Oceanic Society is a California-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to conserving marine wildlife and habitats by deepening the connections between people and nature.

[1] The organization was founded in San Francisco in 1969 by George C. Kiskaddon, founder of Marine Chartering Company, and Dr. Jerold M. Lowenstein, director of the Pacific Institute of Nuclear Medicine.

Similarly, the Air Patrol of light plane flyers monitored enforcement of environmental regulations and pollution events, industry and shipping activity, and collected data on marine mammals.

[14] In the editorial of "Oceans" Magazine Volume 1, Number 1, publisher Jack Reynolds wrote, ″To effect a better world, it is our responsibility to educate ourselves in all facets of living, to be creative in philosophy, exploring, enterprise and leisure.

The station served as a base for marine research, principally on bottlenose dolphins, Antillean manatees, sea turtles, American crocodiles, and other species, as well as long-term coral reef monitoring.