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| Abbreviation | OPS |
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Purpose | Marine Conservation,Biodiversity Conservation |
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Executive Director | Louie Psihoyos |
| Website | opsociety |
TheOceanic Preservation Society is aCalifornia-based501(c)(3)non-profit organization that promotesmarine conservation andenvironmental protection by combating complexglobal issues such asbiodiversity loss, climate change, illegal wildlife trading, deforestation, and unsustainable fishingthrough documentary, film and media.[1] It was founded in 2005 byLouie Psihoyos andJim Clark.[2][3] In 2009, OPS releasedThe Cove,[4] an Academy Award-winningdocumentary film that describes the annual mass slaughter ofdolphins in a national park atTaiji, Wakayama.[5]
The organization's second project, Emmy-nominated documentary,Racing Extinction, focuses on the mass extinction of species, disappearance of coral reefs, and the rise of toxins in the ocean.[6]
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