Who we are

Center for Coastal Conservation… The political arm
of marine conservation.

The Center for Coastal Conservation’s role is to affect public policy related to the conservation of marine resources with broad abilities to pursue political solutions. The organization is non-partisan and focuses on having an impact in the national political arena, principally Congress and federal regulatory agencies.

The Center is organized under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code; accordingly, donations are not tax deductible. Additionally, the Center has established the Center for Coastal Conservation Political Action Committee (Center PAC), so that its members can fully participate in elective politics. The Center and Center PAC work to elect candidates to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives who support marine conservation.

The Center is a membership organization overseen by a Board of Directors. Committees facilitate its mission and report to the Board of Directors.

Our Mission

Our mission is to promote good stewardship of America’s marine resources.

Our Objectives

The Center’s objectives are to:

• Inform and educate decision makers, marine conservation organizations, corporations and the general public;
• Persuade decision makers with regard to marine-resource policy initiatives, and
• Affect the political process.

Our Tenets

The Center for Coastal Conservation supports:

• promoting a quality recreational fishery;
• ending overfishing by a time certain;
• rebuilding plans for fisheries with time constraints;
• improving angling and boating access,
• and working waterfronts and marinas.