Participating Organizations are the founding force behind Clean Ocean Action. Consisting of boating, civic, conservation, diving, fishing, student, surfing, real estate, religious, and women's groups, this "invincible coalition" has grown from 32 organizations in 1984, to 125 today. Participating Organizations have become a force to reckon with, commanding the attention of local, state, and federal legislators and other decision makers.
If your group would like to be part of the COA lition, please email COA's Citizen Action Coordinator or call 732-872-0111.
Alliance for a Living Ocean American Littoral SocietyArthur Kill Coalition Asbury Park Fishing Club Bayberry Garden Club Bayshore Regional Watershed Council Bayshore Saltwater FlyroddersBelford Seafood Co-op Belmar Fishing ClubBeneath The Sea Bergen Save the Watershed Action Network Berkeley Shores Homeowners Civic Association Cape May Environmental Commission Central Jersey Anglers Citizens Conservation Council of Ocean County Clean Air Campaign, NY Clearwater of New JerseyCoalition Against Toxics Coalition for Peace & Justice/Unplug Salem Coast Alliance Coastal Jersey Parrot Head Club Communication Workers Association, Local 1034 Concerned Businesses of COA Concerned Citizens of Bensonhurst Concerned Citizens of COA Concerned Citizens of Montauk Concerned Students & Educators of COA Eastern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce Fisher's Island Conservancy Fisheries Defense Fund Fishermen's Conservation Association (NY & NJ Chapters) Fishermen’s Dock Cooperative, Pt. Pleasant Friends of Island Beach State Park Friends of Liberty State Park, NJ Friends of the Boardwalk, NY Garden Club of Englewood Garden Club of Fair Haven Garden Club of Long Beach Island Garden Club of Middletown Garden Club of Morristown Garden Club of Navesink Garden Club of New Jersey Garden Club of New Vernon Garden Club of Oceanport Garden Club of Princeton Garden Club of Rumson Garden Club of Short Hills Garden Club of Shrewsbury Garden Club of Spring Lake Garden Club of Washington Valley Great Egg Harbor Watershed Association Green Party of Monmouth County Green Party of New Jersey Highlands Business Partnership Holly Club of Sea Girt, NJ Hudson River Fishermen’s Association Jersey Shore Captains Association Jersey Shore Running Club Junior League of Monmouth County Keyport Environmental Commission Kiwanis Club of Manasquan Kiwanis Club of Shadow Lake Village Leonardo Party & Pleasure Boat Association Leonardo Tax Payers Association
Main Street Wildwood Mantoloking Environmental Commission Marine Trades Association of NJ Monmouth Conservation Foundation Monmouth County Association of Realtors Monmouth County Audubon Society National Coalition for Marine Conservation Natural Resources Protective Association, NY NJ Beach Buggy Association NJ Commercial Fishermen’s Association NJ Environmental Federation NJ Environmental Lobby NJ Main Ship Owners Group NJ Marine Education Association NJ PIRG Citizen Lobby Nottingham Hunting & Fishing Club, NJ NYC Sea Gypsies NY State Marine Education Association NY/NJ Baykeeper Ocean Wreck Divers, NJ PaddleOut.org Picatinny Saltwater Sportsmen Club Raritan Riverkeeper Religious On Water Riverside Drive Association Rotary Club of Long Branch Rotary District #2510 - Interact Saltwater Anglers of Bergen County Sandy Hook Bay Anglers Save Barnegat Bay Save the Bay, NJ SEAS Monmouth Seaweeders Garden Club Shark Research Institute Shark River Cleanup Coalition Shark River Surf Anglers Shore Adventure Club Sierra Club, NJ Shore Chapter Sisters of Charity, Maris Stella Sons of Ireland of Monmouth County Soroptimist Club of Cape May County South Jersey Dive Club South Monmouth Board of Realtors Staten Island Tuna Club Strathmere Fishing & Environmental Club Surfers’ Environmental Alliance Surfrider Foundation, Jersey Shore Chapter TACK I, MA Terra Nova Garden Club Three Harbors Garden Club Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County United Boatmen of NY/NJ Village Garden Club Volunteer Friends of Boaters, NJ WATERSPIRIT Women’s Club of Brick Township Women’s Club of Keyport Women’s Club of Long Branch Women’s Club of Merchantville Women's Club of Spring Lake Zen Society
Allied Health & Science Academy, Neptune Bay Head Home & School Association Brigantine Board of Education Carteret Middle School Sunshine Club Central School, Glen Rock EcoKids Club, Howell Ethel McKnight School, East Windsor Earthwatchers, Freehold High School Fair Haven Board of Education Forrestdale School, Rumson High Technology High School, Lincroft High Technology High School, North Bergen Hoboken Charter School H.O.P.E., Howell High School Indian Hill School Environmental Club, Holmdel Jackson Memorial High School Key Club Keansburg Key Club Kittatiny Environmental Club Knollwood School, Fair Haven Lower Cape May Regional High School
Margate City Board of Education Marine Academy of Science and Technology, Sandy Hook Marine Academy of Technology & Environmental Science, Manahawkin Middlesex County College Middletown High School South Environmental Club Monmouth County Vocational Tech Newton High School Ocean County Vocational Tech Ocean Township Intermediate School Port Monmouth Elementary School Red Bank Catholic High School Environmental Club Richard Stockton College of New Jersey Rumson-Fair Haven High School Environmental Club Rutgers Prep Rutgers University - Department of Human Ecology Sea Surfing Association at St. Joseph by the Sea High School, NY Seaside Park Elementary School S.T.O.P., Toms River High School North St. Ambrose School, Old Bridge St. Rose High School, Belmar Vineland High School Youth Environmental Society, Oakland