California Ocean Communicators Alliance


The California Ocean Communicators Alliance is a group of over 200 communications professionals in ocean-related organizations, agencies and businesses who are working together “creating a strong voice for the ocean in California.” Organized in April 2005 by NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program, California Resources Agency and aquarium partners, the California Ocean Communicators Alliance has met through three workshops to collaborate on common messaging and the development of the California Public Awareness Campaign, “Thank You Ocean.” For more detailed information on the California Ocean Communicators Alliance, read our summary sheet and visit Ocean Communicator Alliance members’ websites! You will find a complete listing of the websites below. If you are already a member visit the OCA Information and Toolkit page! If you are interested in becoming a member of the California Ocean Communicators Alliance please review the qualifications and application information.

Ocean Communicator Alliance Member Contact information - download the most current Ocean Communicators Alliance contact booklet

 

Ocean Protection

Amigos de Bolsa Chica
The Baum Foundation
Blue Frontier Campaign
Bluewater Network
Brown and Caldwell
California Artificial Reef Enhancement
California Coastal Coalition
California Coastkeeper Alliance
California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative
COARE
Coastal Watershed Council
COMPASS
Earth Justice
Environment California
Environment Now Foundation
Environmental Defense
Environmental Defense Center
Environmental and Natural Resources Law & Policy Program
Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association
Friends of the Colorado Lagoon
Institute for Fisheries Resources
IUCN
Marine Conservation Biology Institute
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Natural Resources Defense Council
Ocean Conservation Research
Oceana
Orange County Coastkeeper
Project BluePrint
Santa Barbara Channel Keeper
Save the Waves Coalition
Seaflow
SeaWeb
Strategic Ocean Solutions
The Coalition of Organizations for Ocean Life (COOL)
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The Nature Conservancy
The Ocean Conservancy
The Ocean Project
TreePeople
WiLDCOAST

Film, Photography and Media

Adopt-A-Waterway
Annie Crawley
Birken Productions/Tree People
Current Publishing Corporation
Eco Media
EcoTalk
Immersion Presents
Little Green Star
Matthew Meier Photography
Mavericks Surf Ventures
Michael Tennesen
Ocean Futures Society
PJA Advertising and Marketing
San Francisco Ocean Film Festival
Sea Studios Foundation
Sharkwater
Shifting Baselines
The Essential Image Source Foundation
The Ocean Channel, Inc.

Recreation

California Coastal Commission
California Department of Boating and Waterways
California State Parks
Cannery Row Company
Channel Islands National Park
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association
Island Packers
Nature Tourism Planning
NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program
Northern California Marine Association
Northwest Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument
Pacific Naturalists
Patagonia
Point Reyes National Seashore
San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Reserve
Santa Cruz County Conference and Visitors Council
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area

Educational Programming

Aquatic Adventures
California Coastal Commission
California Community College Satellite Network
California Department of Boating and Waterways
California Department of Fish and Game
California Department of Parks and Recreation
California State Water Resources Control Board
Camp SEA Lab
Catalina Island Marine Institute (CIMI)
Center for Marine Studies
Centers for Ocean Sciences Education Excellence (COSEE) West
COSEE
Current Publishing Corporation
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association Visitors Center
Friends of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Immersion Presents
Marine Advanced Technology Education Center (MATE)
Marine, Activities, Resources, and Education
Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation
Mountain and Sea Educational Adventures Science Camps
National Geographic Society
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Newport Bay Natuarlists and Friends
NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Northwest Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument
O'Neill Sea Odyssey
Ocean Discovery!
Ocean Institute
PRBO
Project AWARE Foundation
Research Vessel White Holly
San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Reserve
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
See Into the Sea
Seymour Marine Discovery Center Long Marine Laboratory UC Santa Cruz
Surfrider Foundation
The Headlands Institute
UC Santa Cruz
UCSB, Marine Science Institute
University of California, Berkeley
USC Sea Grant Program
West Coast Ballast Project, UC - Sea Grant Extension

Wildlife

California Department of Fish and Game
California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative
Coral Reef Alliance
Defenders of Wildlife
Friends of the Sea Otter
Nature Tourism Planning
NOAA Fisheries Service
Pacific Marine Mammal Center
PRBO
San Francisco Bay Whale Watching
Save the Whales
Save-Our-Seals Coalition
Sea World San Diego
The Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito
The National Audubon Society
The Otter Project
US Fish and Wildlife Service San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Watchable Wildlife, Inc.
WiLDCOAST

Research

California Sea Grant Program
Central & Northern California Ocean Observing System
Ecotrust
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Friends of Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Monterey Bay Sanctuary Foundation
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA Fisheries Service
NOAA Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Northwest Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument
PISCO
PRBO
San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Reserve
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
SeaWeb
Tagging of Pacific Predators
UC Santa Cruz
UCSB, Marine Science Institute
UCSD, Center for Marine Biodiversity & Conservation
USC Sea Grant Program

Aquariums and Museums

Aquarium of the Bay, San Francisco
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach
Birch Aquarium, La Jolla
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco
Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey
Ocean Institute
Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab and Aquarium, Manhattan Beach
Santa Monica Pier Aquarium
Seymour Marine Discovery Center, Long Marine Laboratory, UC Santa Cruz
Ty Warner Sea Center, Santa Barbara

Federal Government

Channel Islands National Park
Congressman Sam Farr
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Marine Protected Areas Center
Minerals Management Service
NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA Fisheries Service
NOAA Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary
NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program
NOAA National Ocean Service
NOAA National Weather Service
NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
Northwest Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore
San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Reserve
Santa Monica National Recreation Area

State Government

Bay Conservation and Development Commission
California Coastal Commission
California Department of Boating and Waterways
California Department of Fish and Game
California Environmental Protection Agency
California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative
California Ocean Protection Council
California Ocean Resources Management Program
California Resources Agency Departments
California Resources Agency- hosted Web sites
Department of Parks and Recreation
State Coastal Conservancy
State Lands Commission
State Water Resources Control Board

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