Oceana Inc.

“Board members, susan rockefeller and david rockefeller, jr., have a family relationship. Board members herbert m. Bedolfe, iii and sara lowell both serve as employees and officers of the marisla foundation. Herbert serves as the executive director and sara serves as the secretary/marine program director.”

“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.”

“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. Conflicts of interest reporting: any actual or potential conflict of interest must be disclosed to the ceo; president and general counsel; cfo; or global director of human resources, the executive committee member in charge of the country office or department; or the office administrator for the country office. This includes actual or potential conflicts involving business or financial interest, family relationships, or sexual/romantic relationships. The cfo will determine whether any steps must be taken to avoid an appearance or existence of a conflict of interest or the creation of an environment that others in the workplace might reasonably find to be unprofessional or inappropriate. Such steps, depending on the nature of the conflict of interest, might include, but are not limited to, divestiture of adverse interests, recusal from certain decisions, transfer of one of the employees to another department (if a position is available), changing the manager for one of the employees, or, when other options are not feasible, the termination of employment of one of the employees. Employees who wish to provide services to or for the benefit of any entity outside oceana must disclose such proposed activity to oceana, which will make appropriate determinations in accordance with the organization's global code of ethics. Family relationships (nepotism): oceana will not allow a supervisor/subordinate relationship to exist between family relatives. Sexual/romantic relationships: romantic relationships between employees that constitute an actual or reasonably-perceived conflict of interest are prohibited. Form 990, part vi, section b, line 13 whistleblowing and reporting violations: oceana needs and expects the support and cooperation of its employees to enforce its policies. Employees who have experienced, observed, or learned about conduct they believe is contrary to oceana's polices or code of ethics must report such violations (or potential or suspected violations). Oceana provides two ways to report violations. First, violations may be reported through a reporting system that oceana has set up through an online website or by calling the phone number listed for each country on that website. The site is confidential, easy to use, and always available. Employees have the option to disclose their identity or make a report anonymously; however, disclosing identity is strongly encouraged to enable oceana to conduct a thorough investigation, especially in the case of a policy that protects individuals (for example, concerning sexual harassment or discrimination). Any report that implicates the ceo; president and general counsel; or cfo will be forwarded by the third party administrator of the website to the chair, vice chair and treasurer of oceana's board of directors. Second, violations may be reported to the appropriate staff person, as follows. The violation must be reported to the ceo; president and general counsel; cfo; or global director of human resources, if the violation involves one of the following issues: -sexual or other harassment -unlawful discrimination -financial misconduct or misreporting -bribery or corruption -retaliation for reporting any violation if the violation involves any other issue, the report must be made to any of the following: ceo; president and general counsel; cfo; or glob”

“Oceana's process for determining compensation of its ceo, officers, and key employees is as follows: annually, oceana provides the board directors with data from multiple sources on comparable salaries and benefits in other nonprofit organizations, especially but not limited to those in the conservation field, for oceana's ceo. The board reviews and discusses the compensation data as well as the ceo's achievements for the prior year as well as his proposed goals for the next year before taking a decision on any adjustments to the ceo compensation of benefits. Oceana provides the finance and audit committee of the board directors with data from multiple sources on comparable salaries and benefits in other nonprofit organizations, especially but not limited to those in the conservation field, for oceana's officers, top management, and key employees ("the executive team", or "ec). The committee discusses each of the ec member's achievements for the prior year as well as her/his proposed goals for the next year. 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 board of directors and audit and finance committee discussions are documented in the minutes of the respective bodies. Oceana regularly conducts compensation reviews, most recently in october 2019.”

“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.”

“Oceana was founded in 2001 by an international group of foundations. Despite repeated scientific reports of widespread fishery collapse caused by overfishing, 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 and to mitigating the effects of climate change, 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 policies 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 more than 10 million square kilometers of ocean habitat. Oceana supports science-driven ocean management in the most productive parts of the world's oceans, with teams working in countries which control about a third of the world's wild ocean fisheries (by catch): the united states, the european union, the united kingdom, belize, brazil, canada, chile, mexico, peru and the philippines. Oceana's campaigns carry out four key strategies: - stop overfishing through science-based fishery management, and by deterring illegal fishing; - protect habitat and the ecosystems that depend on their health, - expand transparency of fishing activity and government decision-making processes, and - limit 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. Together with our allies, we are saving the oceans to feed the world.”

“Reduce single-use plastics in january 2020, the government of belize officially banned several single-use disposable food plastic items, including clamshells, plates, bowls, lids, utensils, bags and straws. These items represent approximately 20 percent of the solid waste collected in belize. The national plastics law provided that, on july 15, the manufacturing of single-use styrofoam and plastic items was to cease. However, in mid-july, the manufacturers requested an extension. To justify their extension, the businesses asserted that the covid-19 pandemic had "used up most of the national inventory for prohibited products and that there were "insufficient supplies to meet ongoing demand." belize's cabinet granted the extension, allowing manufacturing to continue until february 2021. In belize, manufacturers produce 35 million single-use plastic bags and five million pieces of styrofoam food items. The government justified this extension as "a way of helping to keep employed persons employed, even if their jobs are to make single-use plastic items." sale and possession of single-use plastics is now scheduled to be prohibited in 2021.”

“Brazil despite the terrible covid-19 pandemic, oceana was able to achieve progress in brazil during 2020. Ban bottom trawling in the state of rio grande do sul oceana has been campaigning for two years to defend a bottom trawl ban in the state of rio grande do sul, a ban which we helped secure in 2018. The supreme court issued a decision on june 18, 2020 in an unrelated case challenging a law in amapa state banning industrial shrimp bottom trawling in coastal waters. The court unanimously decided that state laws banning bottom trawling are fully constitutional. This decision is a favorable precedent for our campaign to defend the bottom trawling ban in rio grande do sul. Fisheries in the area are already reporting increased catches of shrimp, within two years of the ban being implemented. Unfortunately, on december 16, 2020, the supreme court issued a decision that enables the territorial seas off the coast of rio grande do sul to reopen for bottom trawling. The court granted a motion for preliminary injunction against the bottom-trawl ban, and although the injunction lasts only until the supreme court rules on the merits, brazil's supreme court can take years to resolve a case, so this is an important and alarming development. Implementing catch limits for commercial fisheries we have completed stock assessments for three fisheries and met an important milestone when we successfully convinced artisanal fishers who catch lobster, who were initially reluctant to adopt any type of control, to support oceana in favor of a quota system. We held a series of four workshops to explain the concepts of stock assessments, fishing quotas and the current state of the lobster stock, resulting in an official document prepared by 120 artisanal fishers that petitioned the government to set a fishing quota for lobster. This will help support the sustainability of this fishery. Last year the government shut down the decision-making fisheries management councils (fmcs) that were responsible for establishing these limits. We have identified ways around this to achieve our goal, bringing together experts to develop stock assessments for important but data-poor commercial species and working with the fishing sector to develop and test monitoring, control, and traceability tools, and advocate for regulations for catch limits based on our recommendations. Improving fisheries monitoring oceana won a major reform for brazil's fisheries in july 2020 when president bolsonaro and secretary of fisheries formally launched a new online logbook system for reporting catch data within brazil's industrial fishing fleet, comprised of nearly 6,000 vessels. This system, which will strengthen fisheries management and data collection throughout brazil, is already online and replacing the traditional but ineffective paper-based forms. This is an important achievement for a country that lacks basic information on its fisheries. Brazil and myanmar are the only two top-50 fishing nations that do not provide regular data on marine capture fisheries to the food and agriculture organization (fao). Having online logbooks in place does not necessarily mean that data is accessible in a usable way. Our next challenge is to push for transparency and full access to fishing information. We have therefore initiated a new project with global fishing watch and other partners, called the open tuna project, to demonstrate the benefits of transparency by working directly with brazil's industrial tuna fishing fleet. We have already convinced the longline tuna industry to voluntarily open logbook data, and old paper forms are being uploaded to the project's database. This open tuna project will create a benchmark on transparency and access to information, pushing the government to make all fisheries data public. Limit single-use plastics in november 2020, oceana in brazil published a report on single-use plastics, describing the plastic industry, brazil's waste management system, ocean po”

“Protect north atlantic right whales oceana canada is campaigning to protect the few north american right whales still in existence, which number approximately 400. Toward that end, we are promoting reduced shipping speeds in zones where whales transit. To pressure the government to make slowdowns mandatory, oceana conducted an analysis using global fishing watch and ship speed watch to demonstrate that only 33 percent of vessels were transiting at the requested 10 knots. Weekly reports were sent to government officials and a report was launched to the public. One result: in february 2020, transport canada announced a voluntary speed restriction in the cabot strait that would be applied in the spring and the autumn to protect the critically-endangered north atlantic right whale. We were also successful in securing support from at least one major canadian shipping company for a mandatory measure in the cabot strait. We will continue to advocate for a mandatory measure in the cabot strait for 2021. Limit single-use plastics in october 2020, oceana reached a 2021 campaign milestone early when the minister of the environment publicly announced the intention to ban six single-use plastics products (plastic check-out bags, stir sticks, six-pack rings, cutlery, straws and foodservice ware made from problematic plastics) by the end of 2021. This announcement is part of a larger government discussion paper that will also include additional regulations to achieve the goal of zero plastic waste by 2030. In meetings with the minister's office earlier in the year, staff explained that announcing the ban would be delayed and that instead they would first focus on regulations related to extended producer responsibility (epr) and circular economy. In response, oceana launched a report entitled "drowning in plastic: ending canada's contribution to the global plastic disaster" that received broad media coverage, and a petition calling on the government to keep their commitment to ban single-use plastics which quickly reached 100,000 signatures. We also conducted polling which found that 86 percent of canadians supported a ban. These results were even higher than a similar poll conducted before the covid-19 pandemic hit. The minister included the ban in a mid-year announcement and committed to having regulations in place by the end of 2021. Chile habitat protection - la higuera: oceana has been working with the community for several years to defeat planned industrial development projects in this ecologically important area, which is home to 80 percent of the world's humboldt penguin population and a vital habitat for blue whales, humpback whales, chilean sea otters, seabirds and other endangered and rare species. Fishing of loco (chilean abalone) accounts for 80 percent of the local economy. We are fighting to have a new mpa declared to provide permanent protection. We have had several court victories as well as setbacks related to the puerto cruz grande project, the latest was a decision against oceana by the environmental superintendence in september. We are now appealing that decision with the environmental court and if defeated, will push on to the supreme court. - juan fernandez: after winning an mpa together with the juan fernandez fishermen, the fishers have come to view our staff as trusted allies and turn to us often for support. We are working with the local community to ensure that their wishes are represented in the management plan for their mpa, by making sure they are part of the decision-making process. We are also supporting the juan fernandez fishermen to develop alternative means of getting income, so they are not completely dependent on lobster. As a result, they are building a fish processing plant. This turned out to be a timely decision because chinese demand for the juan fernandez lobster has dropped significantly due to the pandemic. - katalalixar: the proposal process to reclassify the 20,000 km2 katalalixar area as a par”

“Europe in early 2021, oceana released its uk fisheries audit, which painted a disturbing picture of the state of uk fish stocks. Only 36 percent of the 104 audited stocks were known to be healthy in terms of stock size and only 38 percent sustainably exploited. Of the top 10 most economically important fish stocks for the uk, six are overfished or their stock biomass is at a critical level: north sea cod, north sea herring, southern north sea crab, eastern english channel scallops, north east atlantic blue whiting and north sea whiting. Further, there is insufficient data to define reference points for north sea anglerfish. Therefore, only three of the top 10 stocks upon which the uk fishing industry relies are known to be both healthy and sustainably exploited: north east atlantic mackerel, north sea haddock and west of scotland nephrops. This is due to catch limits having been set at or below the recommended sustainable limits for preceding years, demonstrating the positive impact to be gained by following scientific advice. Oceana is now calling on the uk government to stop overfishing and lead the way in sustainable fisheries by setting catch limits in line with science. In early 2021, oceana reached a significant milestone in our campaign to reduce illegal fishing by improving monitoring of small-scale vessels when the eu fisheries committee voted on the future fisheries control regulation. Taking an enormous step forward, they voted in favor of requiring vessel monitoring system (vms) trackers for all eu vessels, including the more than 49,000 small-scale vessels operating in the eu. In addition, electronic catch reporting will be required for all eu vessels regardless of their size, something that was currently only required for vessels from 12 meters onwards. The fisheries committee also required member states to annually publish their efforts to control fishing activities and to make public the number of inspections, violations, and the follow-up actions to confirmed infringements. Member states are now required to set up digital traceability systems that would provide key information for authorities on all seafood products including processed and prepared products, such as canned tuna, which are currently excluded. Fish recovery and sustainable management on december 24, 2020, with just one week before the expiry of the brexit transition period and under additional pressure from covid-19, the eu and the uk reached an agreement on the eu-uk trade and cooperation agreement (tca). The new agreement includes sustainability provisions like fishing to maximum sustainable yield (msy), minimizing ecosystem impact, improving selectivity and reducing unwanted bycatch, and combating iuu. The agreement on fisheries also provides promising wording against setting unilateral quotas beyond scientific advice. The fisheries agreement between the eu and the uk is a positive first step for their shared marine ecosystems. Oceana is now urging both the eu and the uk to implement the deal and put an end to overfishing, by jointly setting catch limits for 2021 that abide by the best available scientific advice. Also, in december, eu fisheries ministers reached an agreement on northeast atlantic total allowable catches (tacs) for stocks that are exclusively in eu waters and western mediterranean fishing effort restrictions. Around 65 percent of the ne atlantic tacs were set in line with scientific advice, which is insufficient to meet the eu legal commitment to end overfishing by 2020 under the common fisheries policy (cfp). Additionally, the council unilaterally set over 120 provisional tacs for shared stocks with third countries (mainly the uk and norway) that will apply during the first quarter of 2021 to ensure continuation of fishing activity until international agreements on these stocks are concluded. For most stocks, these tacs are a roll-over of 25 percent of the 2020 tac, but tacs have been increased for some pelagic stocks like m”

“Fisheries rebuilding spurred by oceana's 2019 seafood fraud report, conapesca, the national fisheries authority, followed through on its commitment to convene an inter-agency working group to create a seafood traceability rule. A draft rule containing several of oceana's recommendations came out of the group's first meeting, in december 2019. We have joined all sessions of the technical committee and have pushed for a full-chain, electronic and unique traceability system that applies to as many fisheries as possible, prioritizing high-volume and high-value fisheries. We have built alliances with the industry through this process, mainly with exporters that require better and more reliable traceability systems. Some of the exporters already have advanced systems but lack the government's involvement, which they would welcome to convey a clear sign of the legality of their product. Peru habitat protection oceana has been working to gain the designation of a new mpa in the nazca ridge in peru. The final stakeholder meeting for this mpa was completed in 2020 and with it, the final version of the designation report was finally closed. From here, the report needs final approval of the multisectoral commission that was created to oversee the mpa designation process and by the administrative council of peru's protected area service remain before it is sent to cabinet. Once there, it should take one to three weeks for approval and presidential signature. This new mpa will protect marine biodiversity in a critical ecosystem in the pacific ocean. Deter illegal fishing we are advancing this campaign on several levels: - we are supporting customs in seizing tons of illegal shark parts from endangered species; - we continue to lead trainings for the government on the identification and regulations surrounding illegal shark parts; - we developed a first-ever guide to shark trunks which is being used by customs and other authorities along with our guide to shark fins; - we are working with ngos in ecuador, the source of the illegal trade in shark parts that comes through peru; - we are collaborating with the environmental attorneys office on cites compliance for the export of endangered fish species or its parts; - we are working with the un office of drugs and crime on deterring the illegal trade of wildlife in peru. In two years, oceana has helped to move peru from its position as the largest exporter of shark fins in the americas to a leader in the fight against illegal trafficking of fins, and the government has come to rely heavily on our advice and support. In 2020, the peruvian government shut down three additional illegal fish processing plants, bringing the total to eight closed plants. All these plants have been closed because of oceana's 2019 report mapping every illegal fishmeal plant in peru (both freestanding and part of legal fish processing plants) and details about these plants' operations. In peru, illegal fish canning has increased during the pandemic, especially for tuna, and we are providing technical support and guidance to peru's environmental police task force and to environmental attorneys to address this new problem. The environmental police have newly become involved in shutting down illegal fish processing since the national government sees this as a local government's responsibility. Benefitting both of our iuu campaigns, oceana presented arguments to the peruvian congress to include illegal fishing in an organized crimes law, and to include stronger penalties and resources to fight illegal fishing activities. We will continue to work with the environmental attorneys office at their request on the valuation of environmental crimes and to help them better understand collateral illegal practices linked to illegal fishing, such as finning and illegal fish processing, to help them prepare cases against these activities. Philippines protect sardines/establish national rules on fisheries management areas our most signif”

“Strengthen coral-rich marine protected areas oceana has selected panaon island in southern leyte in the philippines as the site for our coral-rich marine protected area (mpa). Panaon island's waters are estimated at around 25,000-30,000 hectares, and its reef is classified as a very good candidate for conservation. It has a high diversity of fish and corals and there are signs of recovery from blast fishing in the 80s. It is a feeding grounds for whale sharks, dolphins, sea turtles and other large marine vertebrates. There are sightings of the rare and endangered leatherback turtles. Fisherfolk benefit from the spill-over effect of at least 10 locally protected mpas, and political dynamics and tourism potential are both good. Protecting this region will prevent any future exploitation in the site and safeguard these coral reef ecosystems for future generations. Prior to the lockdown, oceana had partnered with the provincial government of southern leyte for a roundtable discussion with various stakeholders to discuss the future conservation direction of panaon island. This event highlighted the good condition of the reefs in panaon island, the conservation initiatives of each of the local stakeholders, and the importance that it gets holistic protection for sustainable management by having it declared as a protected seascape. An actively engaged local community will be an invaluable asset as this campaign moves forward, and the current good condition of the reef highlights the viability of this location to endure and thrive under the more robust protections we are fighting for. In late 2020, oceana was able to conduct an expedition in the area to secure critical biological, ecological, and social data that will ultimately inform our future advocacy efforts. Fish in nutrition systems in 2020, oceana completed its first phase of research on the linkages between healthy fisheries and healthy communities. Under oceana's fish in nutrition systems (fins), we commissioned two research contracts with key subject matter experts in nutrition, fisheries, and food policy. These consultancies reviewed documented connections between food security and fisheries policies and provided recommendations to improve associated food and nutrition security outcomes. - our first consultancy, based out of the fisheries economics research unit at the university of british columbia, completed a comprehensive review of the scientific literature on food security and fisheries management policy linkages. An example of one of the nine research questions covered is "what are the barriers that poor and vulnerable groups face to increasing and improving fish consumption." one of several key takeaways is that policies focused on increasing fisheries production must be accompanied by complementary policies focused on, e.g., equitable allocation of resources, promoting seafood consumption, reducing food waste and loss, and building resilience to future shocks, if they are to support food and nutrition security for the poor and vulnerable. - the second consultancy with a team based at the australian national centre for ocean resources and security, university of wollongong, conducted a deep dive into fishery and food and nutrition security policies for 15 selected countries. The research findings included recommendations for best practices linking fisheries management and associated public health policies, including tying food security objectives into fisheries management, and incorporating wild-capture fisheries into national food systems and food security dialogues. One of the key takeaways is that good policy practice for food and nutrition security demonstrates linkages between seafood and food and nutrition across multiple contexts, rather than within a single context, and provides a high level of detail and evidence of commitment (e.g., through concrete milestones tied to a specific agency, budget allocation, etc.) to implement actions. Few policy instruments”

“Oceana's efforts to reach out to coastal residents and business leaders has led to a growing and galvanized bipartisan opposition to expanded drilling, most notably from businesses that rely on healthy oceans. The three business alliances that oppose offshore drilling on the atlantic, pacific and gulf coasts - and which oceana helped to create, now total at least 56,000 businesses and 500,000 fishing families. By the end of 2020, more than 2,200 local, state and federal elected officials, including governors along the east and west coasts and more than 230 members of congress (a majority), now publicly oppose expanded offshore drilling as well. In addition, by the end of 2020, 391 coastal municipalities had formally passed resolutions opposing offshore drilling and/or seismic blasting. Ban the shark fin trade shark populations around the world are in serious decline, largely driven by the demand for their fins. Fins from as many as 73 million sharks end up in the global shark fin trade each year, and more than 70 percent of the most popular species in the fin trade face a high or very high threat of extinction. A national trade ban would ensure that the united states no longer participates in the global fin trade that contributes to the decline of many at-risk shark species. Unfortunately, oceana was not successful in efforts to champion a national shark fin trade ban in the u.s. This past year. Responsible fishing in 2020, oceana worked with representatives in congress to support their efforts to introduce the break free from plastic pollution act. If passed, this law would ban some of the most polluting plastics, including carryout bags and polystyrene foam food and drinkware, while protecting the ability of state and local governments to enact more stringent standards and putting a pause on building new plastic facilities. More than 100 members of congress sponsored this piece of legislation. In november, oceana released a new report detailing the devastating impact that plastic pollution is having on marine wildlife. "choked, strangled, drowned: the plastics crisis unfolding in our oceans" compiled data from government agencies, organizations and institutions that monitor the impact of plastic on marine animals, and found evidence of nearly 1,800 animals from 40 different species swallowing or becoming entangled in plastic over the last decade. Even more troubling, almost 90 percent of the animals were from species classified as threatened or endangered. The species impacted were marine mammals, like whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, and sea turtles; all six u.s. Species of which are endangered or threatened with extinction. Also, in 2020, 10 local communities passed policies that help limit plastic pollution. Eight of these policies (five ordinances and two resolutions) limit the sale and/or distribution of single-use plastic in hollywood (fl), delray beach (fl), dania beach (fl), miami shores village (fl), tampa (fl), montgomery county (md), and charleston (sc). Three additional ordinances, meanwhile, in boca raton, key west and sunny isle formally oppose florida's state preemption law that restrict cities' abilities to effectively combat the plastic pollution crisis. Outside of florida, the state of new york passed an oceana-supported statewide ban on polystyrene foam that will prohibit the sale and distribution of disposable food service containers that contain expanded polystyrene foam and polystyrene loose fill packaging material by 2022.”

“This return presents consolidated financial statements for oceana, inc. And its non-u.s. Affiliates. Oceana has offices in spain, brazil, denmark, belgium, mexico, philippines, belize, london, chile and peru for the purpose of building an international movement to save the ocean through public policy advocacy, science and economics, legal action, grassroots mobilization, and public education. The operations in spain, belize, brazil, mexico, switzerland, and the united kingdom are incorporated as independent entities in those countries under local law. 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.”