Exhibit 31.1
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                    Coastal Caribbean Oils & Minerals, Ltd.
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                           Rule 13a-14 Certification
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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 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 annual
report;

3.       Based  on  my  knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information  included  in this annual  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 annual report;

4.       The registrant's  other  certifying  officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  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  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 annual report is
         being prepared;

         b)   evaluated  the   effectiveness  of   the  registrant's  disclosure
         controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing
         date of this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

         c)   presented  in  this  annual  report  our  conclusions  about   the
         effectiveness  of the disclosure  controls 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  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.       The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
annual 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 our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with
regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Date: April 30, 2004

                                              /s/ Phillip W. Ware
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                                              Phillip W. Ware
                                              President & Treasurer