Center for Oceanic Awareness, Research, and Education

 

About Us . . . COARE was founded and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our Vision: A world where our oceans are respected by all humankind. A world where everyone strives for a sustainable and harmonious relationship with the ocean and its creatures – and where individuals, businesses, and governments encourage one another to continually make conscious and informed decisions. Leadership: Christopher Chin Executive Director and Founder Christopher Chin is a multi-agency scuba instructor and technical diver whose passion for the ocean stems back to childhood.  He first became certified in 1996, and has been teaching actively since 1999.   He is an accomplished underwater videographer and writer who has traveled extensively and speaks several languages.  Christopher is a founding member and active participant of the Paavima.org team, which continues to provide relief and rebuilding opportunities for victims of the 2004 Tsunami in southern Sri Lanka. Clemente Jiménez Director Clemente's love for the outdoors stems from growing up in a small Northern California town surrounded by farm land. The son of farm laborers, Clemente gained an appreciation for developing a sustainable relationship with the environment, and saw first hand the effects of exploiting nature's resources - both on the land and on people. Impassioned by a desire to promote beneficial social and environmental change, Clemente eventually pursued a career in law, and has experience in the California State Legislature, where he worked on the Marine Life Protection Act and other environmental legislation. Clemente left state service to fight for the rights of the underprivileged as an attorney with the Sacramento County Public Defender's office. He now has his own law practice in Sacramento, and is currently laying the groundwork for a Latino community legal clinic. Richard Nelson Director Richard Nelson fell in love with the ocean during his childhood, watching far too many Jacques Cousteau television specials. Raised by an avid environmentalist, he decided to become an ecologist after studying about global climate change. After earning his degree in Environmental Science from the University of California at Berkeley, he worked for two Members of Congress in Washington before returning to California, where he works in the software industry. Richard met and befriended Christopher Chin in a SCUBA class in 1996. He has since traveled the world with his wife and daughter, exploring the oceans and learning and teaching about endangered ecosystems. His particular passion is marine mammals. Marty Snyderman Advisory Board Marty Snyderman is a still photographer, film producer, author, and speaker specializing in the marine environment. Marty's still photography and/or writing has been utilized by National Geographic Magazine, Skin Diver Magazine, numerous National Wildlife Federation publications, Natural History, Dive Training, Sport Diver, Time, Newsweek, Time Life, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the New England Aquarium, Sea World, and the Seattle Aquarium, and by numerous other publications and organizations worldwide. Marty serves as the Marine Life Editor and as a regular columnist for Dive Training magazine. He has been involved in underwater photography for 25 years and continues to produce compelling images of marine life in attempts to raise awareness and interest about many marine issues. Marty is an Emmy Award winning cinematographer, and his work has been used by PBS, Shark Week, Warner Brothers (Free Willy), the National Geographic Society, NOVA, the British Broadcasting Corporation, many major broadcast networks and many more organizations expressing interest in marine wildlife. Tim Taylor Advisory Board Captain Tim Taylor is an accomplished naturalist and explorer with over 25 years of underwater experience.   In recognition of his discovery of the Sherwood Forest Reef tract in the Dry Tortugas, Tim was honored as a Fellow National in the Explorers Club in 2004. Sherwood Forest is considered the centerpiece of the Tortugas Ecological Reserve and has become world famous since its discovery in 1997. Tim's experience includes 18 years as a US Coast Guard Captain, numerous SCUBA instructor ratings, underwater still and video expertise, and extensive fieldwork. He has guided many world famous researchers and explorers such as Dr. Sylvia Earle and Dr. Eugenie Clarke on expeditions in the Bahamas, Cuba, and the Florida Keys. Tim is currently President and CEO of the Research Vessel Tiburon, Inc., based in Key West Florida. Rex Weyler Advisory Board Rex Weyler is one of the founders of Greenpeace International, and sailed on the organization's first whale campaign. Rex is a well respected journalist, writer, and ecologist whose photography and essays have been published in the New York Times, Oceans, Smithsonian, Rolling Stone, New Age Journal, Conscious Choice, New Times, Shared Vision, National Geographic, and other publications. Kate Wing Advisory Board Kate Wing is a Senior Ocean Policy Analyst with the National Resource Defense Council's ocean protection initiative, where she focuses on Pacific fisheries management and marine protected areas. Kate's background is in biology and research, including a season in Antarctica. Prior to joining NRDC, she served as a fellow on the Senate subcommittee on fisheries and oceans. She is a graduate of the University of Washington's School of Marine Affairs.

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