Our Mission

The Florida Ocean Alliance is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to bringing together government, academic, and private sectors in Florida to protect and enhance Florida's coastal and ocean resources for continued social and economic benefits.
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What We Do

  • Serve as a clearinghouse for information on key ocean and coastal issues facing the state in both the public and private sectors
  • Monitor and publicize actions related to the oceans and coasts

How We Do It

  • Outreach and educational activities for the public and policy makers in Florida
  • Conferences
  • Economic studies and issue papers on ocean and coastal policies in Florida
  • Testimony to national or state agencies and commissions concerned with ocean or coastal policy in Florida
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Reports and Articles

  • Solving the Crisis in Ocean Governance
    By Oran R. Young, Gail Osherenko, Julia Ekstrom, Larry B. Crowder, John Ogden, James A. Wilson, Jon C. Day, Fanny Douvere, Charles N. Ehler, Karen L. McLeod, Benjamin S. Halpern, and Robbin Peach
    Environment Magazine (May 2007)