- Oceanic Preservation Society
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Oceanic Preservation Society 
Abbreviation OPS Formation 2005 Purpose/focus Marine conservation Headquarters Boulder, Colorado Location Colorado Executive director Louie Psihoyos Website opsociety.org The Oceanic Preservation Society is a Colorado-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes marine conservation and environmentalism and addresses issues such as animal rights and censorship.[1] It was founded in 2005 by photographer and current executive director Louie Psihoyos and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jim Clark.[2][3] In 2009, OPS presented The Cove,[4] a documentary film that describes the annual killing of dolphins in a national park at Taiji, Wakayama.[5]
The organization is currently working on a second documentary titled The Singing Planet, which is to focus on the mass extinction of species,[6] disappearance of coral reefs, and the rise of toxins in the ocean.[7] It will be released in 3D and 2D format.[6]
References
- ^ "Oceanic Preservation Society: About Us". http://opsociety.org/about-ops.htm. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ "'Cove' Director Surfaces Deep (And Dark) Secrets". NPR. July 30, 2009. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111340010. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ Rohter, Larry (July 16, 2009). "In a Killing Cove, Siding With Dolphins". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/19/movies/19roht.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "Oceanic Preservation Society - The Cove Movie". http://www.opsociety.org/the-cove.htm. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ^ "Dolphin slaughter film a hit at Sundance". The Japan Times. January 27, 2009. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090127a3.html. Retrieved August 21, 2010.
- ^ a b "Oceanic Preservation Society: The Singing Planet". http://opsociety.org/_webapp_3147108/The_Singing_Planet. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ^ "Dolphin-hunting film gets mixed reaction in Tokyo". Victoria Advocate.com. October 21, 2009. http://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2009/oct/21/ap-as-mov-japan-dolphin-killing/?entertainment&national-entertainment. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
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