Led by President and CEO George Jacob, the BayEcotarium is committed to conservation education and provides free field trips to over 75,000 Bay Area students every year.
The BayEcotarium uses classroom education, community outreach and live animal exhibitry to interpret topics like sustainable seafood, protecting marine areas, plastic pollution, climate change, and watershed health.
Subsequently, bay.org expanded to include six more conservation-focused institutions focused on different aspects of marine education, habitat restoration and watershed preservation.
Using a combination of scientific research, political advocacy, and public education, the Institute focuses on the water management and economic policies necessary to ensure the health of the greater San Francisco Bay.
The walk-through model allows visitors to observe tidal action, and visualize currents and eddies as they would actually occur in the Bay, rivers, tributaries, and Delta.
Using presentations and interactives, the Center interprets the colony of wild California sea lions now permanently established in this unusual urban location.
Additional planning includes podcasts, blogs, streaming videos, EcoCurrent newsletters, environmental posters and other educational resources that will be created and compiled by the academy.