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Mission Statement

Cetos Research Organization is a non-profit organization with a focus of conducting research predominantly on marine wildlife species but also on other sensitive wildlife. Through our findings, we work to enhance and augment conservation and management of living marine and terrestrial resources. Our focus is on studying endangered marine species and other listed wildlife species about which little is known.

Goals

• Conduct management and conservation related research on biological resources including marine ecosystems (such as coral reefs) and wildlife, with emphasis on "mega"-vertebrate marine species (e.g. whales, seals, dolphins, sea turtles);
• Enhance and support living marine and terrestrial resources by promoting effective conservation and management policies, and disseminating our results in a timely manner;
• Investigate wildlife marine species and areas in which there is limited information or which are typically under-funded by government agencies;
• Identify and assess anthropogenic impacts on marine and terrestrial wildlife and propose solutions to mitigate these effects; and
• Develop an educational program to increase awareness about living marine resources and ways to reduce human impacts.

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In sum, at Cetos Research Organization, we carry out original research. We seek to contribute to the body of scientific knowledge regarding different wild species. Our goal is to provide a sound scientific basis for management decisions relating to wildlife. We believe this will enhance and augment the conservation and management policies governing the various marine species in the US and worldwide. Our goal is to provide a sound scientific basis for management decisions relating to marine wildlife.

We organized as a research entity because we recognize that most of the world's marine amd other wildlife species are currently threatened by a variety of factors. These include but are not limited to anthropogenic (man-made) disturbances, habitat destruction or degradation, hunting, overfishing, and other deleterious practices directly or indirectly affecting the survival of these species. Through our work, we seek to both increase the natural history knowledge regarding threatened and endangered wildlife, Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) listed species, and for Endangered Species Act (ESA) protected species, and to assess disturbance reactions of marine and other wildlife to the aforementioned factors.

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