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Key to the Sea Enrollment Now Open for the 2009-2010 School Year
Posted: June 2, 2009
Attention K-5 teachers! Registration is now open for Key to the Sea, 2009-2010. Be a part of our premiere environmental education program, which includes classroom curricula, materials, and a field trip to the beach. Learn more and register. |
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Benefit Event
Blue 7 Gallery Hosts Benefit Exhibition
Posted: June 22, 2009
From June 27 through July 31, 2009, Blue 7 Gallery and photographer Robert McGinley will donate a portion of proceeds to Heal the Bay. Event details |
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Special Event
End of the Line Opens in LA
Posted: June 12, 2009
End of The Line, the first major documentary about the imminent peril facing the world’s oceans due to the impact of overfishing opened theatrically in Los Angeles on Friday, June 19, 2009 at Laemmle's Sunset 5, 8000 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90046. Related topic: Marine Protected Areas. |
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Annual Beach Report Card for 2008-2009
Posted: May 20, 2009
California beachgoers enjoyed near-record water quality in 2008-09, according to Heal the Bay's 19th annual Beach Report Card. Heal the Bay analysts assigned A-to-F letter grades to 502 beaches along the California coast, based on levels of weekly bacterial pollution reported from April 2008 through March 2009. During the high-traffic 2008 summer season, 91% of beaches statewide received A or B grades, meaning very good to excellent water quality. That figure marks a slight 2% dip from last summer, which earned the best grades ever issued by Heal the Bay. Overall, only 32 of the beaches (6%) monitored statewide received D or F grades last summer. High bacteria counts at these sites are linked to such potential illnesses as stomach flu, ear infections and major skin rashes.
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Job Openings
Updated: May 14, 2009
Heal the Bay is accepting applications for a Beach Water Quality Scientist and Development Manager. |
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Victory in Ventura!
Posted: May 8, 2009
After a grueling and tense 12-hour hearing on Thursday, May 7, the Southern California Regional Water Board approved a new stormwater permit for Ventura County on a 5-1 vote. The permit follows over two years of contentious debate involving Ventura County, its muncipalities, the Building Industry Association, the environmental community and the Regional Board. Read more at the Spouting Off blog. |
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Action Alert
Support AB 68 - Help Fight Plastic Bag Pollution
Updated: May 1, 2009
Heal the Bay is sponsoring new legislation this year with State Assemblymember Julia Brownley to reduce plastic bag litter on our beaches and oceans. Send a letter of support today. With your help, California could be the first state in the country to adopt an aggressive policy to reduce plastic bag pollution. Take action now! |
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Action Alert SUCCESS!
AB 1141 Fails Passage by the CA Assembly Natural Resources Committee
Posted: May 1, 2009
AB 1141 failed passage in the Assembly Natural Resources committee on April 27, 2009! Letters and responses to our Action Alert were successful in convincing our legislators in Sacramento to defeat this bad policy. Our message to the plastics industry was loud and clear: we cannot continue to recycle our way out of this problem and must come up with more effective solutions to help stop the 19 billion plastic bags from entering our oceans every year. Thank you for supporting our efforts! We urge you to continue to take action and support Assembly Bill 68 (Brownley), an effective approach that will encourage consumers to use reusable bags. |
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Gregarious Octopus Floods Aquarium
Updated: March 9, 2009
The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium's gregarious and curious two-spotted octopus plays with tank filter resulting in the release of hundreds of gallons of seawater flooding the facility.
• Press Release #2- 3/2/09 (PDF:24kb)
• Press Release #1- 2/26/09 (PDF:21kb)
• Photos (at Flickr)
• CNN Video
• This Story Has Legs, er, Arms… (Spouting Off blog)
Help the Aquarium care for our curious octopus and other marine animals with our Aquadoption program! |
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