The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research, and Education is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its purpose is to study our oceans and increase awareness of the earth's marine environment through educational programs and outreach.
Our mission:
Nearly three quarters of the earth is covered by ocean, and changes to the marine environment have a direct effect on the planet, the environment, and ultimately, our lives. Yet mankind continues to dump, pollute, overfish, and in a variety of other ways, contribute to the demise of the ocean and the the lives of its inhabitants.
The Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research, and Education seeks to enlighten people, young and old, to the plight of the oceans, to change the way they think and act, and to encourage them to create positive and lasting change.
