The Foundation considers Project Related Investments (PRIs) that can provide a return of capital and a nominal investment return. We strongly prefer individual transactions backed by experienced management teams with a track record of success in their field of investment.
Areas of special interest include, but are not limited to: fisheries management, fishing rights and quotas, aquaculture, and other ocean related projects. The Foundation may invest up to $100,000 per PRI.
Recent PRIs include:
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National Geographic Partners LLC – disbursed funds for production of a children’s sea book and a sea atlas by Dr. Sylvia Earle and National Geographic
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Catch Invest – commitment to loan facility to acquire a stake in the New England scallop fishing quota
Photo: Dr. Richard Murphy
Lion Fish, invasive species damaging the reefs in the Caribbean
Students visiting E/V NAUTILUS in the Grenadines
Photo: Dr. Richard Murphy
Divers surveying reefs in the Grenadines