2017-06-30T09:45:03-05:00 2016-12-31 521511275 RAFFA PC 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2016-01-01 510401308 OCEANA INC OCEA 2028333900 1350 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 5TH FL WASHINGTON DC 20036 CHRISTOPHER M SHARKEY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2028333900 2017-06-30 1 FRANK H SMITH P00639053 2028225000 2017-06-30 207.238.152.33 2017-06-30 10:44:51 ED P FFA2BC33170E4325356C19B39EDBBFEB056B45D7 2F159EA1ED84C44D0495960656A34AC68DBA0675 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z JAMES F SIMON 1350 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 5TH FL WASHINGTON DC 20036 24979362 0 X WWW.OCEANA.ORG X 2001 DC TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGES BY GOVERNMENTS AND CORPORATIONS IN ORDER TO PRESERVE OCEAN LIFE. 19 18 149 3025 0 0 18802188 24887791 0 0 33326 16952 -466747 -163021 18368767 24741722 855835 1982281 0 0 14125958 17402731 294980 217808 3610040 10564173 15248063 25840946 34850883 -7472179 -10109161 39349695 30212898 2119265 3068865 37230430 27144033 X OCEANA, INC. (OCEANA) IS AN INTERNATIONAL OCEAN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO RESTORE THE RESILIENCE, DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF MARINE ECOSYSTEMS AND TO ENSURE THAT OUR OCEANS ARE A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF WILD-CAUGHT FISH THAT CAN HELP TO FEED THE WORLD. 0 0 14346531 820578 INTERNATIONAL:BELIZE- CLEAN ENERGY CAMPAIGN IN DECEMBER 2015, THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE ANNOUNCED 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, AND PRIME MINISTER DEAN BARROW PLEDGED A MORATORIUM ON ALL OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING. AFTER INITIALLY PLEDGING TO BAN OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING, THE BELIZEAN GOVERNMENT APPROVED MULTI-BEAM SONAR AND SEISMIC TESTING IN ITS WATERS IN OCTOBER 2016. HOWEVER, AFTER PRESSURE FROM OCEANA AND ITS OCEAN CONSTITUENCY THE BELIZEAN GOVERNMENT WITHDREW ITS APPROVAL OF THE SEISMIC ACTIVITY. THE GOVERNMENT OF BELIZE ISSUED A CLEAR POLITICAL STATEMENT RENOUNCING THEIR PLANS TO DRILL, AND ALL THE OIL EXPLORATION LEASES HAVE BEEN RELINQUISHED OR DEEMED INVALID THERE. FISHERIES CAMPAIGN OCEANA SEEKS TO REDUCE OVERFISHING, STOP WASTEFUL BYCATCH AND DIMINISH DESTRUCTIVE FISHING METHODS THAT UNNECESSARILY KILL MARINE WILDLIFE AND DESTROY MARINE HABITAT. ITS CURRENT FOCUS IS ON TWO CAMPAIGNS THAT AIM TO ACHIEVE A NATIONAL BAN ON GILLNET FISHING AND MINIMUM SIZE LIMITS ON THE FIVE FISH SPECIES AT HIGHEST RISK FROM JUVENILE FISHING. OCEANA CREATED THE FISH RIGHT, EAT RIGHT PROGRAM TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD. ITS PARTNERS INCLUDE THE BELIZE TOURISM BOARD, BELIZE TOURISM INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, BELIZE FISHERIES DEPARTMENT WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND. OCEANA ALSO OBTAINED THE ENDORSEMENT OF 110 LOCAL RESTAURANTS AND RESORTS THAT DECIDED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND HAVE PLEDGED TO ONLY USE SUSTAINABLY CAUGHT FISH. AS A RESULT OF OCEANA'S ADVOCACY, THE BELIZE FISHERIES DEPARTMENT AGREED TO PREPARE A WHITE PAPER ON GILLNET USE IN BELIZEAN WATERS IN OCTOBER 2016. THE DOCUMENT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC OR TO OCEANA DESPITE REPEATED REQUESTS. OCEANA WON THE ENDORSEMENT OF KEY FISHING AND TOURISM ORGANIZATIONS FOR A GILLNET BAN, INCLUDING: THE BELIZE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, THE BELIZE GAME FISH ASSOCIATION, THE BONEFISH TARPON TRUST, THE BELIZE TOURISM INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, THE BELIZE COAST GUARD, THE SEA TO SHORE ALLIANCE, AND MARALLIANCE. OCEANA IS ALSO ENDORSED BY CHEF SEAN KUYLEN, A CELEBRATED LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CHEF. BELIZE WAVEMAKERS 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 IS OVER 17,200, UP 5,000 FOLLOWERS FROM LAST YEAR. THIS FOLLOWING REMAINS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER THAN SEVERAL KEY NGOS IN BELIZE AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF BELIZE, BELIZE TELEMEDIA LIMITED. SIMILARLY, OCEANA HAS APPROXIMATELY 12,900 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS. TRADITIONAL MEDIA OCEANA BELIZE CREATED VIDEO OF FISHERS PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES, AND AIRED THEIR MESSAGES ON BOTH TV AND RADIO. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BELIZE COALITION TO SAVE OUR NATURAL HERITAGE, OCEANA ALSO LAUNCHED AN ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM COURSE, IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL STORIES ABOUT BELIZE AND TO HIGHLIGHT THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF SAFEGUARDING NATURAL RESOURCES. ANNUAL EVENTS IN 2016, OCEANA CONTINUED TO ENGAGE THE LOCAL POPULATION IN ANNUAL EVENTS, 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. GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION IN 2016, OCEANA LOCAL ORGANIZERS MADE APPROXIMATELY 200 VISITS TO KEY FISHING VILLAGES, INCLUDING: SAN PEDRO, CAYCE CAULKER, BELIZE CITY, SANGRIA, HOPKINS, PLACENTIA, PUNTA GORDO, COROZAL, AND ORANGE WALK. BRAZIL-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 FOR OCEANA IN 2016. RED LIST CAMPAIGN THE BRAZILIAN WILDLIFE RED LISTS WERE THE RESULT OF SIX YEARS OF CAREFUL WORK BY MORE THAN 1,500 EXPERTS, USING THE BEST SCIENCE AVAILABLE AND THE METHODOLOGY DEVELOPED BY THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN). THE RED LIST HAD BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO A LAWSUIT FILED BY ENTITIES LINKED TO THE INDUSTRIAL FISHING SECTOR, LEAVING HUNDREDS OF SPECIES INCLUDING WHALE SHARKS, RAYS, SEA HORSES, HAMMERHEAD SHARKS, AND GROUPERS WITH NO PROTECTIONS. BRAZIL'S FEDERAL COURT ISSUED A RULING REESTABLISHING THE RED LIST OF AQUATIC ENDANGERED INVERTEBRATES AND FISHES FOLLOWING PRESSURE FROM OCEANA. THE PRESIDING JUDGE NOTED THAT ECONOMIC INTERESTS OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY CANNOT PREVAIL OVER THE PUBLIC INTEREST OF CONSERVATION. FOLLOWING THE JUNE RULING, THE RED LIST WAS OFFICIALLY REINSTATED IN DECEMBER. RECOVERY PLAN CAMPAIGN OCEANA SEEKS TO GET THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT TO APPROVE REGULATION REQUIRING SCIENCE-BASED RECOVERY/MANAGEMENT PLANS. IN DECEMBER 2016, AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE TUNA FISHERIES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL, OCEANA SECURED THE APPROVAL OF IMPORTANT MARINE CONSERVATION MEASURES. THE MEASURES INCLUDE A FISHING BAN FOR ALL HAMMERHEAD SHARK SPECIES IN BRAZIL'S TUNA FISHERIES; THE MANDATORY USE OF CIRCLE HOOKS IN ALL BRAZILIAN LONGLINE FISHERIES (A REQUIREMENT THAT WILL PROTECT SEA TURTLES AND SHARKS); A REJECTION OF LEASES THAT WOULD HAVE ALLOWED CHINESE FISHING VESSELS AND PURSE SEINERS TO PARTICIPATE THESE FISHERIES; AND A FORMAL COMMITMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP A MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR TUNA FISHERIES WITHIN SIX MONTHS. BRAZIL ESTABLISHES NEW PROCESSES AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT COUNCILS THAT WILL INITIATE PLANNING EFFORTS FOR MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY PLANS FOR EIGHT OVERFISHED SPECIES. TRANSPARENCY CAMPAIGN 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. THE BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT IS NOW COLLECTING BASIC FISHERY LANDINGS DATA FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2008, IN PORTS COVERING 40 PERCENT OF THE COUNTRY'S LANDINGS, BY WEIGHT. PROTECT TAINHA CAMPAIGN OCEANA SEEKS TO DEVELOP A SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT PLAN AND CATCH LIMITS IN PLACE FOR TAINHA. PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF THE 2016 TAINHA SEASON, AND AS A RESULT OF OCEANA'S RECOMMENDATIONS, THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE PUBLISHED CRITERIA THAT PROHIBIT VESSELS FROM FISHING TAINHA THAT FAILED TO PRESENT LOGBOOKS AND/OR TO MAINTAIN THE VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM IN 2015, AS WELL AS ANY VESSEL THAT OPERATED IN AREAS CLOSED TO FISHING. CHILE-HABITAT PROTECTION OCEANA IS WORKING TO PROTECT AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OF CHILE'S EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE AS MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPAS). IN AUGUST 2016 THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT SIGNED A DECREE ON TO CREATE THE NAZCA-DESVENTURADAS MARINE PARK - THE LARGEST MARINE PARK IN THE AMERICAS AT NEARLY 300,000 SQUARE KILOMETERS. OCEANA CONDUCTED AN EXPEDITION IN LA HIGUERA, AN AREA BETWEEN THE DESVENTURADAS AND JUAN FERN NDEZ ISLANDS, IN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER AS PART OF AN EFFORT TO CREATE A 3,500 SQUARE KILOMETER MARINE PROTECTED AREA. CHILE'S PRESIDENT MICHELLE BACHELET PARTICIPATED IN THE EVENT LAUNCHING THE EXPEDITION. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT OCEANA IS SEEKING TO IMPROVE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT IN CHILE WITH A FOCUS ON THE RECOVERY OF THE COMMON HAKE AND ANCHOVETA FISHERIES, AND ON HELPING CONTROL ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED FISHING. THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED ITS FIRST-EVER FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLAN, FOR COMMON HAKE, THE SECOND LARGEST FISHERY IN CHILE. THE PLAN WILL REDUCE OVERFISHING OF HAKE ON WHICH MORE THAN 7,000 ARTISANAL FISHERS DEPEND FOR FOOD AND LIVELIHOODS. OCEANA HAS STRONGLY ADVOCATED FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT PLANS IN CHILE SINCE THE COUNTRY'S HISTORIC FISHERIES ACT REFORM IN 2013, WHICH OCEANA WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING ABOUT. SALMON FARMING THE CHILEAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED A DENSITY REDUCTION PLAN FOR THE COUNTRY'S SALMON INDUSTRY, IMPROVING SANITARY CONDITIONS AND REDUCING THE RAPID SPREAD OF DISEASES AND PARASITES. OCEANA WAS INVITED TO PRESENT BEFORE THE COMMISSION OF ENVIRONMENT IN THE CHILEAN SENATE REGARDING MALPRACTICE IN SALMON AQUACULTURE. EUROPE- TRANSPARENCY OCEANA AIMS TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE FISHERIES SECTOR IN EUROPE. THE FISHERIES COMMITTEE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT VOTED TO SUPPORT TRANSPARENCY IN EU FISHING OPERATIONS OUTSIDE EU WATERS, WHICH ACCOUNT FOR 28 PERCENT OF TOTAL EU CATCHES. THE IMPROVED REGULATION PROMISES TO BE A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN IMPROVING THE MANAGEMENT OF ALL EUROPEAN-FLAGGED VESSELS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. AS A RESULT OF OCEANA'S ADVOCACY, SPANISH GUARDIA CIVIL, INTERPOL AND EUROPOL JOINED FORCES ON ILLEGAL FISHING IN A JOINT ACTION AGAINST POACHERS IN ANTARCTIC WATERS. 6981389 1161703 50000 UNITED STATES: OCEANA IS WORKING ON SCIENCE-BASED POLICY CAMPAIGNS THAT ADDRESS RESPONSIBLE FISHING, CLIMATE AND ENERGY, AND SEAFOOD FRAUD. RESPONSIBLE FISHING OCEANA'S RESPONSIBLE FISHING CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO WIN LONG-TERM, SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF U.S. FISHERIES. OCEANA IS WORKING 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 SAMPLES OF OCEANA'S ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2016 IN EACH OF THESE AREAS.BYCATCH THE UNINTENTIONAL CATCH OF MARINE SPECIES IN FISHING FOR TARGETED SPECIES (BYCATCH) UNDERMINES SUCCESSFUL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND WASTES THE OCEAN'S LIVING MARINE RESOURCES. OCEANA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SETTING SCIENTIFICALLY-BASED QUOTAS AND PROTECTING HABITAT, LEAVING BYCATCH AS THE GREATEST REMAINING BARRIER TO RESTORING U.S. FISHERIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ASSOCIATION (NOAA) FISHERIES CLOSED THE PACIFIC LOGGERHEAD CONSERVATION AREA IN RESPONSE TO OCEANA AND ITS PARTNERS' REQUEST TO PROTECT ENDANGERED LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES. THESE SEA TURTLES BROUGHT INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS BY UNUSUALLY WARM OCEAN WATERS, RISK DROWNING FROM ENTANGLEMENTS IN MILE-LONG NETS. THE U.S. GOVERNMENT RELEASED A PROPOSED RULE TO REQUIRE TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES (TEDS) IN U.S. SKIMMER, PUSHER-HEAD AND WING NET SHRIMP TRAWLS, WHICH WOULD SAVE AS MANY AS 2,500 ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SEA TURTLES EVERY YEAR. THE PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL VOTED LAST FALL TO SET HARD BYCATCH CAPS FOR NINE SPECIES - INCLUDING SEVEN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF SEA TURTLES AND MARINE MAMMALS. THESE CAPS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IMPLEMENTED THIS YEAR, AND WILL CAUSE THE CLOSURE OF THE FISHERY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISHING SEASON IF TOO MANY ENDANGERED SPECIES ARE CAUGHT OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. PROTECTING HABITAT OCEANA'S FOCUS IS ON PROTECTING IMPORTANT PLACES, INCLUDING NURSERY AND SPAWNING GROUNDS. THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE RELEASED A STRONG RULE TO PROTECT MORE THAN 35,000 SQUARE MILES OF OCEAN HABITAT OFF THE U.S. ATLANTIC COAST. THIS FOLLOWS THE ACTION TAKEN LAST YEAR BY THE MID-ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL TO PROHIBIT DESTRUCTIVE BOTTOM TRAWLING IN THIS AREA RICH WITH DEEP-SEA CORALS, SEA CANYONS AND SEAMOUNTS. THIS PROGRESS IS THE RESULT OF A 13-YEAR PROCESS IN WHICH OCEANA HAS BEEN ENGAGED TO IDENTIFY AND CONSERVE CORALS. OCEANA CONDUCTED AN EXPEDITION IN THE U.S. PACIFIC, OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, FOCUSING ON SITES THAT IT HAS PROPOSED TO BE PROTECTED FROM BOTTOM TRAWLING. OCEANA EXAMINED CORALS, SPONGES, ROCKY REEFS, UNDERWATER MOUNTAINS AND CANYONS, AND OTHER TYPES OF DEEP SEA ARCHITECTURE TO DEPTHS UP TO 435 METERS (1,427 FEET) BELOW THE OCEAN SURFACE. 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 MAINTAINS HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT FACTORS SUCH AS PREDATOR-PREY RELATIONSHIPS AND POPULATION DYNAMICS. THE OREGON FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION ADOPTED A FORAGE FISH MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HUNDREDS OF SMALL, SCHOOLING FISH IN STATE WATERS, MIRRORING ACTION TAKEN IN 2015 BY THE PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL TO PROTECT FORAGE FISH FROM NEW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THIS WILL PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL FISHERIES FOR THESE SMALL FISH WITHOUT CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON THE OCEAN ECOSYSTEM AND EXISTING FISHERIES. THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE ESTABLISHED CONFORMING REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT NEW FISHERIES FROM DEVELOPING ON SEVEN GROUPS OF CURRENTLY UNMANAGED FORAGE FISH IN STATE WATERS. THESE REGULATIONS MIRROR THOSE FINALIZED BY NOAA IN MAY FOR FEDERAL WATERS OFF CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON, AND ARE THE LAST PIECE OF THE PUZZLE TO ACHIEVING PROTECTIONS FOR HUNDREDS OF FORAGE FISH SPECIES FROM 0 TO 200 MILES OFF THE U.S. WEST COAST. THE U.S. PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL VOTED TO KEEP THE DIRECTED PACIFIC SARDINE FISHERY CLOSED FOR A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, BASED ON A NEW SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT THAT FOUND THAT THE SARDINE POPULATION HAS COLLAPSED ROUGHLY 90 PERCENT SINCE 2007. CLIMATE AND ENERGY OCEANA'S GOAL FOR THE CLIMATE AND ENERGY CAMPAIGN IS TO PREVENT THE EXPANSION OF OFFSHORE DRILLING INTO THE ATLANTIC, PACIFIC, AND ARCTIC OCEANS. WE WILL PROTECT MORE THAN 300,000 SQUARE MILES IN THE ATLANTIC, MORE THAN 580,000 SQUARE MILES IN THE PACIFIC, AND THE U.S. ARCTIC FROM POLLUTION, NOISE, AND OTHER IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES. OUR CAMPAIGN ALSO INCLUDES WORK TO STOP SEISMIC TESTING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY. OCEANA BUILT AND LED A POWERFUL GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT TO DEMONSTRATE THE BROAD-BASED AND DIVERSE OPPOSITION TO OFFSHORE DRILLING. STOPPING THE EXPANSION OF OFFSHORE OIL THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION REMOVED THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FROM THE FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM (2017-2022) FOR OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF FOLLOWING YEARS OF OCEANA CAMPAIGNING AGAINST PROPOSALS FOR OFFSHORE DRILLING ACTIVITY. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PROTECTED THE ARCTIC OCEAN FROM OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING BY REMOVING THE BEAUFORT AND CHUKCHI SEAS FROM THE FINAL 2017-2022 FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM FOR OIL AND GAS LEASING ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF IN NOVEMBER OF 2016. THIS FOLLOWED THE SIMILAR MARCH 2016 DECISION, DESCRIBED ABOVE, TO REMOVE THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FROM THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN. THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PERMANENTLY PROTECTED IMPORTANT AREAS OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN FROM OFFSHORE DRILLING BY WITHDRAWING 3.8 MILLION ACRES IN THE NORTH AND MID-ATLANTIC OCEAN FROM FUTURE MINERAL EXTRACTION, PROTECTING 31 CANYONS THAT EXTEND FROM NEW ENGLAND TO THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. PRESIDENT OBAMA ISSUED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER CREATING THE NORTHERN BERING SEA CLIMATE RESILIENCE AREA IN ALASKA, RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE REGION, INCREASING LOCAL PARTICIPATION IN MANAGEMENT DECISIONS, AND HELPING THE REGION FROM POTENTIAL IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES. THE BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT (BOEM) AND THE BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT (BSEE) FINALIZED RULES TO IMPROVE SPILL PREVENTION AND RESPONSE REQUIREMENTS FOR OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION DRILLING IN THE U.S. ARCTIC OCEAN. OCEANA HELPED TO ORGANIZE THE BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOR PROTECTING THE ATLANTIC COAST, A NEWLY FORMED COALITION REPRESENTING BUSINESSES THAT ARE OPPOSED TO SEISMIC AIRGUN TESTING AND OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE INVOLVEMENT OF THIS COALITION WAS INTEGRAL TO OCEANA'S VICTORIES IN THE CAMPAIGN TO STOP OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING. SEAFOOD FRAUD THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCED A FINAL RULE TO IMPLEMENT THE SEAFOOD IMPORT MONITORING PROGRAM TO ADDRESS ILLEGAL FISHING AND SEAFOOD FRAUD IN THE UNITED STATES, REQUIRING IMPORTED SEAFOOD AT RISK OF ILLEGAL FISHING AND SEAFOOD FRAUD TO BE TRACED FROM THE FISHING BOAT OR FARM TO THE U.S. BORDER. 2244865 MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS:KEY ACHIEVEMENTS OF OCEANA'S MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT IN 2016 ARE HIGHLIGHTED BELOW. ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS AS OF NOVEMBER 2016, OCEANA HAS BUILT A SUPPORTER BASE OF 1.9 MILLION SUPPORTERS, UP FROM THE 2015 END-OF-YEAR LEVEL OF 1.7 MILLION, INCLUDING: 617,000 WAVEMAKERS (E-MAIL SUPPORTERS) - THE NUMBER HAS DECREASED BECAUSE OCEANA CULLED WAVEMAKERS WHO HAD NOT OPENED AN EMAIL FOR 18 OR MORE MONTHS AND REDUCED THE SIZE OF THE LIST BY OVER 200,000842,862 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS254,892 TWITTER FOLLOWERS225,694 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERSSEVERAL THOUSAND FOLLOWERS ON YOUTUBE AND GOOGLE PLUS OCEANA SUPPORTERS ENGAGED IN OVER 5.1 MILLION ACTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN SUPPORT OF OCEAN CONSERVATION, WELL ABOVE THE 2016 GOAL OF DOING SO 2.6 MILLION TIMES. OCEANA HAD MORE THAN 4 MILLION VISITS TO ITS WEBSITES. OCEANA ENGAGED MORE THAN 396,000 OF ITS E-SUPPORTERS TO TAKE AT LEAST ONE POLITICAL ACTION. PR AND MEDIA IN 2016, OCEANA WAS WIDELY FEATURED IN THE MEDIA TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF CAMPAIGNS AND THE ORGANIZATION. THE STORIES GENERATED A TOTAL OF 5,832 PRESS HITS AS OF NOVEMBER 2016. HIGH-PROFILE PRESS OCEANA AND ITS LEADERS GENERATED HIGH-PROFILE PRESS. NOTABLE EXAMPLES INCLUDE: OCEANA BROUGHT LOGAN PAUL - WHO HAS 10 MILLION FOLLOWERS ON FACEBOOK - ON A TRIP TO BELIZE. THE LIVE UNDERWATER VIDEO STREAM LOGAN POSTED ABOUT THE TRIP ON FACEBOOK WAS VIEWED MORE THAN 1.5 MILLION TIMES. OCEANA COMPLETED A CULTIVATION TRIP TO MONTEREY, CA WITH AUSTIN STOWELL, WHO WAS FEATURED IN BRIDGE OF SPIES AND WAS RECENTLY CAST ALONG WITH STEVE CARELL AND EMMA STONE IN A BIOPIC ABOUT BILLIE JEAN KING. OCEANA'S VIDEO PSAS STARRING LAUREN CONRAD AND COBIE SMULDERS WERE FEATURED ON OUTSIDE TV, BLOOMBERG TV, PEOPLE MAGAZINE AND ON DISCOVERY. ANDY SHARPLESS, OCEANA'S CEO, MADE AN APPEARANCE ON BBC WORLD SERVICE RADIO PROGRAM/PODCAST "THE FOOD CHAIN" TO DISCUSS ILLEGAL FISHING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HEALTHY OCEANS TO HELP FEED THE WORLD. JANUARY JONES WAS FEATURED IN PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S "WHY I CARE" SERIES FOR HER ADVOCACY FOR SHARKS, HELPING DELIVER PRESS COVERAGE OF OCEANA. VEEP ACTOR REID SCOTT WAS HONORED AT THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY ADVOCACY AWARDS FOR HIS SUPPORT OF OUR CAMPAIGN TO STOP SEISMIC AIRGUN BLASTING. COVERAGE OF OCEANA'S THREE MAJOR ORGANIZATIONAL EVENTS - NEW YORK GALA, PARTNERS AWARD GALA AND SEACHANGE SUMMER PARTY - ALSO RECEIVED COVERAGE IN OUTLETS INCLUDING THE NEW YORK TIMES, FORBES, VARIETY, BILLBOARD, US WEEKLY, LOS ANGELES CONFIDENTIAL, PEOPLE, GQ, DAILY MAIL, YAHOO, HOLLYWOOD TIMES, STYLE & SOCIETY AND THE LOS ANGELES TIMES. IN MARCH 2016, OCEANA LAUNCHED A NEW PSA CAMPAIGN FEATURING TELEVISION STAR, AUTHOR, AND FASHION DESIGNER LAUREN CONRAD. PROMINENT PRINT PLACEMENTS INCLUDED PEOPLE, INSTYLE, CAPITOL FILE, HAMPTONS MAGAZINE AND OTHERS. IN JULY, THE PSA ALSO BEGAN AIRING REGULARLY ON ABC NETWORKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN RECENT MONTHS, THE SPOTS HAVE BEEN AIRING DURING "GOOD MORNING AMERICA AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL PROGRAMMING IN TOP MARKETS INCLUDING LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK AND D.C. THE PSA ALSO AIRED ON USA NETWORK CHANNELS, BLOOMBERG TV, DISCOVERY CHANNEL AND OUTSIDE TV. OCEANA DEVELOPED RELATIONSHIPS WITH REPORTERS IN THE FOOD AND SCIENCE ISSUE AREAS, INCLUDING A REPORTER AT GIZMODO, MADDIE STONE, WHO REGULARLY COMES TO OCEANA FOR ISSUE-AREA EXPERTISE FOR HER ARTICLES AND THE OPINION EDITOR AT THE HILL, WHO HAS REPEATEDLY ACCEPTED AND PUBLISHED OP-EDS BY OCEANA CEO ANDY SHARPLESS. OCEANA COLLABORATED WITH BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES ON MULTIPLE PROJECTS. THE FIRST, CO-AUTHORED BY OCEANA CEO ANDY SHARPLESS AND RARE CEO BRETT JENKS AND ENTITLED "HEALTHY OCEANS, HEALTHY PEOPLE," FOCUSED ON A NEWLY-RELEASED STUDY THAT HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF SEAFOOD TO THE NUTRITION OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY AROUND THE WORLD. THE SECOND, WRITTEN FOR THE OUR OCEAN CONFERENCE, WAS A LONG BLOG POST BY MR. SHARPLESS THAT APPEARED ON THE BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES BLOG. OCEANA PUBLISHED A PIECE, ENTITLED "WHAT BREXIT MEANS FOR THE OCEANS," THAT PROMPTED A RADIO APPEARANCE WHERE MR. SHARPLESS DISCUSSED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE BREXIT VOTE. OCEANA RECRUITED LOGAN PAUL, CHARLIE DAY AND JOSHUA JACKSON, WITH THE LATTER TRIP PRODUCING A PSA THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN 2017. OCEANA SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT ACTRESS KATE WALSH TO D.C. FOR THE COASTAL VOICES SUMMIT. OTHER MEDIA AZULA.COM - OCEANA'S "BUZZFEED FOR THE OCEANS" - WAS WIDELY READ AND EXCEEDED ITS INITIAL GOAL OF ATTRACTING OVER 4 MILLION VISITS IN 2016. WE HAVE GENERATED 4.5 MILLION VISITS TO DATE AND HAVE BUILT CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH UBISOFT AND SERIOUSLY ENTERTAINMENT THAT RESULTED IN MILLIONS OF VISITS IN 2016 AND THAT WILL RESULT IN MILLIONS MORE IN THE FUTURE. OCEANA CREATED THREE MAGAZINES AND ONE ANNUAL REPORT IN 2016.PUBLICATIONSOCEANA PUBLISHED 43 REPORTS IN 2016.UNITED STATES- FISH STORIES: SUCCESS AND VALUE IN SEAFOOD TRACEABILITY (MARCH 2016)IN THIS REPORT, SEVENTEEN TRACEABILITY PIONEERS - FISHERMEN, WHOLESALERS, RETAILERS, AND RESTAURATEURS - DISCUSS HOW TRACEABILITY ADDS SUCCESS AND VALUE TO THEIR BUSINESSES. THE INTERVIEWS THAT OCEANA CONDUCTED INDICATE THAT CONSUMERS ARE WILLING TO PAY TOP-DOLLAR FOR SEAFOOD PRODUCTS THAT THEY KNOW ARE SAFE, LEGALLY CAUGHT AND HONESTLY LABELED. GLOBAL FISHING WATCH REVEALS A FISHERIES MANAGEMENT SUCCESS IN THE PHOENIX ISLANDS (MARCH 2016)OCEANA'S REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THAT GLOBAL FISHING WATCH CAN MONITOR THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF POLICIES AIMED AT CONTROLLING FISHING ACTIVITY IN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPAS). USING THE PHOENIX ISLANDS PROTECTED AREA AS A CASE STUDY, OCEANA DOCUMENTED THE APPARENT SUCCESS BY SHOWING A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN DETECTED FISHING ACTIVITY FOLLOWING NEW REGULATIONS THAT ESTABLISHED IT AS A NO-TAKE AREA. TIME FOR ACTION: SIX YEARS AFTER DEEPWATER HORIZON (APRIL 2016)THE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL FOCUSING ON THE MARINE LIFE, COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMY. IT ALSO DEMONSTRATES THAT DESPITE THE EVIDENCE OF NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES, OFFSHORE DRILLING ACCIDENTS CONTINUE TO OCCUR. TEDS FOR ALL TRAWLS: A NET POSITIVE FOR FISHERMEN AND SEA TURTLES (MAY 2016)BY DEMONSTRATING THE BENEFITS OF TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES (TEDS) FOR BOTH THE MARINE WILDLIFE AND THE FISHERMEN, OCEANA CALLS ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO IMPLEMENT A POLICY THAT MAKES THE USE OF IMPROVED TEDS A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL TRAWLS. OCEANA REVEALS SHORTFALLS IN PROPOSED TRACEABILITY RULE TO ADDRESS SEAFOOD FRAUD (JUNE 2016)OCEANA'S REPORT ANALYZES SCIENTIFIC STUDIES, GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS AND NEWS REPORTS SINCE 2001 THAT IDENTIFY EXAMPLES OF SEAFOOD FRAUD (SPECIES SUBSTITUTION AND MISLABELING) AND HIGHLIGHTS HOW THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSED TRACEABILITY RULE FALLS SHORT IN FIGHTING IT WITHIN THE U.S. CONSERVATION ALTERNATIVE TO MODIFY U.S. WEST COAST EFH CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT (JUNE 2016)IN 2013 OCEANA AND ITS PARTNERS SUBMITTED A COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION PROPOSAL TO PROTECT OVER 138,000 MI2 OF SEAFLOOR HABITAT OFF THE U.S. WEST COAST FROM BOTTOM TRAWLING. IN THIS PROPOSAL UPDATE, OCEANA PROVIDES NEW SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, MAPS AND ANALYSES OF THE SIXTY-THREE ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT AREAS OFF THE WEST COAST. SHARK FIN TRADE: WHY IT SHOULD BE BANNED IN THE UNITED STATES (JUNE 2016)OCEANA'S REPORT DEMONSTRATES THAT CONGRESS NEEDS TO PASS A FEDERAL BAN ON THE BUYING AND SELLING OF SHARK FIN PRODUCTS WHICH WOULD REDUCE THE INTERNATIONAL FIN TRADE, IMPROVE ENFORCEMENT OF THE CURRENT FINNING BAN, AND REINFORCE THE STATUS OF THE UNITED STATES AS A LEADER IN SHARK CONSERVATION. EXPLORING THE USE OF MANNED AERIAL OVERFLIGHT SURVEYS TO ESTIMATE THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF DUNGENESS CRAB FISHING EFFORT IN MONTEREY BAY (AUGUST 2016)IN RESPONSE TO A RECENT INCREASE IN WHALE ENTANGLEMENTS WITH DUNGENESS CRAB FISHING GEAR, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CONVENED THE DUNGENESS CRAB FISHING GEAR WORKING GROUP, OF WHICH OCEANA IS A MEMBER, TO DEVELOP COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS. THE PROJECT EXPLORED AND PILOTED A METHOD FOR COLLECTING DATA AT A REGIONAL SCALE BY CONDUCTING AN AERIAL SURVEY OF TRAP BUOYS FROM A SINGLE-ENGINE AIRCRAFT IN MONTEREY BAY. DECEPTIVE DISHES: SEAFOOD SWAPS FOUND WORLDWIDE (SEPTEMBER 2016)THIS REPORT IS AN UPDATE OF OCEANA'S 2014 REVIEW OF SEAFOOD FRAUD STUDIES; IT DEMONSTRATES THE GLOBAL SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT ALSO REVEALS SOME PROMISING TRENDS DUE TO RECENT REGULATIONS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION (EU) THAT ARE INCREASING TRANSPARENCY AND TRACEABILITY AS WELL AS ADDRESSING ILLEGAL, UNREGULATED AND UNREPORTED (IUU) FISHING. 1481827 MARINE SCIENCE 423297 LAW 1905124 25477909 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 1 0 0 1 X 75 0 1 149 1 0 1 BE BH CI SP UK DA RP BR PE 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 19 18 0 0 1 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 1350 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 5TH FLOOR 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 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 KEITH ADDIS PRESIDENT 6.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MONIQUE BAR DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 HERBERT M BEDOLFE III DIRECTOR 3.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 TED DANSON DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYDNEY DAVIS DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 CESAR GAVIRIA DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOIC GOUZER DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN P MCALLISTER DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR KRISTIAN PARKER DIRECTOR 3.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR DANIEL PAULY DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN ROCKEFELLER DIRECTOR 6.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER STEVENS DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA THOMSON DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROGIER VAN VILET DIRECTOR (UNTIL JAN 2016) 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAM WATERSTON DIRECTOR 2.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW F SHARPLESS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 40.00 X 342988 0 102570 JAMES F SIMON PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL 40.00 X 270190 0 82478 CHRISTOPHER M SHARKEY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 218886 0 68706 MICHAEL F HIRSHFIELD CHIEF SCIENTIST & STRATEGY OFFICER 40.00 X 239230 0 74769 LARS GUSTAVSSON SVP, EUROPE 40.00 X 198762 0 0 COURTNEY J SAKAI SVP, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 194622 0 58622 MATTHEW M LITTLEJOHN SVP, STRATEGIC MKTG & COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 192103 0 58622 JACQUELINE SAVITZ SVP, UNITED STATES 40.00 X 187211 0 59557 MARIBEL LOPEZ CARMONA SR. 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PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 172,834. 1 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 3 32 PROGRAM SERVICES MARINE SCIENCE, POLICY, AND COMMUNICATIONS 5665489 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 4 FUNDRAISING 490485 SOUTH AMERICA 3 38 PROGRAM SERVICES MARINE SCIENCE, POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS 2656494 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 43880 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1 12 PROGRAM SERVICES MARINE SCIENCE, POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS 404853 SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL, 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 1497 SOUTH ASIA 1 12 PROGRAM SERVICES MARINE SCIENCE, POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS 1467986 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 753658 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARINE SCIENCE, POLICY AND COMMUNICATIONS 30095 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 14941 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT, 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES MARINE SCIENCE, POLICY, AND COMMUNICATIONS 711793 8 98 0 0 8 98 11484342 756829 12241171 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT OCEANA CANADA'S MISSION TO RESTORE CANADIAN OCEANS. 753658 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA OCEANA WORKS WITH ARTISANAL FISHERMEN TO VALIDATE MARINE PROTECTED AREAS (MPAS) AND FISHING MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS. THEY ARE OCEANA'S ALLIES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OCEANA'S PROPOSALS IN FISHERIES AND HABITAT PROTECTION. OCEANA DONATED COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT TO ENABLE THE ARTISANAL FISHERMAN ASSOCIATION OF ROBINSON CRUSOE ISLAND TO COORDINATE ON PROPOSAL AGREEMENTS WHILE AT SEA. 0 5747 RADIO COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT COST SOUTH AMERICA TO SUPPORT INTERSECTORAL COOPERATION PROCESSES FOR AN EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS IN THE MARINE-COASTAL FIELD. 25439 WIRE 0 SOUTH AMERICA THE PROVIDE IBAMA ITAJAI WITH THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT THEY NEEDED TO HELP COMBAT SEVERAL ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES OFF SANTA CATARINA STATE, THE MOST IMPORTANT FISHERIES STATE IN BRAZIL. 0 8618 WI-FI CELLS, CONTAINERS, AND DRONE COST MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT OF A NETWORK OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS. 6947 WIRE 0 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA ASSIST IN DEVELOPMENT OF A NETWORK OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS. 7994 WIRE 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 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. 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GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR INCINERATOR ALTERNATIVES 1958 UNIVERSITY AVENUE BERKELEY CA 94704 453543427 501(C)(3) 85850 HOST THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT ALIGNMENT MEETING IN TAGAYTAY, PHILIPPINES AND CHINA MOVEMENT ALIGNMENT MEETING IN GUANGHZHOU, CHINA. 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. THE STORY OF STUFF PROJECT 1442A WALNUT STREET SUITE 272 BERKELEY CA 94709 464334785 501(C)(3) 19356 SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION OF THE BREAK FREE FROM PLASTIC WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA ASSETS ON BEHALF OF THE PLASTICS MOVEMENT ALIGNMENT PROJECT. 3 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANDREW F SHARPLESS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 342988 0 0 0 0 0 65734 0 36836 0 445558 0 0 0 JAMES F SIMON PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL 270190 0 0 0 0 0 52973 0 29505 0 352668 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER M SHARKEY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 218886 0 0 0 0 0 44747 0 23959 0 287592 0 0 0 MICHAEL F HIRSHFIELD CHIEF SCIENTIST & STRATEGY OFFICER 239230 0 0 0 0 0 50063 0 24706 0 313999 0 0 0 LARS GUSTAVSSON SVP, EUROPE 198762 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 198762 0 0 0 COURTNEY J SAKAI SVP, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT 194622 0 0 0 0 0 37576 0 21046 0 253244 0 0 0 MATTHEW M LITTLEJOHN SVP, STRATEGIC MKTG & COMMUNICATIONS 192103 0 0 0 0 0 37576 0 21046 0 250725 0 0 0 JACQUELINE SAVITZ SVP, UNITED STATES 187211 0 0 0 0 0 39332 0 20225 0 246768 0 0 0 MARIBEL LOPEZ CARMONA SR. OPERATIONS DIR. - UNTIL 09/2016 75347 0 0 0 150268 0 0 0 0 0 225615 0 0 0 NANCY GOLDEN VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT 179297 0 0 0 0 0 33819 0 18940 0 232056 0 0 0 SUSAN MURRAY DEPUTY VP, PACIFIC 148366 0 0 0 0 0 28580 0 16009 0 192955 0 0 0 ERIC BILSKY SENIOR ATTORNEY & ASSISTANT GENERAL 133405 0 0 0 0 0 26679 0 14944 0 175028 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016, MARIBEL LOPEZ CARMONA, SENIOR OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,268, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPANISH LAW. PHILIPPE GOUZER PHILIPPE GOUZER IS A FAMILY MEMBER OF BOARD DIRECTOR, LOIC GOUZER. 24241 PHILIPPE GOUZER WORKED FOR FUNDACION OCEANA AS A CONSULTANT IN THE 2016 TAX YEAR. 0 X 682 45771 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 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CON'T: THE VIDAL ARMADORES COMPANY RAID CONCLUDED WITH FOUR ARRESTS, INCLUDING ANTONIO VIDAL SUAREZ AND HIS SON, WHO ARE GLOBALLY KNOWN FOR THEIR LINKS WITH ILLEGAL FISHING OFFENSES IN ANTARCTIC WATERS FOR THE PRIZED PATAGONIAN TOOTHFISH. 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. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS (ICCAT) AGREED ON A RECOVERY PLAN FOR THE SEVERELY DEPLETED MEDITERRANEAN SWORDFISH. THE PLAN INCLUDES A REDUCTION OF CATCHES AND THE ADOPTION OF A QUOTA SYSTEM, ENFORCED BY MONITORING AND CONTROL MEASURES TO PREVENT ILLEGAL FISHING AND IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY IN FISHERY MANAGEMENT AND TRADE. THE GENERAL FISHERIES COMMISSION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN ADOPTED A BAN ON BOTTOM TRAWLING IN THREE NURSERY AREAS FOR HAKE, THE MOST OVERFISHED SPECIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, AND ROSE SHRIMP IN THE STRAIT OF SICILY. THE COMMISSION ALSO PROHIBITED THE COMMERCIAL HARVEST OF RED CORAL. 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 GENERAL FISHERIES COMMISSION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN CREATED THREE FISHERIES RESTRICTED AREAS IN THE STRAIT OF SICILY, PROTECTING 1,493 SQUARE KILOMETERS BETWEEN ITALY, MALTA, AND TUNISIA AND BANNING BOTTOM TRAWLING IN THREE NURSERY AREAS FOR HAKE AND ROSE SHRIMP. THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE FISHERIES MINISTERS OF ALL 27 MEMBER STATES REACHED AN AGREEMENT THAT BANS ALL TRAWLING BELOW 800 METERS AND STOPS BOTTOM FISHING ACTIVITY BELOW 400 METERS IF THE PRESENCE OF VULNERABLE MARINE ECOSYSTEMS IS DEMONSTRATED. THESE ACTIONS PROTECT 4.9 MILLION SQUARE KILOMETERS - AN AREA LARGER THAN THE EUROPEAN UNION ITSELF. SPAIN ANNOUNCED A BAN ON BOTTOM TRAWLING AND OTHER DESTRUCTIVE FISHING PRACTICES IN A 1,400 SQUARE KILOMETER REGION BETWEEN MALLORCA AND MENORCA IN THE BALEARIC ISLANDS. THE SPANISH GOVERNMENT ALSO EXPANDED THE PROTECTED AREA IN FORT D'EN MOREU, A VIBRANT REEF TO THE EAST OF CABRERA THAT HAS BEEN THREATENED BY ILLEGAL TRAWLING ACTIVITY. THE GOVERNMENT OF DENMARK DECIDED TO CREATE NEW MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN THE KATTEGAT TO PROTECT FRAGILE AND THREATENED SOFT BOTTOM SPECIES AND HABITATS, LIKE SEA PENS AND HAPLOOPS, WHICH ARE LARGELY UNPROTECTED IN EUROPEAN WATERS. IN 2016, OCEANA CONDUCTED FOUR EXPEDITIONS IN EUROPEAN WATERS: THE BALTIC SEA, EASTERN AND CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN (MALTA AND LEBANON RESPECTIVELY), AND THE NORTH SEA. THE TWO-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN WILL SUPPORT THE CREATION OF PROPOSALS TO INCREASE THE SURFACE OF MPAS IN LEBANON AND PROTECTING 10 PERCENT OF THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM BY 2020. 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, AND EXPOSING BOTH LEGAL AND ILLEGAL FISHING SOURCES. IN SEPTEMBER 2016, OCEANA, GOOGLE, AND SKYTRUTH LAUNCHED GLOBAL FISHING WATCH AT A HIGH-VISIBILITY EVENT, FEATURING LEONARDO DICAPRIO. TED DANSON EMCEED THE EVENT, AND U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY SPOKE AT THE EVENT ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE GLOBAL FISHING WATCH AS A NEW TRANSPARENCY TOOL. ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WAS THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION AND INDONESIAN FISHERY MINISTER. THE GLOBAL FISHING WATCH LAUNCH GENERATED MORE THAN 240 UNIQUE STORIES AND 1,800 NEWS HITS. THIS INCLUDES COVERAGE IN 75 COUNTRIES AND 21 LANGUAGES. KEY OUTLETS INCLUDED THE NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, AGENCE FRANCE PRESS, LE FIGARO, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES, USA TODAY, FORBES, BLOOMBERG AND BLOOMBERG VIEW, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, AND FAST COMPANY COEXIST. WITHIN TWO DAYS, GLOBAL FISHING WATCH WEBSITE HAD 8,300 REGISTERED USERS. BY THE END OF 2016, THE NUMBER OF USERS HAD GROWN TO NEARLY 25,000 PEOPLE IN MORE THAN 188 COUNTRIES AND 36 TERRITORIES. OCEANA ESTABLISHED RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SANTA BARBARA, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, DALHOUSIE, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG, AND THE AUSTRALIAN COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (CSIRO). PERU- SHARK CAMPAIGN PERU'S MINISTRY OF PRODUCTION ANNOUNCED A BAN ON THE LANDING AND TRANSSHIPMENT OF SHARK FINS AND HEADLESS OR FINLESS SHARK BODIES IN THE COUNTRY'S PORTS. THE MEASURE ALSO BANS THE USE OF HARPOONS TO HUNT SHARKS AND PROMOTES TRACEABILITY IN THE SHARK SUPPLY CHAIN. ANCHOVETA RECOVERY CAMPAIGN OCEANA AIMS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF ANCHOVETA AND TO ADDRESS THE EMERGING NATIONAL EMERGENCY CAUSED BY THE ONGOING EL NI O EVENT. PERU'S MINISTRY OF PRODUCTION DELAYED THE OPENING OF THE 2016 ANCHOVETA FISHING SEASON, AND CLOSED IT EARLY, IN RESPONSE TO OCEANA'S STEADY PRESSURE TO AVOID THE COLLAPSE OF THIS FISHERY - THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD BY VOLUME. THESE DECISIONS SAVED 40 TO 60 BILLION ANCHOVETA, AND IN TURN SUPPORTED PERUVIANS WHO DEPEND ON THIS FISHERY TO MAKE A LIVING. TRANSPARENCY OCEANA IS CAMPAIGNING TO MAKE FISH STOCK ASSESSMENTS, LANDINGS, AND MANAGEMENT PLANS TRANSPARENT TO THE PUBLIC. THE GOVERNMENT RELEASED ITS VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM (VMS) DATA FOR 2012 TO OCEANA. THIS IS A GOOD FIRST STEP TOWARD OBTAINING BOTH NEAR REAL-TIME AND HISTORICAL VMS DATA. PREVIOUS TO THIS, THE GOVERNMENT WITHHELD DATA LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OLD ON THE GROUNDS THAT THE DATA COULD STILL BE USED IN ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS. THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT HAS STARTED PUBLISHING ALL REPORTS SUPPORTING FISHERY MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. ADDITIONALLY THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN TAKING STEPS TO IMPROVE ITS STOCK ASSESSMENT METHODS. PHILIPPINES- OCEANA IN THE PHILIPPINES IS WORKING TO STOP ILLEGAL FISHING BY COMMERCIAL FISHERS IN ORDER TO REBUILD FISH POPULATIONS AND REDIRECT FISH CATCHES TO THE SMALL-SCALE FISHING SECTOR. END COMMERCIAL FISHING IN TA ON STRAIT OCEANA IS SEEKING TO PREVENT COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS FROM FISHING IN TA ON STRAIT AS A KEY FIRST STEP TOWARDS PREVENTING ILLEGAL FISHING IN MUNICIPAL WATERS NATIONWIDE. OCEANA'S MILESTONES FOR 2016 ARE HIGHLIGHTED BELOW. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE MARITIME GROUP AND THE FISHERIES BUREAU INCREASED ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AND HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING OPERATIONS IN BANTAYAN (PART OF TA ON STRAIT AND VISAYAS SEA). THE FISHERIES UNDERSECRETARY AND NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES COMMITTED TO ASSIGN TWO VESSELS TO PATROL THE TA ON STRAIT, AND ORDERED HIS STAFF TO COORDINATE WITH OCEANA FOR PILOT TESTING OF VESSEL MONITORING MECHANISMS. BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT BUREAU DIRECTOR MUNDITA LIM REVIEWED AND ENDORSED THE TA ON STRAIT GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND GAVE APPROVAL FOR ITS FULL IMPLEMENTATION BY THE MANAGEMENT BODY. IN SEPTEMBER, THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS MADE A DECISION TO CONTINUE AND STRENGTHEN THE COASTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ALLIANCE IN REGION 7(CLEAR7). OCEANA BUILT A STRONGER COALITION OF CONSTITUENTS WITH THE BIGGEST PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN THE VISAYAS AND MINDANAO REGIONS, THE UNIVERSITY OF CEBU, AND WITH CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, AND PEOPLE'S ORGANIZATIONS TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE THE FRAGILE ECOSYSTEMS IN TA ON STRAIT. OCEANA PRESENTED ITS FIRST HERO AWARDS FOR EACH OF THE THREE PROVINCES IN CEBU AND NEGROS. OCEANA CARRIED OUT ENFORCEMENT TRAININGS FOR ENFORCERS AND DEPUTIES IN TA ON STRAIT AND CONDUCTED THE FIRST-EVER TRAINING OF SPECIAL PROSECUTORS FOR PROTECTED AREAS. PROTECT BENHAM RISE SEAFLOOR HABITAT THIS CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO GET PROTECTION FROM FISHING FOR THE BENHAM RISE SEAFLOOR BY 2018. IN MAY 2016, OCEANA LAUNCHED ITS FIRST SEA EXPEDITION IN THE PHILIPPINES, FINDING LARGE, BEAUTIFUL PATCHES OF INTACT CORAL REEFS, AND GREAT DIVERSITY, MAINLY OF INVERTEBRATES. FOLLOWING THE EXPEDITION, OCEANA CARRIED OUT MEDIA EFFORTS TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS OF THE THREATS FACING THE AREA, AS WELL AS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST FURTHER EXPLOITATION OF THE BENHAM RISE. OCEANA LAUNCHED AN ONGOING PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN THAT INCLUDES FORUMS, PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS, AND THE PRODUCTION OF PRESS MATERIALS, ALL PROMOTING THE CORAL REEFS OF BENHAM RISE. THE LAST FORUM IN 2016 FEATURED ALEXANDRA COUSTEAU AND OTHER EXPEDITION MEMBERS SHARING THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CON'T: INSTITUTIONALIZING VESSEL MONITORING MECHANISMS (VMM) THIS OCEANA CAMPAIGN FOCUSES ON ACHIEVING EVIDENCE OF "ON THE WATER" VESSEL MONITORING TO BE REQUIRED FOR COMMERCIAL VESSELS THROUGHOUT TA ON STRAIT AND OTHER KEY FISHERIES AREAS BY THE CLOSE OF 2018. THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES (BFAR) COMMITTED TO START DRAFTING RULES FOR COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS. OCEANA WILL WORK TOGETHER WITH THE BUREAU IN DRAFTING THESE RULES. BAN DESTRUCTIVE FISHING GEAR WITH THIS CAMPAIGN, OCEANA AIMS TO GET THE BUREAU TO 1) BAN THE USE OF BOTTOM TRAWLS IN THE PHILIPPINES, 2) FULLY IMPLEMENT THE TOTAL BAN ON THE USE OF THE MODIFIED DANISH SEINES (HULBOT-HULBOT), AND 3) ESTABLISH A POLICY TO CONTROL THE MATERIALS USED FOR BLAST FISHING, ALL BY 2018. THE COURTS CONTINUE TO PROTECT THE HULBOT-HULBOT BAN. AS OF DECEMBER, TWO OF THE FOUR LAWSUITS FILED BY FISHERMEN HAVE BEEN DISMISSED IN FAVOR OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE BAN, WHILE TWO MORE ARE STILL PENDING FINAL JUDGMENT. IN 2016, OCEANA INC. PROVIDED $753,659 IN CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND $242,739 IN OTHER EXPENSES IN SUPPORT OF OCEANA CANADA, AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED UNDER CANADIAN LAW. WITH OUR SUPPORT, OCEANA CANADA ACHIEVED THE FOLLOWING VICTORIES: GAINED THE GOVERNMENT'S PUBLIC RELEASE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, OF ITS ANNUAL SUSTAINABILITY SURVEY FOR FISHERIES (PREVIOUSLY CALLED THE FISHERIES CHECKLIST), SHARING KEY DATA ON THE STATUS OF 159 OF CANADA'S COMMERCIAL FISH STOCKS. ACHIEVED A COMMITMENT TO A NEW DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA WEBSITE WITH DETAILED INFORMATION BY SPECIES. PUBLISHED HERE'S THE CATCH: HOW TO RESTORE ABUNDANCE TO CANADA'S OCEANS, A GROUND-BREAKING SCIENCE REPORT ON REBUILDING CANADA'S FISHERIES. THE REPORT REVEALED A FIRST-EVER ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF CANADA'S FISH STOCKS AND THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE GOVERNMENT IS MEETING ITS OWN POLICY COMMITMENTS. HOSTED A NATIONAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM AIMED AT POLITICAL DECISION-MAKERS, AND ATTENDED BY OVER 200 STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING POLICYMAKERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF FIRST NATIONS, NGOS, SCIENTISTS, FOUNDATIONS, SMALL AND LARGE FISHING SECTORS, AND ACADEMICS. THE SYMPOSIUM BUILT ON THE FISHERIES REPORT OUTCOMES AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND PAVED THE WAY FOR SETTING A NATIONAL FISHERY REBUILDING AGENDA. ATTRACTED OVER 40,000 FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND 9,000 AVERAGE MONTHLY UNIQUE VISITORS TO THE WEBSITE TOTALED OVER 470 PRINT MEDIA HITS OR 120 PERCENT OF OUR 2016 GOAL. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CON'T: WHAT'S IN AN INCH? THE CASE FOR REQUIRING IMPROVED TURTLE EXCLUDER DEVICES IN ALL U.S. SHRIMP TRAWLS (NOVEMBER 2016) TO DEMONSTRATE THAT 3-INCH TEDS SHOULD BE REQUIRED ON ALL TRAWLS IN ORDER TO MOST EFFECTIVELY REDUCE SEA TURTLE MORTALITY, OCEANA ANALYZED DATA FROM ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT SOURCES DOCUMENTING 352 SEA TURTLE CAPTURES, FINDING THAT THE FISHERIES SERVICE CAN SAVE THOUSANDS OF SEA TURTLES BY REQUIRING 3-INCH TEDS ON ALL SHRIMP FISHING TRAWL VESSELS IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC AND THE GULF OF MEXICO. CANADA- CANADA'S MARINE FISHERIES: STATUS, RECOVERY POTENTIAL AND PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS (MAY 2016) OCEANA CANADA AND UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA ANALYZE CANADA'S NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY FRAMEWORK IN RELATION TO ITS FISHERIES MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY FISHERIES AND CANADA'S RECOVERY POTENTIAL. HERE'S THE CATCH: HOW TO RESTORE ABUNDANCE TO CANADA'S OCEANS (JUNE 2016) OCEANA CANADA COMMISSIONED RENOWNED FISHERIES SCIENTISTS DR. JULIA K. BAUM AND DR. SUSANNA D. FULLER TO ASSESS THE STATE OF CANADA'S FISHERIES. THE RESULTING REPORT REPRESENTS THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND UP-TO-DATE PUBLIC ANALYSES EVER CONDUCTED ON THE STATE OF CANADA'S FISH. PRIORITIES FOR AN ABUNDANT NORTHERN COD FISHERY (OCTOBER 2016) THIS PUBLICATION IS OCEANA CANADA'S PRESENTATION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS STANDING COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND OCEANS ON HOW TO ENSURE THE RETURN OF THE NORTHERN COD FISHERY. CREATING MODERN SAFEGUARDS IN THE FISHERIES ACT TO REBUILD FISH STOCKS IN CANADA (NOVEMBER 2016) OCEANA CANADA'S PRESENTATION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS STANDING COMMITTEE ON FISHERIES AND OCEANS, RECOMMENDING THAT THE FISHERIES ACT BE AMENDED TO MANDATE REBUILDING FISH STOCKS WHEN THEY HAVE FALLEN BELOW HEALTHY LEVELS, AS WELL AS, REQUIRING THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, OCEANS AND THE CANADIAN COAST GUARD TO REPORT ANNUALLY TO PARLIAMENT ON THE STATUS OF CANADA'S FISH STOCKS. CHILE- PROPUESTA PARA LA ELIMINACI N PROGRESIVA DE LA PESCA DE ARRASTRE EN CHILE / PROPOSAL FOR THE PROGRESSIVE ELIMINATION OF TRAWLING IN CHILE (NOVEMBER 2016) OCEANA REACTS TO PRESIDENT MICHELLE BACHELET'S GOVERNMENT PROGRAM 2014-2018, IN WHICH SHE SUGGESTS TO ELIMINATE TRAWLING, BY PUBLISHING THIS PROPOSAL AND ANALYZING WHICH ZONES SHOULD BE A PRIORITY. EUROPEAN UNION- THE EU IUU REGULATION (JAN 2016) OCEANA ANALYZES THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EU IUU REGULATION, INTRODUCED IN 2010 TO COMBAT IUU FISHING. THE REGULATION HELPS PREVENT ILLEGALLY CAUGHT FISH ENTERING THE EU MARKET AND THIS REPORT DEMONSTRATES THAT ITS POTENTIAL CAN BE EXTENDED TO THE FISHING INDUSTRY ON A GLOBAL SCALE. OCEANA PROPOSAL FOR A MARINE PROTECTED AREA: THE SOUND (JANUARY 2016) OCEANA USES ITS 2011, 2012 AND 2013 EXPEDITIONS IN THE SOUND, AN AREA LOCATED BETWEEN SWEDEN AND DENMARK, TO MAKE ITS CASE FOR CREATING A MARINE PROTECTED AREA IN THAT REGION. MEDITERRANEAN SEA: A KEY EU FISHING REGION IN A BLEAK STATE OF OVERFISHING (JAN 2016) USING SCIENTIFIC REPORTS ON OVERFISHING AS EVIDENCE, OCEANA ARGUES THAT IN ORDER TO FULFILL THE 2020 COMMITMENTS, EMERGENCY MEASURES SHOULD BE APPLIED WITH NO FURTHER DELAY. WHERE DO EUROPEAN VESSELS FISH (FEBRUARY 2016) THROUGH AN ACCESS TO INFORMATION REQUEST TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, OCEANA AND ITS NGO COLLEAGUES WERE ABLE TO PUBLISH HOW MANY VESSELS WERE AUTHORIZED TO FISH OUTSIDE THE EU BETWEEN 2010 AND 2014. BY ANALYZING THE GAPS IN THE AVAILABLE PUBLIC INFORMATION, OCEANA HIGHLIGHTS THE NEED TO REVISE THE FISHERIES AUTHORIZATION REGULATION. JOINT NGO STATEMENT TO THE "HIGH LEVEL SEMINAR ON THE STATE OF STOCKS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ON THE CFP APPROACH" (CATANIA, FEBRUARY 2016) OCEANA EUROPE ISSUES A STATEMENT REQUIRING IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY AND RECOVERY MEASURES, AS A RESPONSE TO 96 PERCENT OF THE FISH STOCKS IN EUROPE BEING REPORTED AS OVEREXPLOITED. 2016 KEY PRIORITIES: 18TH SESSION OF THE GFCM SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SAC)(FEBRUARY 2016) OCEANA CALLS UPON THE 18TH SESSION OF THE SAC TO APPLY THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC ADVICE TO HALT OVERFISHING AND THE CONTINUING DETERIORATION OF FISHING RESOURCES AND THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT. 40TH GFCM SESSION. TIME FOR ACTION TO RECOVER STOCKS AND PROTECT JUVENILES (APRIL 2016) OCEANA URGES THE GENERAL FISHERIES COMMISSION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEA TO ADOPT A MULTIANNUAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (MAP) FOR DEMERSAL STOCKS OF HAKE AND DEEP-WATER ROSE SHRIMP IN THE STRAIT OF SICILY AIMED AT REBUILDING THESE STOCKS. THE REPORT ALSO IDENTIFIES THREE AREAS THAT NEED TO BE DESIGNATED AS FISHERIES RESTRICTED AREAS (FRAS) IN THE STRAIT OF SICILY. VIAJE A LAS PROFUNDIDADES DE EL HIERRO / JOURNEY TO THE DEPTHS OF EL HIERRO (MAY 2016) OCEANA REPORTS ON ITS RANGER EXPEDITION (CONDUCTED IN AUTUMN OF 2014) IN THE CANARY ISLANDS. ENSURING BETTER CONTROL OF THE EU'S EXTERNAL FISHING FLEET (JUNE 2016) USING SIMONAS DAKAUNTAS, AN INDUSTRIAL-SIZED TRAWLER OWNED BY A LITHUANIAN FISHING COMPANY, AS A CASE STUDY, OCEANA DEMONSTRATES HOW THE COMMUNITY FLEET REGISTRAR(CFR) SYSTEM IS FAILING TO ALLOW ADEQUATE CONTROL OF VESSELS MOVING BETWEEN EU AND NON-EU FLAGS. OCEANA CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE "MULTIANNUAL PLAN FOR THE FISHERIES EXPLOITING DEMERSAL STOCKS IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA" (SEPTEMBER 2016, OCTOBER 2016-PUBLISHED TWICE ON EU SITE) IN LIGHT OF THE NEW EU COMMISSION CONSULTATION FOR A MULTIANNUAL MANAGEMENT PLANS (MAP) IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN, OCEANA PROVIDES ITS VISION AND FRAMEWORK ON HOW TO TRANSFORM THIS PLAN INTO A MODEL OF COMMON FISHERIES POLICY (CFP) IMPLEMENTATION THAT CAN BRING HEALTH BACK TO DEPLETED MEDITERRANEAN STOCKS. OCEANA RECOMMENDATIONS ON FISHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2017: BALTIC SEA STOCKS (SEPTEMBER 2016) IN ADVANCE OF THE FISHERIES COUNCIL DECISION IN OCTOBER ON FISHING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BALTIC SEA, OCEANA RELEASES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SETTING TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCHES (TACS) FOR 2017, IN LINE WITH THE MOST RECENTLY AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC ADVICE AND AIMED AT ENSURING BALTIC FISHERIES RECOVER FROM OVERFISHING BEFORE 2020. REFLAGGING BY EU FISHING VESSELS (SEPTEMBER 2016) THIS OCEANA REPORT ANALYZES THE FLAGGING BEHAVIOR OF ALL 771 EU FISHING VESSELS ABOVE 50 METERS IN THE EU FLEET REGISTER OVER THE 10-YEAR PERIOD 2005 TO 2015. IT SEEKS TO SHOW PATTERNS OF REFLAGGING BEHAVIOR IN THE EUROPEAN FLEET AND TO HIGHLIGHT WHICH FLAG STATES AND COMPANIES ENGAGE IN REFLAGGING. MEDITERRANEAN SWORDFISH: RECOVER IT OR LOSE IT (OCTOBER 2016) OCEANA REPORTS ON THE STATUS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SWORDFISH. ITS STOCK HAS DECLINED STEEPLY, AND AS A RESULT, CALLS ON THE EUROPEAN UNION TO PROPOSE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ITS RECOVERY PLAN AT THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS (ICCAT). THE NEED FOR A PUBLIC REGISTER OF INFORMATION ON EUROPEAN UNION VESSELS FISHING OUTSIDE EU WATERS (OCTOBER 2016) RESPONDING TO AN OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED BY THE REVISION OF THE EU'S EXTERNAL FLEET REGULATIONS, OCEANA REPORTS ON WHAT ACTIONS ARE NEEDED IN ORDER TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. TOWARDS THE RECOVERY OF EUROPEAN FISHERIES (NOVEMBER 2016) OCEANA HAS COMMISSIONED THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE SCIENTIFIC STUDY EVER MADE ON THE STATUS OF EUROPEAN FISH STOCKS AND THEIR POTENTIAL PRODUCTIVITY IF SUSTAINABLY MANAGED. THIS REPORT PRESENTS THE FINDINGS AND CONFIRMS THAT ONLY A MINORITY OF EUROPEAN STOCKS CAN BE CONSIDERED WELL MANAGED. EXPLOITATION AND STATUS OF EUROPEAN STOCKS (NOVEMBER 2016) OCEANA REPORTS ON THE OUTCOME OF FOUR WORKSHOPS IN 2016, PRESENTING STOCK ASSESSMENTS FOR 397 STOCKS IN 14 EUROPEAN ECOREGIONS, FROM THE BARENTS SEA TO THE BLACK SEA. FISHING OPPORTUNITIES RECOMMENDATIONS NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC STOCKS 2017 (NOVEMBER 2016) DESPITE AN OVERALL POSITIVE STOCK RECOVERY IN THE PAST YEARS, OCEANA REPORTS ON THE INDICATORS THAT MANY FISH STOCKS IN THE NORTHEAST ATLANTIC ARE STILL IN A PROBLEMATIC STATE AND THAT THE POSITIVE TREND IS STARTING TO REVERSE. PERU- AREAS MARINAS PROTEGIDAS: RECOMENDACIONES PARA SU GESTION Y APROVECHAMIENTO SOSTENIBLE / MARINE PROTECTED AREAS: RECOMMENDATION FOR THEIR MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE USE (JANUARY 2016) THIS REPORT OUTLINES THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS (ANPS) AND RECOMMENDS INCREASING THE COVERAGE OF MARINE ANPS, AS WELL AS IMPROVING THEIR MANAGEMENT. AGENDA AZUL AL 2021 PARA LA GESTION PESQUERA Y CONSERVACION DEL MAR PERUANO / BLUE AGENDA UNTIL 2021 FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF THE PERUVIAN SEA (MAY 2016) IN THIS REPORT, OCEANA PRESENTS A PROPOSAL FOR SUSTAINABLE AND TRANSPARENT FISHERY MANAGEMENT, REDUCTION AND EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF ILLEGAL FISHING, GREATER CONTRIBUTION OF FISHERIES TO NUTRITION AND FOOD SECURITY, AS WELL AS THE CONSERVATION OF MARINE HABITATS AND ENDANGERED SPECIES IN PERU. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CON'T: EL NINO Y LA ANCHOVETA / EL NINO AND THE ANCHOVETA (MAY 2016) IN THIS REPORT, OCEANA PERU ANALYZES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ANCHOVETA POPULATION AND THE HUMBOLDT CURRENT AND PROVIDES RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO PROTECT THE ANCHOVETA DURING ITS SHORTAGE CAUSED BY EL NI O. EVALUACION SITUACION DEL STOCK NORTE-CENTRO DE ANCHOVETA PERUANA / NORTH-CENTRAL STOCK OF PERUVIAN ANCHOVETA SITUATION EVALUATION (JUNE 2016) IN ORDER TO TRACK THE CHANGES IN THE ANCHOVETA POPULATION IN THE PERUVIAN SEA, THIS REPORT ANALYZES THE RECENT NORTH-CENTRAL STOCK EVALUATIONS AND COMPARES THEM TO A SERIES OF EVALUATIONS DONE IN THE LAST TWENTY YEARS. GLOBAL FISHING WATCH, EL PRIMER MAPA GLOBAL DE LA PESCA COMERCIAL / GLOBAL FISHING WATCH, THE FIRST GLOBAL MAP OF COMMERCIAL FISHING (SEPTEMBER 2016) OCEANA PERU INTRODUCES GLOBAL FISHING WATCH AS A TOOL TO COMBAT ILLEGAL FISHING. SEGUNDA TEMPORADA DE PESCA DE ANCHOVETA 2016, UN DESAF O PARA EL MANEJO PESQUERO / SECOND ANCHOVETA FISHING SEASON 2016, A CHALLENGE FOR FISHERIES MANAGEMENT (NOVEMBER 2016) AS THE PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZED THE SECOND ANCHOVETA FISHING SEASON, OCEANA PERU PUBLISHED A FEW RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONSIDER BASED ON A REPORT BY THE OCEAN INSTITUTE OF PERU THAT ANALYZED THE ANCHOVETA POPULATION (WHICH AT THIS POINT WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC). INFOGRAFIA PESCA ILEGAL / ILLEGAL FISHING INFOGRAPHIC (NOVEMBER 2016) AN INFOGRAPHIC OCEANA PERU PUBLISHED DEPICTING ILLEGAL FISHING ON A GLOBAL SCALE. SEGUNDA TEMPORADA DE PESCA 2016: LOS RETOS DE LA PESQUERIA INDUSTRIAL DE ANCHOVETA / SECOND FISHING SEASON 2016: THE CHALLENGES OF THE ANCHOVETA INDUSTRIAL FISHERY (DECEMBER 2016) OCEANA PERU RELEASES A SECOND ANALYSIS OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL ANCHOVETA STOCK, FOCUSING ON THE JUVENILE POPULATION THAT NEEDS TO SURVIVE IN ORDER TO HELP REPLENISH THE STOCK, BUT INSTEAD IS BEING FISHED AND DISCARDED. TECNOLOGIA SATELITAL Y GESTION PESQUERA: AVANCES Y RETOS PARA EL PERU/ SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT: PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES FOR PERU (DECEMBER 2016) THIS REPORT CONSISTS OF OCEANA'S CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATION FOLLOWING THE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT SEMINAR, HOSTED IN NOVEMBER 2016. JUVENILES EN LAS REDES: IMPACTOS DEL ENMALLAMIENTO EN SEGUNDA TEMPORADA DE PESCA DE ANCHOVETA 2016 / JUVENILES IN THE NETS: IMPACTS OF THE ENTANGLEMENT IN THE SECOND SEASON OF ANCHOVETA FISHING 2016 (DECEMBER 2016) OCEANA PERU PUBLISHES ITS ESTIMATE FOR THE UNREPORTED POPULATION OF JUVENILE ANCHOVETAS TO SEE IF THE SUSTAINABLE MAXIMUM HAS BEEN REACHED OR NOT. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE FIRST ESTIMATE AND ONLY SHOWS THAT JUVENILE ENTANGLEMENT IS AN IMPORTANT PROBLEM TO FURTHER STUDY AND ADDRESS. PHILIPPINES- ATONG TANON, ATONG AMPINGAN FISHERIES CHALLENGES IN THE TANON STRAIT PROTECTED SEASCAPE (SEPTEMBER 2016) A REPORT THAT INTRODUCES THE READER TO THE COASTAL POPULATION OF TA ON STRAIT BY ANALYZING SURVEYS AIMED TO LEARN ABOUT VILLAGE LIFE, MARINE LIFE AND COASTAL HABITATS, FISHERIES AND LIVELIHOOD SOURCES AND THE CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH COMMERCIAL FISHING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 IN DECEMBER 2016, OCEANA AMENDEDED ITS BYLAWS TO RAISED THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM 20 TO 22 IN THE AMENDED BYLAWS AND ALLOW WRITTEN UNANIMOUS CONSENT FOR BOARD RESOLUTIONS THROUGH ELECTRONIC MAIL OR OTHER ELECTRONIC CONSENT PROCEDURES. 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 OCTOBER OF 2016. 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, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,688,767. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 451,402. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 252,832. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,393,001. TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 21,516. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 65,863. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 5,954. TOTAL EXPENSES 93,333. 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 1350 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW 5TH FLOO 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. 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