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.

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 Alarmingly, twenty-one of California’s coastal power plants use this outdated cooling technology.

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.

Malibu Lagoon Habitat Enhancement

Heal the Bay has coordinated the preparation of a restoration plan for Malibu Lagoon.

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.