About Us
Ocean Champions, a 501(c)(4) organization, with a connected political action committee Ocean Champions PAC, is the first national organization of its kind focused solely on oceans and ocean wildlife. Our goal is to develop a broad, bipartisan base of supporters from which to cultivate political champions for ocean conservation in the U.S. Congress and in key states. Ultimately, the aim is to create a political environment where protecting and restoring the oceans is a priority of federal and state governments.
The Oceans are Different Politically, and so is Ocean Champions
- Our oceans are in crisis and it’s time for our politicians to pay attention to their plight. While our public lands and their wildlife enjoy many dedicated champions in Congress, the oceans and their wildlife do not.
- Ocean Champions, a 501(c)(4) organization, with a connected political action committee (PAC), Ocean Champions PAC, is the first and only organization of its kind focused on building champions for the oceans at the Congressional level. Our goal is to create a political environment where protecting and restoring the oceans is a priority of federal and state governments.
- In 2004, Ocean Champions PAC became the first ocean conservation organization to actively campaign for candidates for federal office and 11 of the 14 candidates we supported were victorious on Election Day.
- Ocean Champions is building on the momentum of 2004 by actively lobbying newly elected and other key members of Congress to adopt the recommendations of the Pew Oceans Commission and the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy.
- Ocean Champions is creating a circle of accountability that will lead to increasing political clout for the ocean conservation community and its legislative initiatives.
- Because we know that the health of the oceans is neither a “right” nor a “left” issue, Ocean Champions is working aggressively to forge a bi-partisan “blue” movement that will move beyond traditional “green” politics and reach out to all individuals who have a stake in healthy oceans.
Join Ocean Champions
Your support of Ocean Champions helps ensure that we can keep working to build political champions for the oceans, so we can all enjoy pristine beaches, clean ocean waters, and abundant fish and wildlife for generations to come. Join Ocean Champions today.
