Exhibit
31.1





Coastal Caribbean Oils &
Minerals, Ltd. - Rule 13a-14 Certification





I,
Phillip W. Ware, certify that:





1.           I
have reviewed this quarterly report on FORM 10-Q of Coastal Caribbean Oils &
Minerals, Ltd.




2.           Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading
with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;




3.           Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial
condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and
for, the periods presented in this report;




4.           I
am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:




a)           Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this report is being prepared;




b)           Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control
over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles;




c)           Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this
report based on such evaluation; and




d)           Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the
registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and




5.           I
have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors
and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):





a)           All
significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which
could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any
material weaknesses in internal controls; and





b)           Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who
have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and





6.           I
have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in
internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of my most recent evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.






Date:
      August 19, 2009
              
              /s/
      Phillip W. WarePhillip
      W. Ware
                Principal
      Executive Officer,
                President
      and Principal Financial Officer