2025-11-17T11:39:23-06:00 2024-12-31 911663574 LARSON GROSS ADVISORS LLC 419 LIBERTY STREET LYNDEN WA 98264 990 2024-01-01 473370136 SMELTS SEA MAMMAL EDUCATION LEARNING TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY SMEL 3603039338 1003 IOWA HEIGHTS ROAD SEDRO WOOLEY WA 98284 ANN MARIE RIELS PRESIDENT AND TREASURER 3603039338 2025-11-14 1 1 MOLLY HONCOOP-CPA P02064982 3607344280 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ANN MARIE RIELS 1003 IOWA HEIGHTS ROAD SEDRO WOOLEY WA 98284 1542398 0 X WWW.SMELTS.ORG X 2014 WA TO REDUCE HARMFUL HUMAN & MARINE LIFE INTERACTION BY RESEARCHING, EDUCATING & DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY. 3 2 4 1 0 0 533813 815347 398389 727032 33 19 961 0 933196 1542398 4000 3575 0 0 269105 338982 0 0 0 506155 1167947 779260 1510504 153936 31894 287423 318247 19130 18060 268293 300187 X SMELTS EDUCATES COMMUNITIES ON HOW TO BE STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY FOCUSING ON THE OCEAN AND ITS GLOBAL IMPORTANCE TO LIFE ON EARTH. 0 0 1300277 3575 727032 MARINE SCIENTISTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE HAVE DOCUMENTED THAT THE LINE AND BUOY SYSTEM IN POT/TRAP FISHERIES HAS CAUSED INJURY AND DEATH TO WHALES, ENDANGERED SEA TURTLES AND OTHER MARINE LIFE. SUBLETHAL INJURIES WHICH HAS REDUCED REPRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY IN MARINE MAMMALS DUE TO THE NEGATIVE EFFECT FROM ENTANGLEMENT. THERE ARE MANY MARINE ANIMALS THAT ARE LISTED UNDER THE MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT (MMPA) AND ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT (ESA) THAT SMELTS HAVE PRIORITY TO DEVELOP A SOLUTION TO PROTECT SUCH CREATURES FROM INJURY. SMELTS LINE LESS LIFT BAG TECHNOLOGY REMOVES THE NEED FOR VERTICAL LINES AND BUOYS NEEDED TO HAUL BOTTOM SET TRAP/POT FISHERIES WHICH IS THE CURRENT SYSTEM FOR BOTTOM SET FISHING. LARGE CETACEAN ENTANGLEMENTS HAVE THREATENED CLOSURES FOR COMMERCIAL BOTTOM SET FISHING. SMELTS HAS HAD GREAT INTEREST AND SUPPORT FOR ITS LINE LESS LIFT BAG TECHNOLOGY FROM THE ISLAND FOUNDATION, SR 3, NOAA, PEW CHARITABLE TRUST, NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION, DIVISION OF MARINE FISHERIES MASSACHUSETTS, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, PACIFIC MAMMAL RESEARCH, MARINE-MED, BLUE PLANET STRATEGIES, STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY, WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION, AND NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER. SMELTS HAS 2 VOLUNTEERS ON ITS BOARD CINDY ELLISER PHD. OF PACIFIC MAMMAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AND STEPHANIE NORMAN DVM, MS, PHD OF MARINE MED ORGANIZATION. SMELTS UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF "ALL HANDSON DECK" TO WORK ON A SOLUTION FOR THE ISSUE OF MARINE MAMMAL ENTANGLEMENT AND THE FUTURE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO COMMERCIAL BOTTOM SET FISHING. SMELTS HAS PARTNERED WITH US VENDORS TO PROVIDE AMERICAN COMMERCE AND AN EASY ACCESS TO PARTS AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO PRODUCE INNOVATIVE LINE LESS LIFT BAG FISHING SYSTEMS. SMELTS HAS SET UP FORMAL PURCHASING ACCOUNTS WITH THESE VENDORS AND HAS HAD SUCCESS IN FINDING ALL PARTS AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO MAKE ITS SYSTEMS. IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING SMELTS HAS FOUND THAT ITS LINE LESS TECHNOLOGY HAS CAPABILITY FOR MANY APPLICATIONS IN SHALLOW TO DEEP WATERS BY SIMPLE ADJUSTMENTS OF ITS COMPONENT CONFIGURATIONS.THIS YEAR (2024), SMELTS CONTINUED WORK WITH COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN ON THE DESIGN NEEDS FOR THEIR INDUSTRY, USING THIS INFORMATION SMELTS HAS BUILT SEVERAL SETS OF SUCCESSFULLY TESTED WORKING LIFT BAG FISHING TECHNOLOGY, SMELTS HAS CONTINUED TO BUILD COLLABORATIONS WITH SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS, FISHERMAN, VENDORS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND OTHER NGO'S. SMELTS TO DATE HAS DEVELOPED AND TESTED SEVERAL DIFFERENT ACOUSTIC SYSTEMS CUSTOMIZED FOR DIFFERENT FISHING INDUSTRY NEEDS. SMELTS USES VIDEO, PICTURES AND WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION TO CAPTURE DATA ON ALL TESTS. BENCH AND OCEAN TESTING ARE DOCUMENTED FROM OUR LAB, RESEARCH VESSEL AND WITH OUR COMMERCIAL FISHING PARTNERS VESSELS. ALL FISHING TRIALS FOLLOW A STRICT SET OF PROTOCOLS DEVELOPED BY (NEFSC). SMELTS TECHNOLOGY HAS ALSO BEEN TESTED TO RETRIEVE ABANDONED, LOST, DERELICT FISHING GEAR WITH SUCCESS. AS PART OF SMELTS' EDUCATION PROGRAM SMELTS CONTINUES PRESENTING OUR WORK AND FINDINGS AT MANY PUBLIC FORUMS AND MEETINGS AND EDUCATING ON THESE ISSUES. SMELTS SHARES DEVELOPMENT AND FINDINGS OF ITS WORK AND ITS EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES ON ITS WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING AT SMELTS.ORG. SMELTS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP, TEST AND TRIAL ITS INNOVATIVE LIFT BAG FISHING SYSTEMS WITH MANY MORE EXCITING PLANS. SMELTS CONTINUES TO FORGE RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN TO GIVE A NEW FISHING TOOL FOR ACCESS INTO CLOSED AREAS DUE TO NEGATIVE INTERACTION WITH MARINE LIFE IN VERTICAL LINES. 1300277 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 WA X ANN MARIE RIELS PRESIDENT AND TREASURER 3603039338 1003 IOWA HEIGHTS ROAD SEDRO WOOLEY WA 98284 X ANN MARIE RIELS PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE NORMAN VICE PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CINDY ELLISER SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD RIELS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 815347 815347 FISHING TECHNOLOGY 541700 648822 648822 SERVICE REVENUE 541700 78210 78210 727032 19 19 1542398 727032 0 19 3575 3575 172446 120712 51734 132978 98547 34431 9901 9901 23657 11086 12571 1050 1050 4049 4049 59717 59717 1837 1837 40563 4314 36249 28013 17505 10508 48501 35650 12851 265 265 2137 2137 40694 40694 26320 6572 19748 COGS- FISHING TECHNOLOG 866907 866907 MISCELLANEOUS 26673 18353 8320 VESSEL EXPENSES 19488 3564 15924 SUPPLIES 1733 1043 690 1510504 1300277 210227 0 13844 44123 2 2 3100 7456 409088 138066 266121 271022 287423 318247 19130 18060 19130 18060 X 268293 300187 268293 300187 287423 318247 31894 0 X 0 0 0 X 347099 337847 358143 545646 815347 2404082 347099 337847 358143 545646 815347 2404082 50144 2353938 9 6831 5 19 6864 5340 1512 21235 57370 85457 2496403 1196707 0.94290 0.98120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 133335 113564 19771 275753 24502 251251 271022 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RICHARD RIELS AND BOARD PRESIDENT ANN MARIE RIELS ARE MARRIED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B YES, REVIEW OF 990 WILL BE CONDUCTED BY BOARD PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION CONFIRMS THIS ANNUALLY VIA WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED THROUGH RESEARCH AND REVIEW OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SURVEY INFORMATION ABOUT COMPENSATION LEVELS IN THE NONPROFIT SECTOR, AND REVIEW OF COMPENSATION FOR THE SCOPE OF WORK BEING PERFORMED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.