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 annual report does not contain any untrue statement
          of a materialfact or omit to
          state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light
          of the circumstancesunderwhich such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the
          period covered by this annual report;3.Based
          on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
          included in thisannual report,
          fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results
          of operations and cashflows of
          the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual
          report;4.The
          registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing
          and maintainingdisclosure controls
          and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14)
          for the registrant and we have:a)designed
          such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material informationrelating to the registrant, including
          its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by otherswithin
          those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual
          report is being prepared;b)evaluated
          the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures
          as of adate within 90 days prior
          to the filing date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); andc)presented
          in this annual report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
          disclosurecontrols and procedures
          based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;5.The
          registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on
          our most recentevaluation, to
          the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board
          of directors (orpersons performing
          the equivalent functions):a)all
          significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
          which couldadversely affect the
          registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
          dataand have identified for the
          registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls;
          andb)any
          fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
          whohave a significant role in
          the registrant's internal controls; and6.The
          registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
          annual report whether or notthere
          were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that
          could significantly affect internalcontrols
          subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
          corrective actions withregard
          to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. Date: August 13, 2004/s/ Phillip W. WarePhillip W. WarePresident & Treasurer


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