California Marine Sanctuary Foundation

California Marine Sanctuary Foundation Working to protect California’s coastal ecosystems while strengthening coastal resilience
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“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks” – John MuirWe’re so grateful to call this planet home, a...
04/22/2026

“In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks” – John Muir

We’re so grateful to call this planet home, and even prouder to be working to protect it.

Happy 🌎♥️

Snapshot Day 2026 is just two months away! 👩‍🔬💧Join us on May 2nd as a community scientist for the day, and help monitor...
03/02/2026

Snapshot Day 2026 is just two months away! 👩‍🔬💧

Join us on May 2nd as a community scientist for the day, and help monitor Monterey's coastal watersheds.

register: tinyurl.com/SSD26

Your monthly dose of ocean optimism is here! 🌊 Subscribe to our newsletter for a deep dive into the wins, the science, a...
02/26/2026

Your monthly dose of ocean optimism is here! 🌊

Subscribe to our newsletter for a deep dive into the wins, the science, and the people protecting our coast.

Head over to californiamsf.org/newsletter to keep in touch!

It can be confusing to understand the difference between “Chemical Recycling,” “Advanced Recycling”, “Pyrolysis”, and “M...
01/15/2026

It can be confusing to understand the difference between “Chemical Recycling,” “Advanced Recycling”, “Pyrolysis”, and “Mechanical Recycling”.

Join us for an informative webinar to:
♻️ Clarify common terminology
♻️ Understand technical distinctions between mechanical recycling and pyrolysis
♻️ Hear real-world applications of pyrolysis
♻️ Understand pyrolysis as an end-of-life pathway for polyethylene plastic

Speakers include:
💡Karl Englund, Washington State University
💡Kevin DeWhitt, PDO Technologies
💡Jianying Wang, Washington State University

Don't miss out!
Register now! https://tinyurl.com/register-pyrolysis


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Puede ser confuso entender la diferencia entre “Reciclaje químico”, “Reciclaje avanzado”, “Pirólisis” y “Reciclaje mecánico”. Únase a nosotros en un seminario web informativo para:
♻️ Aclarar la terminología común ♻️ Comprender las distinciones técnicas entre el reciclaje mecánico y la pirólisis ♻️ Escuchar aplicaciones reales de la pirólisis ♻️ Comprender la pirólisis como una vía de fin de vida para el plástico de polietileno

Los presentadores incluyen:
💡Karl Englund, Universidad Estatal de Washington 💡Kevin DeWhitt, PDO Technologies 💡Jianying Wang, Universidad Estatal de Washington

¡No te lo pierdas! ¡Regístrate ya! https://tinyurl.com/register-pyrolysis

🌊 King Tides Arrive This Week!Our ocean is dynamic, and this week offers a powerful look at just how high the water can ...
12/03/2025

🌊 King Tides Arrive This Week!

Our ocean is dynamic, and this week offers a powerful look at just how high the water can get. The King Tides returning December 4–6 allow us to see how extreme water levels, storm surges, and erosion interact with our coastline.

👀 Why watch? When you observe these tides, imagine seeing this water level (and the flooded streets or beaches) every day. Understanding what a King Tide looks like today helps us plan for future rising seas.

⚠️ Safety First: We encourage you to head out and witness the power of the ocean, but please take extra precautions on slippery rocks, stay back from big waves, and never turn your back on the ocean!

Help us protect the coast. The Monterey Bay Living Shorelines Program (MBLSP) is using nature-based solutions to protect the lands from Año Nuevo Point to Garrapata Creek. We need your input to do it right.
Tell us what you value most about these State Parks to help us build resilience against coastal storms and erosion.

🔗 Take the Survey:  https://tinyurl.com/MBLSPSurvey

🌊 King Tides Arrive This Week!Our ocean is dynamic, and this week offers a powerful look at just how high the water can ...
12/03/2025

🌊 King Tides Arrive This Week!

Our ocean is dynamic, and this week offers a powerful look at just how high the water can get. The King Tides returning December 4–6 allow us to see how extreme water levels, storm surges, and erosion interact with our coastline.

👀 Why watch? When you observe these tides, imagine seeing this water level (and the flooded streets or beaches) every day. Understanding what a King Tide looks like today helps us plan for future rising seas..

⚠️ Safety First: We encourage you to head out and witness the power of the ocean, but please take extra precautions on slippery rocks, stay back from big waves, and never turn your back on the ocean!
Help us protect the coast. The Monterey Bay Living Shorelines Program (MBLSP) is using nature-based solutions to protect the lands from Año Nuevo Point to Garrapata Creek. We need your input to do it right.

Tell us what you value most about these State Parks to help us build resilience against coastal storms and erosion.

🔗 Take the Survey: https://tinyurl.com/MBLSPSurvey

California Marine Sanctuary Foundation Central Coast Wetlands Group at Moss Landing Marine Labs Groundswell Coastal Ecology Monterey Bay Living Shorelines Program

12/02/2025

Who is CMSF?

We’re a team of passionate, energized scientists and innovators, committed to real-world impact. 🌎💙

We’re about conservation in action: This means CMSF staff apply science-based solutions where it matters most, protecting California's natural resources and communities from whales to watersheds.

This , invest in our expertise. Your donation powers these proven, practical, and scientific solutions, creating a resilient future for all of California.

Californiamsf.org/donate

Thank you, Solar Punk Studios, for the beautiful footage of our staff!

Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Monterey Bay Climate Adaptation Action Network

To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we need to cut our GHG emissions in half by 2030, and governments are incr...
11/25/2025

To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, we need to cut our GHG emissions in half by 2030, and governments are increasingly turning to renewable energy to do so.

As California prepares to expand its renewable energy portfolio through 25,000 megawatts (MWs) of floating offshore wind (OSW), CMSF is leading a project to ensure this development is sustainable and responsible for our ocean's health.

CMSF is creating the Environmental Monitoring Guidance (EMG) to serve as a scientific roadmap for the state’s offshore wind development, a project involving 200+ scientists from different ecological, taxonomic, and technological disciplines. With the help of our experts, CMSF is identifying potential impacts from OSW development on the marine environment and recommending the most effective monitoring strategies.

Your donations allow us to continue to invest in interdisciplinary efforts that result in the innovative solutions needed to combat climate change and secure a healthy ocean future.

californiamsf.org/donate



Source: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg3/chapter/summary-for-policymakers/

"After three decades, we've learned that conservation isn't something we do to, or for, communities and ecosystems—it's ...
11/19/2025

"After three decades, we've learned that conservation isn't something we do to, or for, communities and ecosystems—it's something we do with them" – Robert Mazurek, Executive Director of CMSF

Learn more about collaboration, one of CMSF's central tenets, and how it creates powerful, actionable conservation results in our latest blog!

californiamsf.org/blog

By 2050, extreme wildfires are expected to increase by 30% globally.Born on the Central Coast and no stranger to wildfir...
11/18/2025

By 2050, extreme wildfires are expected to increase by 30% globally.

Born on the Central Coast and no stranger to wildfires, CMSF is leading a coalition, MMonterey Bay Climate Adaptation Action Network to reduce wildfire risk in our own backyard.

Over the next four years, five wildfire risk reduction projects will take place in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, spanning 7,150 acres. Projects include installing six miles of strategically thinned vegetation that protects forests and communities from wildfires, reducing fuel loads so future fires burn more slowly and less intensely, and participating in cultural burning practices to mitigate high-severity wildfires.

Donating to CMSF allows us to continue to implement practical, collaborative solutions to keep California safe for all who call it home.

californiamsf.org/donate



Citation: https://www.unep.org/resources/report/spreading-wildfire-rising-threat-extraordinary-landscape-fires

Each year, an estimated 80 endangered whales are killed by ship strikes. CMSF is working directly with the shipping indu...
11/12/2025

Each year, an estimated 80 endangered whales are killed by ship strikes.

CMSF is working directly with the shipping industry to implement a simple solution: reducing vessel speed where it matters most.

Since its inception in 2014, our Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies partnership has worked with 67 shipping companies, resulting in 1.5 million nautical miles traveled at "whale-safer” speeds of 10 knots or less. Fatal ship-strike risk is reduced by nearly 50% when vessels slow down from 15 knots to this speed.

The benefits don’t end there.

Over the past decade, this program has improved coastal air quality by avoiding 5,900 tons of harmful NOx emissions and reduced underwater noise from participating vessels by approximately 38%.

Your support allows us to expand our partnerships and our impact. A donation to CMSF is an investment in a safer, quieter ocean for marine mammals and a healthier coast for all who call it home.

californiamsf.org/donate

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