PRETOMA is a Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

n non-profit NGO that was founded in 1997.

The group consists of biologists, naturalists, conservationists, and volunteers who are dedicated to protecting and conserving sea turtles in their natural marine

Marine (ocean)

Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...

 habitats, while also promoting sustainable fishery policies. Through conservation projects, research, public awareness, litigation and public advocacy, PRETOMA strives to conserve sea turtle populations and their natural habitats.
The mission of PRETOMA is to protect, conserve, and restore the populations of sea turtles and shark

Shark

Sharks are a type of fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton and a highly streamlined body. The earliest known sharks date from more than 420 million years ago....

s that utilize the marine environment of Costa Rica by preserving the diverse habitats and international waters

International waters

The terms international waters or trans-boundary waters apply where any of the following types of bodies of water transcend international boundaries: oceans, large marine ecosystems, enclosed or semi-enclosed regional seas and estuaries, rivers, lakes, groundwater systems , and wetlands.Oceans,...

 upon which they depend.