Oregon Shores' Ocean Program was established to help protect and restore that area of Oregon located West of the Beach. The program is focused on achieving six overarching goals:

• Empowering citizens to use laws, science and communication tools to help protect the ocean.

• Building momentum for improving our ocean's health by working within a statewide ocean coalition.

• Establishing a system of marine protected areas, including fully-protected marine reserves, to protect intact ocean ecosystems for future generations.

• Identifying ways to implement recommendations, in Oregon, from two seminal ocean reports — 2003 Pew Ocean Commission and 2004 US Commission on Ocean Policy

• Bringing attention to the need for citizens and policy makers to consider the land-sea-air connection when managing and making decisions for Oregon's future.

• Providing deliberative review of ocean development proposals, including those for wave energy facilities, to assure potential ecological impacts are identified, studied, and minimized or avoided.