Our mission is to help improve the quality of life on earth through education and the responsible use of marine resources for food, fresh water, energy, minerals, and medicine.

To fulfill this mission, MRDF has pioneered the development of techniques and technology required to live and work in the sea.  At the same time, MRDF has created innovative and stimulating educational programs and research projects that enrich our appreciation of the marine environment and advance our ability to work more productively in harmony with the world around us.

MRDFboats.com is a is a sub-divisional partnership of the Marine Resources Development Foundation, whose goal is to sell boats that are a part of the MRDF donations program. The donations program has been very successful in raising money to accomplish Foundation goals that are not funded by user fees or grants, such as renovating our facility. In 2000, we embarked on an ambitious, multi-year renovation plan for our coastal campus in Key Largo, Florida.