Mission
TO BUILD A GIS-BASED WEB INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER OCEN DATA, TO CONNECT THE OCEAN COMMUNITY,TO RECOGNIZE EXPEMPLARY SOURCES OF OCEN INFORMATION, TO VISUAILIZE AND BETTER UNDERSTAND OCEAN PROCESSES, TO HELP RESOLVE OCEAN POLICY QUESTIONS AND DISPUTES, AND TO CARRY ON OTHER CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GOAL AS ALLOWED BY LAW.