Oceana

Championing the conservation of endangered marine life, Amanda Beard is a spokesperson for Oceana, an organization working to protect the world's oceans. Through powerful online videos, she protests the fishing industry's negligence that results in the deaths of over 100 million sharks annually.

Though saving the sharks is an important cause, it is just one of the many efforts Oceana organizes. With water covering 71 percent of the world, our oceans are an important and integral part of human life. Oceana's dedicated volunteers work to protect aquatic life and reduce pollution. Restoring the oceans provides us with many benefits that can improve our ecological and economical health.

Oceana's team of scientists, economists, lawyers and advocates create policy changes to prevent the collapse of sea life populations and keep the oceans clean. More than 300,000 members and e-activists are working to protect our world's waterways, ensuring that the oceans will continue to sustain us, amaze us and generate jobs for decades to come.