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Become a MarineBio member to help support these projects and our goals and mission to share the wonders of the ocean to inspire education, research, and a sea ethic. Join today and become part of the solution to help protect marine life and restore our ocean. The following MarineBio projects are currently underway:
MarineBio has teamed up with Save Our Leatherbacks Operation (SOLO) to conduct expeditions to Irian Jaya, Indonesia where the critically endangered U.S. West Coast Pacific leatherback sea turtles go to nest and lay eggs. Find our more >>
 Guadalupe Island Conservation Fund (GICF): MarineBio has partnered with the GICF, which was established in 2007 by the members of the scuba diving and eco-community of Guadalupe Island to help the Government of Mexico protect the endangered shark population of Isla Guadalupe, which is one of Mexico's newly created Biosphere Reserves. Its remote location and lack of basic infrastructure makes enforcement and protection of its unique and endemic wildlife species a real challenge. Donations will go a long way toward the creation of a world class Biosphere dedicated to shark science and protection.
The GICF will raise awareness about the need to protect sharks and other species in this pristine and important habitat. The fund's partners include dive operators and other business owners who will channel money from the growing white shark tourist industry into local conservation-related projects on the island. MarineBio is providing administrative sponsorship and support for GICF and will help spread the word about the need to protect the waters of Isla Guadalupe.
Find out more about MarineBio's Frontline Marine Conservation Support Program »
 Marine Species Database for the most common and endangered 3,000+ marine species to include referenced taxonomic, morphological, behavioral, dietary, habitat, reproductive, and conservation status information. Most will also include high quality photographs, video or access to video, as well as a variety of online resources for deeper species research. Species will include marine alga and plants, marine worms, hard and soft corals (and other cnidarians), plankton, echinoderms, crustaceans, cephalopods, commercial, reef, and deep-sea fishes, sharks, marine birds, sea turtles (and other marine reptiles), and marine mammals. Status: UNDERWAY: Species Launched | Species in Review
Marine Conservation Information covering the main issues concerning ocean life: global warming, lack of a Sea Ethic, threats to biodiversity, overfishing, habitat conservation, pollution, alien species, and sustainable tourism. Succinct explanations of the complex issues involved in marine conservation with a focus on solutions while highlighting current efforts and the obstacles involved. Status: UNDERWAY
Marine Life Science (Marine Biology) Fundamentals exploring and describing the often alien world that marine life inhabits to assist with the understanding of marine conservation efforts. Status: UNDERWAY
Marine Conservation and Research Support - MarineBio provides substantial exposure (~4 million visitors per year and growing) for effective marine conservation and research groups such as the Marine Conservation Biology Institute (MCBI), Blue Ocean Institute and others. Status: UNDERWAY (ongoing)
The Plankton Forums are a dynamic community of worldwide members involved and interested in marine life, marine conservation and marine biology. Members include high school and college students, marine biologists, marine conservationists, ocean sports professionals, marine science professionals and academia, etc. Status: UNDERWAY (ongoing)
Marine Mammal Stranding Database Project - the Marine Mammal Protection Act falls short of requiring a central database to store and search for data concerning worldwide reports of marine mammal strandings and necropsies. We plan to rectify that to find out what trends may be hiding in the data to assist conservation efforts and whether further work is needed involving investigations as to the causes of strandings. Status: UNDERWAY
Marine Conservation Organizations Research Project - via surveys and interviews we hope to determine the current status of marine conservation efforts, specifically, to find out which marine species of the endangered and threatened are on the radar, the success of the efforts underway, which efforts are the most successful and why, which species are in dire need, and which species and areas needs the most help. Status: PLANNING
Marine Conservation Laws Report - research will be conducted to determine the extent of marine conservation laws worldwide. We will look at the details, species and areas protected and compare this to the above project. This should help define which laws are working, why, which are not and what needs to be changed. Status: PLANNING
Marine Conservation Technology: Status Report - we plan to identify the most useful and cost effective online and offline technologies being used to assist with marine conservation efforts. Posted online and updated frequently, this should provide a central place for marine conservation groups to most effectively take care of business. Status: CONCEPT
Got an idea for a needed project? Contact us or if you would like to help with a project, find out about volunteering and/or internships.
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