FORM 990, SCHEDULE O, PART III, LINE 4A-EXEMPT PURPOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO ADVANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF MARINE ANIMALS ESPECIALLY THE HEAVILY IMPACTED ELASMOBRANCH FISH FAUNA (SHARKS AND RAYS); AND TO DISSEMINATE THE RESEARCH RESULTS TO ADVANCE THE FIELD OF MARINE SCIENCE AND CONVERSATION BIOLOGY; AND TO RAISE PUBLIC PERCEPTION AND AWARENESS OF SHARKS AND OTHER MARINE SPIECIES.