黑潮海洋文教基金會Kuroshio Ocean Education Foundation

黑潮海洋文教基金會，1998 年於花蓮成立，是臺灣第一個為「鯨豚與海洋」發聲的民間非營利組織。最初以鯨豚調查為開端，多年來深耕於海洋議題、環境教育與科學調查，如同一股陸地上的黑潮洋流溫暖而堅定，期許每個臺灣人的心中都有一片海洋。 Kuroshio Ocean Education Foundation (KOEF) was founded in 1998 and is the first non-profit organization with emphasis on marine wellbeing in Taiwan. For decades, KOEF has taken efforts on whale and dolphin conservation and relevant marine issues, with passionate involvement in environmental education and scientific investigation. KOEF has been dedicated to the conservation of cetaceans for over 2 decades. In 2021, we initiated the Ocean Oasis Project, aiming to apply for the Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) launched by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2016, demonstrating a continued commitment to marine conservation efforts.