APPROACH
APPROACH
OUR APPROACH
Given the rapid decline of marine resources, the mission of the Waitt Foundation is to protect and restore ocean health.
The Foundation funds initiatives globally with a focus on marine protected areas and sustainable fishing policy and practice. We provide grants, technical assistance, strategic advice, and support innovative ocean science. For maximum impact, we partner with unique coalitions of governments, funders, NGO, academics, and businesses.
OUR WORK
1,200,000
SQ. MILES OF OCEAN PROTECTED
DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES
SCIENTIFIC
EXPEDITIONS
PROJECTS
FUNDED
MILLION TO
CONSERVATION
46
35
200
$50
OUR APPROACH
FISHERIES
POLICY & COLLABORATIONS
MARINE PROTECTED
AREAS
SCIENCE &
COMMUNICATION
MARINE SPATIAL
PLANNING
GOVERNMENT
PARTNERSHIPS
We partner with governments across the globe to help them understand & protect their ocean resources.
GRANTS
We support innovative ocean conservation through grants big and small.
EXPEDITIONS
We partner with governments to help them understand & protect our ocean resources.
OUR OCEANS ARE DECLINING AT AN ALARMING RATE
By creating protected areas, sustainable fisheries, supporting innovative science & communication, and encouraging governments to protect their resources, we have the chance to return our ocean to a thriving ecosystem.
WHERE WE WORK
From expeditions to ROC Grant projects, we support ocean
conservation across the globe.
STORIES OF HOPE
We partner with countries to help them protect their resources, see our stories of success from previous projects.
SEYCHELLES
COOK
ISLANDS
THE
BAHAMAS
GABON
No one person, no one entity can save the oceans, but if we work together, we pool our resources, this is a problem we can fix.