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The Pacific Protection Initiative
Heal the Bay is sponsoring and supporting a flotilla of four California state bills addressing the problem of marine debris. The legislative package, called “Marine Debris: The Pacific Protection Initiative”, targets the growing amount of plastic trash that is fouling the Pacific Ocean and threatening marine life. Learn more and help out! |
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Marine Protected Areas
Heal the Bay, along with other organizations and agencies, is participating in the process to extend the state's network of Marine Protected Areas into Southern California. Find out how MPAs are a valuable tool for both ecosystem protection and fisheries management. |
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| Industrial Sea Water Intake |
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Coastal Power Plants
Power plants that utilize once-through cooling (OTC) technology degrade the ocean environment by killing marine life through impingement and entrainment. Alarmingly, twenty-one of California’s coastal power plants use this outdated cooling technology. |
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Desalination Plants
Many proposed desalination plants along California's coast involve co-location with power plants that utilize once-through cooling (see above). This may provide an argument against making the federally required upgrades to newer, less harmful cooling technologies at these aging power plants. |
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| Habitat Restoration |
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Malibu Lagoon Habitat Enhancement
Heal the Bay has coordinated the preparation of a restoration plan for Malibu Lagoon. |
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| Beach |
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Dog Parks at Public Beaches
Heal the Bay's recommendations for dog parks located at public beaches balances the need for such facilities in urbanized Southern California with protection of public health. |
