Strengthening protections for our coast’s best places
We’ve identified the California coast’s most amazing places. We should make sure they have the protections they need.
Oceans
Home to diverse wildlife from the smallest krill to the biggest whale, our country’s oceans — and the ecosystems they support — are worth preserving for future generations.
The Latest on Oceans
A sea turtle tour to protect California’s coast
Help California’s kelp forests
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There may be a new group of orcas in the Pacific
Sea otters protect the Pacific coastline
More than 2,000 humpbacks spotted off the coast of Hawaii
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Community support for Santa Cruz kelp forest protections
Strengthen Protections for California’s Coast Proposal
Help California Kelp Forest Proposal
Un recorrido fotográfico por las áreas marinas protegidas de California
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Countdown to California Ocean Day
On April 11, 2023, Californians from all across the state will travel to Sacramento, CA to participate in the 18th Annual California Ocean Day.
Federal protections could help save sunflower sea stars
These sea stars are keystone species in Pacific, and may now be federally protected under the Endangered Species Act
Statement: State releases report showing California’s marine protected area network benefits ocean life
Just one month after members of the California Natural Resources Agency represented California at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) in Montreal, this week, the agency’s California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) released a seminal report for the 2022 Decadal Management Review of California's Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network and Management Program.
Offshore drilling and climate action don’t mix
As it drafts a new plan to fight global warming, the Biden administration should end offshore drilling leasing.
Deep-water coral bank threatened
Florida’s deep coral reef, protected in ‘80s, faces prospect of destructive shrimp trawling once again