The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, CA www.marinemammalcenter.org
The Marine Mammal Center advances ocean health through marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation, research, and education. This is the organization benefitting from our Sunday morning collection on September 22.

Sea Otter Savvy in Moss Landing, CA www.seaottersavvy.org
Sea Otter Savvy strives to foster community awareness and involvement to reduce human-caused disturbance to sea otters and promote responsible wildlife viewing. 

Surfrider Foundation in San Clemente, CA www.surfrider.org
The Surfrider Foundation is dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s ocean, waves, and beaches, for all people, through a powerful activist network.

Ocean Defenders Alliance in Huntington Beach, CA www.oceandefenders.org
Ocean Defenders Alliance works to clean and protect marine ecosystems through documentation, education, and meaningful action. Working with affected communities, they focus primarily on the reduction and removal of man-made debris which poses serious threats to ocean wildlife and habitats.

Elakha Alliance in Siletz, OR www.elakhaalliance.org
The Elakha Alliance was formed by tribal, nonprofit, and conservation leaders with a shared mission: To restore a healthy population of sea otters to the Oregon coast and to thereby make Oregon’s marine and coastal ecosystem more robust and resilient.

Defenders of Wildlife in Washington, DC www.defenders.org
Founded in 1947, Defenders of Wildlife is the premier U.S.-based national conservation organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of imperiled species and their habitats in North America. Their focus includes attention to “keystone species”—including sea otters—that create or maintain habitat for other wildlife. On August 11, 2020, Friends of the Sea Otter merged with Defenders of Wildlife after closing their operations. You can read about Defenders’ work with sea otters here: https://defenders.org/wildlife/sea-otter

The Nature Conservancy www.nature.org/en-us/
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive. Founded in the U.S. through grassroots action in 1951, TNC has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world. Thanks to more than a million members and the dedicated efforts of their diverse staff and over 400 scientists, they impact conservation in 81 countries and territories: 40 by direct conservation impact and 41 through partners. Their mission is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.

Oceana www.oceana.org
Oceana is the largest international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation. Mission: Oceana is campaigning around the globe to protect and restore the world’s oceans. They have nine campaigns: Save the Oceans, Feed the World; Climate and Energy; Responsible Fishing; Protect Habitat; Plastics; Aquaculture; Protect Species; Transparency, and Deep-Sea Mining.