Mission Ocean

In support of marine protection proposals, our conservation efforts focus on two initiatives: the Global Ocean Refuge System and the Coral Forest Protection Initiative. The Global Ocean Refuge System is a new initiative of Marine Conservation Institute designed to catalyze strong protection for at least 20% of the ecosystems in each marine biogeographic region of the world’s oceans. The second initiative is focused on identifying vulnerable deep sea coral and sponge ecosystems and advocating for their protection. Marine Conservation Institute is a member of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition and High Seas Alliance and other partnerships that support ocean conservation.