Oceans Initiative is a team of scientists on a mission to protect marine life, including whales, dolphins, sharks, salmon & seabirds, in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Like the animals we study, we are highly mobile. We spend time getting our feet wet in the field, wherever our work is needed, and time sharing our cutting-edge science to inform conservation action. Oceans Initiative was co-founded by Erin Ashe and Rob Williams. Oceans Initiative is the keystone project of a registered charity in Canada called Oceans Research and Conservation Association. In the US, Oceans Initiative is a standalone nonprofit registered in Washington state, and fiscally sponsored through The Ocean Foundation.