLE TO ANYONE IN THE WORLD WITH AN INTERNET CONNECTION. GLOBAL FISHING WATCH PROVIDES A GLOBAL VIEW OF COMMERCIAL FISHING ACTIVITY, EXPOSING BOTH LEGAL AND POTENTIALLY ILLEGAL FISHING ACTIVITY. ON JULY 1, 2017, OCEANA, SKYTRUTH AND GOOGLE FORMALLY SPUN GLOBAL FISHING WATCH OFF INTO A NEW ENTITY. GLOBAL FISHING WATCH, INC. WAS SEEDED WITH STAFF AND FUNDING FROM OCEANA AND SKYTRUTH. NO MORE HIDING AT SEA: TRANSSHIPPING EXPOSED: TRANSSHIPPING CAN INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR IUU FISHING AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS. WORKING WITH GLOBAL FISHING WATCH, OCEANA IDENTIFIED AND PUBLICIZED MORE THAN 5,000 LIKELY OR POTENTIAL TRANSSHIPPING RENDEZVOUS AND WE IDENTIFIED GLOBAL HOTSPOTS TO ALLOW AUTHORITIES TO FOCUS THEIR RESOURCES IN THESE AREAS. WE ALSO NAMED THE TOP COUNTRIES INVOLVED AND PORTS MOST FREQUENTED BY REFRIGERATED CARGO VESSELS. WE RELEASED THE REPORT AT THE ECONOMIST'S WORLD OCEAN SUMMIT IN BALI, INDONESIA. FISHING ON THE BOUNDARIES OF LAW: IN SEPTEMBER WE RELEASED A REPORT REVEALING THAT 19 EUROPEAN VESSELS APPEARED TO BE FISHING UNLAWFULLY IN THE GAMBIA AND EQUATORIAL GUINEA. OUR REPORT SHOWS THAT EVEN VESSELS FROM COUNTRIES WITH STRONG LEGAL FRAMEWORKS CAN POTENTIALLY ENGAGE IN UNLAWFUL PRACTICES, AND CALLS FOR COUNTRIES TO MAKE THEIR VESSEL TRACKING DATA AND FISHING AGREEMENTS PUBLIC. BECAUSE OF THE REPORT, THE GAMBIA HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL USE CONTRACTORS TO BEEF UP ENFORCEMENT AND HAS ASKED OCEANA FOR ADVICE ON AN AIS USAGE POLICY. INCREASED TRANSPARENCY: PERU: IN JUNE, OCEANA'S PERUVIAN TEAM SUCCEED IN SECURING A COMMITMENT FROM THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT TO PUBLISH PERUVIAN VMS DATA IN THE GFW PLATFORM TO INCREASE THE TRANSPARENCY OF PERU'S FISHERIES. INDONESIA: THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOBAL FISHING WATCH, INDONESIA COMMITTED TO PUBLISHING THEIR VMS DATA IN THE GFW PLATFORM TO IMPROVE FISHING TRANSPARENCY. IT IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A PUBLIC WORKSPACE: HTTP://GLOBALFISHINGWATCH.ORG/INDONESIA-VMS/ PERU: MANAGEMENT PLANS FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES: -OCEANA SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE VICE-MINISTRY OF FISHERIES TO COOPERATE ON THE REVIEW OF EXISTING FISHERIES REGULATIONS AND THE DEFINITION OF GUIDELINES FOR FUTURE MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS IN SEPTEMBER 2017. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CON'T: SHARK CAMPAIGN: -BECAUSE OF SMART, STRATEGIC ADVOCACY BY OCEANA, THE PERUVIAN CONGRESS RATIFIED THE FAO'S PORT STATE MEASURES TO PREVENT, DETER AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING AGREEMENT IN JUNE 2017. ANCHOVETA RECOVERY CAMPAIGN: A SIGNIFICANT GOAL OF OCEANA IN PERU IS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF ANCHOVETA AND TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE-RELATED IMPACTS ON THE FISHERY, PARTICULARLY THROUGH EVENTS SUCH AS EL NINO. -IN AN IMPORTANT VICTORY, OCEANA PERSUADED THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT TO SET AN ANCHOVETA QUOTA FOR THE ARTISANAL CATCH, WHICH IS INTENDED FOR DIRECT HUMAN CONSUMPTION; PREVIOUSLY, A QUOTA HAD BEEN ESTABLISHED ONLY FOR THE LARGER, INDUSTRIAL CATCH INTENDED FOR FISH MEAL AND FISH OIL REDUCTION. WITH QUOTAS FOR BOTH FLEETS, THE STOCK CAN BE BETTER MANAGED. TRANSPARENCY: OCEANA IS CAMPAIGNING TO MAKE FISH STOCK ASSESSMENTS, LANDINGS, AND MANAGEMENT PLANS TRANSPARENT TO THE PUBLIC. -THE GOVERNMENT OF PERU COMMITTED TO MAKE ITS NATIONAL VESSEL TRACKING DATA PUBLICLY AVAILABLE. THE RESULT OF OCEANA'S COLLABORATION WITH THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY OF COMMERCIAL FISHING IN PERU'S WATERS, THE SIGNED MEMORANDUM WILL START THE PROCESS TO MAKE PERU'S VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM (VMS) DATA PUBLICLY AVAILABLE THROUGH GLOBAL FISHING WATCH, WHICH PROVIDES THE FIRST GLOBAL VIEW OF COMMERCIAL FISHING ACTIVITY. HABITAT PROTECTION: OCEANA IS PARTNERING WITH THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT THE WATERS AROUND MPAS IN THE ICA AND PIURA REGIONS THROUGH IMPROVED CONTROLS OF FISHING AND TOURISM. -OCEANA SUPPORTED THE ORGANIZATION OF A MULTI-SECTORIAL WORKSHOP TO WORK ON FOUR PRIORITY ISSUES: A) JOINT ENFORCEMENT PROTOCOL AMONG SEVERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AGAINST ILLEGAL FISHING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES WITHIN MPA WATERS, B) REGULATIONS FOR SPORTS FISHING, C) WORK WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ON LEGISLATION TO ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS INSIDE MPAS, AND D) REVISION OF NAUTICAL ROUTES TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF LARGE VESSEL TRAFFIC ON THE LOCAL WILDLIFE AND HABITATS. PHILIPPINES: OCEANA IN THE PHILIPPINES IS WORKING TO STOP ILLEGAL FISHING BY COMMERCIAL FISHERS IN ORDER TO REBUILD FISH POPULATIONS AND TO PROTECT THE FISH CATCHES OF THE SMALL-SCALE FISHING SECTOR. END COMMERCIAL FISHING IN TANON STRAIT: OCEANA IS SEEKING TO PREVENT COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS FROM FISHING IN TANON STRAIT AS A KEY FIRST STEP TOWARDS PREVENTING ILLEGAL FISHING IN MUNICIPAL WATERS NATIONWIDE. -AS A RESULT OF OCEANA ADVOCACY THE TANON STRAIT IS THE COUNTRY'S VERY FIRST PROTECTED SEASCAPE TO REQUIRE VESSEL MONITORING FOR ALL TRANSITING COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS. VESSEL MONITORING, A KEY MEASURE FOR EFFECTIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT, WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS ENTERING THE TANON STRAIT. ONE OF THE PHILIPPINES' LARGEST MARINE PROTECTED AREAS; -OCEANA PUSHED FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FIRST SPECIAL PROSECUTOR TO PROSECUTE ILLEGAL COMMERCIAL FISHING IN THE TANON STRAIT IN NOVEMBER 2017. PROTECT BENHAM RISE SEAFLOOR HABITAT: -THE BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT BUREAU DRAFTED A MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR BENHAM RISE WITH BENHAM BANK AS A PROTECTED NO-TAKE ZONE AS KEY FIRST STEP FOR EVENTUAL ISSUANCE OF A PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION. -OCEANA PUSHED FOR THE SENATE BILL ON BENHAM RISE TO BE ANCHORED ON A SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK THAT INTEGRATES STRONG CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR BENHAM BANK. THE MARINE PROTECTED AREAS SUPPORT NETWORK AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS ISSUED STATEMENT OF SUPPORT TO PROTECT BENHAM BANK, AS A RESULT OF OCEANA ADVOCACY. INSTITUTIONALIZING VESSEL MONITORING MECHANISMS (VMM): FOCUSED ON ACHIEVING EVIDENCE OF "ON THE WATER" VESSEL MONITORING FOR COMMERCIAL VESSELS THROUGHOUT TANON STRAIT AND OTHER KEY FISHERIES AREAS BY, OCEANA WORKED WITH THE FISHERIES BUREAU TO DRAFT EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTING RULES ON VESSEL MONITORING FOR VESSELS WEIGHING 3.1 TO 30 GROSS TONS. BAN DESTRUCTIVE FISHING GEAR: OCEANA PREPARED A POLICY BRIEF ON THE BIOLOGICAL, HABITAT AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF BOTTOM TRAWL FISHERIES IN THE PHILIPPINES AS PART OF OUR CAMPAIGN TO BAN THE USE OF BOTTOM TRAWLS IN THE PHILIPPINES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CON'T: COMMUNICATIONS: ACCOUNTS BRING OCEANA'S TOTAL SUPPORTER BASE TO 3.93 MILLION SUPPORTERS WORLDWIDE. -OCEANA'S WAVEMAKERS, FACEBOOK/TWITTER/INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS TOOK ACTION FOR OCEANA 8 MILLION TIMES. -OCEANA HAD NEARLY 5 MILLION VISITS TO ITS MARCOMM/HQ WEBSITES- THIS INCLUDES 2.5 MILLION VISITS TO THE MAIN SITE AND TWO MILLION VISITS TO ITS WAVEMAKER ACTION PAGES. PR AND MEDIA IN 2017, OCEANA WAS WIDELY FEATURED IN THE MEDIA TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF CAMPAIGNS AND THE ORGANIZATION. THE STORIES GENERATED A TOTAL OF 9,880 PRESS HITS AS OF OCTOBER 2017. OCEANA AND ITS LEADERS GENERATED HIGH-PROFILE PRESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE RECEIVED EXTENSIVE MEDIA COVERAGE AROUND OUR MAJOR EVENTS IN 2017, INCLUDING THE SEPTEMBER OCEANA NEW YORK GALA, OCEANA'S "ROCK UNDER THE STARS" EVENT, AND OCEANA BOARD MEMBER TED DANSON'S INTERVIEW WITH MARIO LOPEZ ON EXTRA TV ON OCTOBER 11TH, WHERE HE DISCUSSED OCEANA. IN JUNE, NINA DOBREV FILMED A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE SHARK FIN TRADE ELIMINATION ACT. THE PSA PREMIERED ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL (DURING SHARK WEEK) AND HAS BEEN VIEWED OVER 2 MILLION TIMES ON NINA'S INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT. ADDITIONAL NEW CELEBRITY SUPPORTERS INCLUDE ACTRESS MODEL ABBEY LEE, PERUVIAN ACTRESS STEPHANIE CAYO AND SPANISH ACTRESS CHRISTINA OCHOA. -AZULA.COM - OCEANA'S "BUZZFEED FOR THE OCEANS" - GENERATED 3.65 MILLION PAGEVIEWS. THE SITE'S AVERAGE FACEBOOK INTERACTIONS PER POST EXCEEDS THAT OF TREEHUGGER, OCEANA, MOTHER NATURE NETWORK, DISCOVERY CHANNEL AND NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. OUR ENGAGEMENT ON TWITTER HAS INCREASED TENFOLD SINCE JANUARY, NOW GARNERING 10 INTERACTIONS PER TWEET VERSUS ONE IN JANUARY. AND WE'VE INCREASED OUR INSTAGRAM INTERACTIONS PER POST FROM 35 IN JANUARY TO 49 IN NOVEMBER. PUBLICATIONS: OCEANA PUBLISHED 27 REPORTS IN 2017. INTERNATIONAL: SAVE THE OCEANS: FEED THE WORLD (JANUARY 2017) THIS BROCHURE OUTLINES HOW SAVING THE WORLD'S OCEANS CAN HELP TO FEED THE 9 BILLION PEOPLE PROJECTED TO BE ON EARTH BY 2050. UNITED STATES: NO MORE HIDING AT SEA: TRANSSHIPPING EXPOSED (FEBRUARY 2017): THE REPORT, WHICH WAS RELEASED AT THE ECONOMIST'S WORLD OCEAN SUMMIT IN BALI, INDONESIA, USES A NEW DATASET RELEASED BY GLOBAL FISHING WATCH AND OCEANA'S PARTNER SKYTRUTH TO IDENTIFY LIKELY TRANSSHIPPING HOTSPOTS AS WELL AS THE TOP COUNTRIES WHOSE VESSELS WERE INVOLVED IN SUSPECTED RENDEZVOUS AT SEA AND THE PORTS THEY MOST FREQUENTLY VISITED. ECONOMIC IMPACT OF SHARK DIVING IN FLORIDA (MARCH 2017): THE INDEPENDENT REPORT, COMMISSIONED BY OCEANA, HIGHLIGHTS THE STARK CONTRAST BETWEEN THE VALUE OF SHARKS TO FLORIDA'S DIVE INDUSTRY ($221 MILLION) AND THE TOTAL U.S. SHARK FIN EXPORT MARKET ($1.03 MILLION IN 2015). ECOLOGICAL ATLAS OF THE BERING, CHUKCHI, AND BEAUFORT SEAS (AUGUST 2017): THIS COMPREHENSIVE, BROAD-SCALE ATLAS SYNTHESIZES DATA FROM THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS TO THE BEAUFORT SEA COMPLEMENTS OCEANA'S PREVIOUS MAPPING PROJECTS INCLUDING THE BERING STRAIT MARINE LIFE SYNTHESIS AND THE ARCTIC MARINE SYNTHESIS WHICH FOCUSED ON MORE DISCRETE AREAS. EXPLORING THE LIVING SEAFLOOR: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EXPEDITION (SEPTEMBER 2017): THIS STUDY DOCUMENTS THE LOCATION OF FRAGILE LIVING SEAFLOOR HABITATS INCLUDING DEEPSEA CORALS AND SPONGES AND CHARACTERIZES AND COMPARES THE PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURE ACROSS FIVE GEOGRAPHIC STUDY AREAS IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT. FISHING THE BOUNDARIES OF LAW: HOW THE EXCLUSIVITY CLAUSE IN EU FISHERIES AGREEMENTS WAS UNDERMINED (SEPTEMBER 2017): THIS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS UNLAWFUL FISHING ACTIVITIES, AUTHORIZED BY FOUR EUROPEAN COUNTRIES, IN THE WATERS OF THE GAMBIA AND EQUATORIAL GUINEA BETWEEN APRIL 2012 AND AUGUST 2015. FISHING FOR ANSWERS: HOW MARINE WILDLIFE AND COMMERCIAL FISHING OVERLAP (NOVEMBER 2017): THIS REPORT SHOWS THE OVERLAY OF FISHING ACTIVITY WITH TAGGED BLUE SHARKS, DEMONSTRATING A CUTTING-EDGE APPROACH TO STUDY THE IMPACTS OF COMMERCIAL FISHING ACTIVITIES ON MARINE WILDLIFE AND OPENING THE DOOR TO INFORM FUTURE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT EFFORTS. BRAZIL: PARA ENTENDER O PLANO EM VIGOR / TO UNDERSTAND THE PLAN IN FORCE (NOVEMBER 2017) CANADA: COLLATERAL DAMAGE: HOW TO REDUCE BYCATCH IN CANADA'S COMMERCIAL FISHERIES (MAY 2017) OCEANA CANADA'S REPORT REVEALED THAT THERE ARE BIG HOLES IN CANADIAN DATA, THAT OUR REGULATORY APPROACH IS INADEQUATE AND THAT HUNDREDS OF SPECIES END UP AS BYCATCH. FISHERY AUDIT 2017: UNLOCKING CANADA'S POTENTIAL FOR ABUNDANT OCEANS (OCTOBER 2017) FISHERY AUDIT 2017 IS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE STATE OF CANADA'S FISHERIES AND THE FIRST ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF HOW THE GOVERNMENT IS MANAGING THEM. MYSTERY FISH: SEAFOOD FRAUD IN CANADA AND HOW TO STOP IT (NOVEMBER 2017): THIS REPORT ADDRESSES THE ISSUE OF SEAFOOD FRAUD-INCLUDING THE MOTIVES BEHIND IT AND THE CONSEQUENCES TO OUR HEALTH, WALLETS AND OCEANS-AS WELL AS CONCRETE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. SEAFOOD FRAUD AND MISLABELING IN OTTAWA (NOVEMBER 2017): TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT OF SEAFOOD FRAUD IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL, OCEANA CANADA TESTED RESTAURANTS AND GROCERY STORES IN OTTAWA BASED ON THEIR POPULARITY, INCLUDING AMONG POLITICIANS AND DECISION-MAKERS, AND THEIR PROXIMITY TO PARLIAMENT HILL, GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND MEDIA HEADQUARTERS. MODERN SLAVERY IN SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS BRIEF (DECEMBER 2017): OCEANA PRESENTATION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CHILE OBSERVACIONES ADENDA 3 PAC PROYECTO DOMINGA / OBSERVATIONS ADDENDUM 3 PAC DOMINGA PROJECT (JANUARY 2017) PROPUESTA PARA LA CREACIN DEL REA MARINA COSTERA PROTEGIDA DE MLTIPLES USOS EN LA HIGUERA E ISLA CHAARAL / PROPOSAL FOR THE CREATION OF THE COASTAL MARINE PROTECTED AREA OF MULTIPLE USES IN LA HIGUERA AND ISLA CHAARAL (DECEMBER 2017) EUROPEAN UNION: THE SOUND: BIODIVERSITY, THREATS, AND TRANSBOUNDARY PROTECTION (MARCH 2017) THE REPORT PRESENTS THE FINDINGS OF OCEANA'S 2016 AT-SEA RESEARCH EXPEDITION TOWARDS A COHERENT, WELL-MANAGED NETWORK OF EU MARINE PROTECTED AREAS BY 2020 (JUNE 2017) THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF AN EVALUATION OF A SET OF NATIONAL PROGRAMMES OF MEASURES (POMS) DEVELOPED UNDER THE FRAMEWORK OF THE MARINE STRATEGY FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (MSFD) BY EUROPEAN MEMBER STATES. OCEANA'S RECOMMENDATIONS ON FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2018 BALTIC SEA STOCKS (AUGUST 2017) IN ADVANCE FISHERIES COUNCIL DECISION ON FISHING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BALTIC SEA, OCEANA RELEASED ITS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTING TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCHES (TACS) FOR 2018, IN LINE WITH THE MOST RECENTLY AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC ADVICE AND AIMING TO STOP OVERFISHING IN BALTIC FISHERIES BEFORE 2020. FISHING THE BOUNDARIES OF LAW (SEPTEMBER 2017) THIS REPORT DESCRIBES HOW THE EXCLUSIVITY CLAUSE IN EU FISHERIES AGREEMENTS WAS UNDERMINED. FISHING INTENSITY IN MEDITERRANEAN NATURA 2000: HOW MONITORING CAN SUPPORT MANAGEMENT & CONSERVATION (OCTOBER 2017) THE INCREASING AVAILABILITY OF DETAILED FISHERIES DATA, INCLUDING LOGBOOKS AND MONITORING SYSTEMS, ENABLES THE ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FISHING ACTIVITIES, THEIR INTENSITY AND THEIR POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AT AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL OF DETAIL. PERU SEGUNDA TEMPORADA DE PESCA DE ANCHOVETA 2016: DESEMBARQUES, CAPTURA DE JUVENILES Y ACCESO A LA INFORMACIN PBLICA / SECOND SEASON OF ANCHOVY FISHING 2016: LANDINGS, CAPTURE OF JUVENILES AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION (JANUARY 2017) LA TRANSPARENCIA EN EL SECTOR PESQUERO PERUANO / TRANSPARENCY IN THE PERUVIAN FISHING SECTOR (JULY 2017) WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF EVALUATING THE DEGREE OF TRANSPARENCY OF THE PERUVIAN FISHING SECTOR AND IDENTIFYING THE NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS, OCEANA CONDUCTED A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS (ROP), THE MAIN MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENT FOR PERUVIAN FISHERIES; INTERVIEWED EXPERTS AND SURVEYED 202 PEOPLE RELATED TO THE PERUVIAN FISHING SECTOR. AIS Y GESTIN PESQUERA, CONDICIONES Y LOGROS / AIS AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, CONDITIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS (AUGUST 2017) OCEANA AND THE FISHERIES ENGINEERING CHAPTER OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COUNCIL OF LIMA OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERS OF PERU, BROUGHT TOGETHER EXPERTS FROM THE BUSINESS SECTOR, UNIVERSITIES, AND STATE ENTITIES LINKED TO FISHERIES, TO LEARN ABOUT THE PROGRESS AND CHALLENGE STILL FACING PERU. ANLISIS PRIMERA TEMPORADA DE PESCA DE ANCHOVETA 2017 / ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST ANCHOVY FISHING SEASON OF 2017 (AUGUST 2017) IN THIS REPORT WE REVIEW THE RESULTS OF THE LAST ANCHOVY FISHING SEASON OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL STOCK BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE FISHING ACTIVITY REPORTS PUBLISHED BY THE INSTITUTO DEL MAR DEL PER (IMARPE). FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CON'T: ANLISIS INICIAL DE LA SEGUNDA TEMPORADA DE PESCA DE ANCHOVETA 2017 / INITIAL ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND ANCHOVY FISHING SEASON OF 2017 (NOVEMBER 2017) OCEANA CONSIDERS PART OF ITS WORK TO KEEP THE PUBLIC INFORMED ABOUT THE STATE OF OUR FISHERIES AND THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF THE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS THAT ARE TAKEN ON THEM. THEREFORE, BASED ON THE POPULATION ASSESSMENT REPORTS RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY IMARPE, WE PRESENT HERE OUR INITIAL ANALYSIS OF THE SECOND ANCHOVY FISHING SEASON AND THE CHALLENGES IT REPRESENTS. PHILIPPINES: AMENDED FISHERIES CODE PRIMER (MARCH 2017): THIS PRIMER ON THE FISHERIES CODE, AS AMENDED, WAS BORNE OUT OF OCEANA'S ADVOCACY TO POPULARIZE THE KNOWLEDGE OF AND MAINSTREAM THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR LAWS TO RESTORE THE ABUNDANCE OF OUR FISHERIES. POLICY BRIEF ON BOTTOM TRAWLING IN THE PHILIPPINES (DECEMBER 2017) FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 BOARD MEMBERS, SUSAN ROCKEFELLER AND DAVID ROCKEFELLER, JR., HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B INFORMATION FOR THE FEDERAL FORM 990 COMES LARGELY FROM OCEANA'S INDEPENDENTLY AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH CONSOLIDATES OCEANA'S ACTIVITIES ACROSS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES. THE ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT COLLECTS THIS AND OTHER INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THE FEDERAL FORM 990, WHICH IS REVIEWED AND PRESENTED IN DRAFT FORM BY A TAX ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER APPROVAL BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT, THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EVERY YEAR, OCEANA'S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES FILL OUT A DISCLOSURE REPORT ASKING THEM TO DISCLOSE ANY FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THEY MAY HAVE WITH OTHER OCEANA OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR KEY EMPLOYEES, AS WELL AS ANY FINANCIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THEY MAY HAVE. IN ADDITION, OCEANA'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER WHO IS AN INTERESTED PERSON WITH RESPECT TO A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE CORPORATION TO PROMPTLY DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR THE BOARD'S DESIGNATE THE EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF HIS OR HER FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. IF OCEANA IS CONSIDERING ENTERING INTO A TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH AN INTERESTED PERSON HAS A FINANCIAL INTEREST, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPOINTS A COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. NO INTERESTED PERSON WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT UNDER REVIEW WILL BE A MEMBER OF THIS COMMITTEE OR SUBCOMMITTEE OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN ITS DELIBERATIONS, EXCEPT TO FURNISH SUCH FACTUAL INFORMATION AS THE COMMITTEE MAY REQUEST. IF THE COMMITTEE FINDS THAT AN INTERESTED PERSON HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO A PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, THE COMMITTEE WILL OBTAIN RELIABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TERMS OF COMPARABLE TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS THAT ARE REASONABLY AVAILABLE TO OCEANA FROM UNRELATED PARTIES FREE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. AFTER REVIEWING THIS COMPARABILITY INFORMATION, THE COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE BY MAJORITY VOTE WHETHER THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO OCEANA AND WHETHER IT WOULD BE IN THE OCEANA'S BEST INTEREST TO ENTER INTO IT ON THE TERMS PROPOSED. IF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS LEARNS THAT A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER HAS FAILED TO DISCLOSE A FINANCIAL INTEREST AS REQUIRED BY THIS POLICY, IT WILL INFORM THE INDIVIDUAL AND AFFORD AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. AFTER HEARING THE INDIVIDUAL'S RESPONSE, THE BOARD WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IF ANY ACTION IS NEEDED. AS FOR THE STAFF, OCEANA'S EMPLOYEE MANUAL STATES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ENFORCEMENT RULES. EMPLOYEES MUST DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL, POTENTIAL, OR APPARENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL. WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE GENERAL COUNSEL MAY REQUIRE SUITABLE REMEDIAL ACTION, SUCH AS DIVESTITURE OF ADVERSE INTERESTS, RECUSAL FROM CERTAIN DECISIONS, OR OTHER ACTION TO AVOID AN APPEARANCE OR EXISTENCE OF A CONFLICT. THESE REPORTS ARE REVIEWED EACH YEAR BY THE BOARD'S FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 OCEANA'S PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF ITS CEO, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS AS FOLLOWS: OCEANA PROVIDES THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH DATA FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES ON COMPARABLE SALARIES IN OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE IN THE CONSERVATION FIELD, FOR OCEANA'S CEO, TOP MANAGEMENT, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THESE DATA TO DETERMINE IF THE COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE AND THAT OCEANA HAS NOT ENGAGED IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION WITH ANY INDIVIDUAL IN A POSITION TO SUBSTANTIALLY INFLUENCE THE ORGANIZATION'S AFFAIRS. THE DISCUSSIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. OCEANA REGULARLY CONDUCTS COMPENSATION REVIEWS, MOST RECENTLY IN DECEMBER 2017. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 OCEANA POSTS ANNUAL REPORTS, ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COPY OF ITS IRS FORM 990 ON ITS WEBSITE, WWW.OCEANA.ORG. IT ALSO SHARES RELEVANT INFORMATION WITH INDEPENDENT "WATCHDOG ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS GUIDESTAR, CHARITY NAVIGATOR AND THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU TO ALLOW THESE ORGANIZATIONS INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF OCEANA'S ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. OCEANA'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BY-LAWS AND FORM 1023 ARE AVAILABLE ON OCEANA'S WEBSITE AND TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. OCEANA'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AS WELL AS A CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING, ARE ALSO INDEPENDENTLY AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (WHERE OCEANA, INC. IS INCORPORATED), THOUGH THERE IS A FEE FOR THIS SERVICE. FORM 990 THIS RETURN PRESENTS CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR OCEANA, INC. AND ITS NON-U.S. AFFILIATES. OCEANA HAS FIELD OFFICES IN SPAIN, BRAZIL, DENMARK, BELGIUM, PHILIPPINES, BELIZE, CHILE AND PERU FOR THE PURPOSE OF BUILDING AN INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT TO SAVE THE OCEANS THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY, SCIENCE AND ECONOMICS, LEGAL ACTION, GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE OPERATIONS IN SPAIN, BELIZE, BRAZIL, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM FOLLOW THE HOST COUNTRY'S REGULATIONS AND, AS A RESULT, WERE INCORPORATED AS INDEPENDENT ENTITIES. HOWEVER, THESE ENTITIES ARE DEPENDENT ON OCEANA FOR FUNDING, PARTICIPATE IN OCEANA ACTIVITIES AND DECISION-MAKING, AND CARRY OUT THE GENERAL MISSION AND INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF OCEANA. OCEANA ADVOCACY RESOURCES INC 1025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 311814181 LOBBYING DC 501(C)(4) N/A OCEANA INC 1 FUNDACION OCEANA GRAN VIA 59 9TH FLOOR MADRID SP 28013 PROTECTING THE WORLD'S OCEANS TO SUSTAIN THE CIRCLE OF LIFE. SP N/A N/A OCEANA INC 1 OCEANA UK 2-6 CANNON STREET EC4M 6YH LONDON UK EC4M 6YH PROTECTING THE WORLD'S OCEANS TO SUSTAIN THE CIRCLE OF LIFE. UK N/A N/A OCEANA INC 1 OCEANA IN BELIZE 2385 HIBISCUS STREET BELMOPAN BH PROTECTING THE WORLD'S OCEANS TO SUSTAIN THE CIRCLE OF LIFE. BH N/A N/A OCEANA INC 1 FRIENDS OF OCEANA 58 AVENUE LOUIS-CASI CASE POSTALE GENEVA SZ PROTECTING THE WORLD'S OCEANS TO SUSTAIN THE CIRCLE OF LIFE. SZ N/A N/A OCEANA INC 1 OCEANA BRASIL 1025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 PROTECTING THE WORLD'S OCEANS TO SUSTAIN THE CIRCLE OF LIFE BR N/A N/A OCEANA INC 1 OCEANA PHILLIPPINES INTERNATIONAL 1025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 200 WASHINGTON DC 20036 PROTECTING THE WORLD'S OCEANS TO SUSTAIN THE CIRCLE OF LIFE. DC N/A N/A OCEANA INC 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 FUNDACION OCEANA B 2169290 COST OCEANA IN BELIZE B 399708 COST OCEANA BRASIL B 1998262 COST OCEANA PHILLIPPINES INTERNATIONAL B 1110266 COST