Criticisms
- The Gloucester timesGloucester Times expressed concern that Ocean Conservancy worked too closely with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on policies that weaken the fishing industry.
- A representative for Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal said that the organization's Gulf of Mexico clean-up recommendations following the BP oil spill was "out of touch."
- Ocean Conservancy was criticized for accepting funding from the Walton Family Foundation.
- The organization was one of the few environmental or conservation organizations to take a neutral position on Florida's "Ban the Nets" amendment in 1994 that was passed with 72% of the vote.
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