Some Quick Links:
Photo by Hal Beral, honorable mention in the 2013
California Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photography Contest
- Coastal Cleanup Day
- Adopt-A-Beach®
- Boating Clean & Green Program
- Free Resources for Educators
- Community-Based Habitat Restoration
- Coastal Stewardship Pledge
- Resource Directory
Photo by Hal Beral, honorable mention in the 2013
California Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photography Contest
WHALE TAIL® Grantee Highlight:
At Stanford University, Professor William Gilly's lab not only researches the giant Humboldt squid, they ship frozen specimens of these fascinating creatures all over the country so teachers can dissect them for their students... [more]
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Public Education Program
Giant Pacific Octopus, by Erick Villegas, 12th grade, Los Angeles, winner of 2013 Coastal Art & Poetry Contest
Explore the links above to discover our many programs and resources.
New and Notable Items:
- Learn about and help clean up debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan.
- Five things you can do NOW to protect our coast and ocean
- Assemblymember Muratsuchi presents AB 754, which would allow voluntary tax return contributions to the "Protect Our Coast and Oceans Fund," supporting more Whale Tail Grants! (video)
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7,500 California students took part in KIDS' OCEAN DAY 2013,
learning about ocean pollution prevention at school and then taking a field trip to a beach
to do a cleanup and form a fantastic art message on the sand. This image shows 1,100 students
and 200 volunteers at Huntington State Beach at the Orange County event on June 4, organized
by Orange County Coastkeeper. To see more images and learn more about this annual program
funded by the Whale Tail® License Plate visit the
Ocean Day website. Photo
by Kurt Soderling/Spectral Q.
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The leatherback sea turtle swims more than 6,000 miles to feed on jellies off the California coast, although it does not land on our beaches. This 100-million-year-old species outlived the dinosaurs but its population has declined by approximately 90 percent in the last 25 years. Learn more about leatherbacks. Artwork by Tim Malko, 12th grade honorable mention in the 2007
Coastal Art & Poetry Contest.
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