Organizations Filed Purposes:
SMELTS EDUCATES COMMUNITIES ON HOW TO BE STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY FOCUSING ON THE OCEAN AND ITS GLOBAL IMPORTANCE TO LIFE ON EARTH.
TO REDUCE HARMFUL HUMAN & MARINE LIFE INTERACTION BY RESEARCHING, EDUCATING & DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY.
SMELTS IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT FORMED IN 2014 BY FOUNDERS ANN MARIE RIELS AND RICHARD RIELS. OUR FOCUS IS ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF HUMAN INTERACTION WITH MARINE LIFE. SMELTS CURRENTLY IS FOCUSING ON ENTANGLEMENT PREVENTION TO WHALES AND OTHER MARINE LIFE IN BOTTOM-SET FISHING GEAR. SMELTS CO-FOUNDER, RICHARD RIELS, INVENTED A LINE-LESS LIFT BAG TECHNOLOGY WHICH REMOVES VERTICAL LINES AND BUOYS FROM BOTTOM-SET FISHERIES. THIS DEVELOPMENT OF LINE-FREE FISHING WILL HELP REDUCE OR END ENTANGLEMENT IN THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALES AND OTHER MARINE LIFE. SMELTS LINE-LESS FISHING TECHNOLOGY HAS A PRIORITY TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR MARINE MAMMALS AND BE USED AS INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR THE COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Richard Riels | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 1 | $21,549 |
| Ann Marie Riels | PRESIDENT & TREASURER | 3 | $4,800 |
| Cindy Elliser | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Norman | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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