Co-founded by Jimmy Buffett in 1981, this Florida nonprofit funds manatee rescue, rehabilitation and the Adopt-A-Manatee programme that has made the species a global conservation icon.
12manateesManatees released in a single day (record, partner event)
300sightingsPublic manatee sighting reports received
Free-diving alongside wild sharks off Oahu's North Shore, marine biologist Ocean Ramsey's team turns every encounter into photo-ID research and the advocacy that outlawed shark killing in Hawaii.
300sharksIndividual sharks catalogued via photo-ID research
1,200presentationsEducational presentations delivered
Ship time on a deep-sea research vessel costs tens of thousands a day, which is why most of the seafloor is unexplored — so this institute gives it away and puts every dive on YouTube.
20speciesCandidate new species found across ten Nazca Ridge seamounts
31speciesNew species confirmed on a single 2026 expedition