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Protecting Marine Life with MPAs

Protección de Vida Marina (información en español)

Southern California's effort to designate parts of our coast and oceans as protected underwater wilderness areas (Marine Protected Areas) under the Marine Life Protection Act is nearing its final stages. Despite the law's clear intent as a conservation mandate, the process is in serious jeopardy of failing to offer true conservation benefits as a result of significant opposition from other stakeholder interests. Channelkeeper has been working tirelessly to make sure that conservation interests do not take a backseat in the process to ensure that critical habitats for marine life are protected.

This month, send a love letter to the ocean to help make sure Naples Reef gets the protection it deserves!

The state Fish and Game Commission will soon vote on whether to protect southern California's coastal gems like Naples Reef, where thousands of visitors from around the world flock each year to dive, snorkel, kayak, and enjoy the wonders of the sea. Click here to send a letter.


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"Where's Your Bag?" Campaign
Just say NEITHER to "Plastic or Paper?


Santa Barbara Channelkeeper is spearheading an advocacy and education campaign to impel the City of Santa Barbara to drastically reduce the use of disposable plastic and paper shopping bags and to shift to reusable bags. We’re lobbying City Council to pass an ordinance requiring a reduction in the use of single-use bags, and we’re cooperating with the City to educate the community and local retailers about the negative environmental impacts of disposable bags and to facilitate a shift to reusables.


Click on "more info" below to learn about the "Where's Your Bag?" campaign and some alarming facts about the environmental impacts of disposable bags.
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Stream Team
Ventura - Saturday, April 10th
Goleta - Sunday,  April 11th
 
 Stream Team is Channelkeeper's volunteer-based water quality monitoring program. Every month, volunteers join Channelkeeper staff to test for common water quality parameters at our established sampling sites throughout the Ventura River and Goleta Slough watersheds. Come join us and help protect our local waterways.
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