Charity of the week: Oceana

Oceana (oceana.org) is the world’s largest organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation. Since 2001, Oceana has worked to restore oceans to their former abundance by halting marine pollution, protecting endangered sea life, and promoting responsible fishing. The organization has successfully fought for bans on bottom trawling, better monitoring of fisheries’ by-catch levels, and expanded marine reserves. Oceana also works to halt the overfishing of species like bluefin tuna and to reduce mercury contamination in seafood. One of its current campaigns is to fight seafood fraud, which undermines conservation-minded fisheries. Recent studies show that in the U.S., up to 70 percent of fish labeled and sold as red snapper, wild salmon, and Atlantic cod are actually other species.

Each charity we feature has earned a four-star overall rating from Charity Navigator, which ranks not-for-profit organizations on the strength of their finances, their control of administrative and fund-raising expenses, and the transparency of their operations. Four stars is the group’s highest ranking.

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