OUR MISSION IS TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR OCEANS. AS A RESEARCH VESSEL, WE PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR OCEANOGRAPHERS AND RESEARCHERS TO CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS, FOSTERING INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY IN MARINE SCIENCE. WE RUN TAG-AND- RELEASE MISSIONS TO HELP RESEARCHERS BETTER TRACK THE POPULATIONS OF MARLIN & KEY PELAGIC SPECIES. ADVOCATING FOR RESPONSIBLE FISHING PRACTICES, SOURCING FISH THAT ARE CAUGHT SUSTAINABLY, AND PROMOTING ALTERNATIVES TO PLASTIC. THROUGH OUR WORK, WE AIM TO CREATE A MORE HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANITY AND THE OCEANS, PRESERVING THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
Executive compensation
Form 990 · Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Director board member | $5k $5k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 4 unpaid individuals.
Revenue and expenses over time
RV PILAR INC reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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