Enter the password that accompanies your e-mail. Check out this comprehensive study of North Coast conditions. Channel Islands and South Coast Citizen Science Snapshots available. Visit the new South Coast Snapshot Reports page to learn more. MPA Monitoring and the Refugio Oil Spill. Learn why monitoring is key to tracking impacts and recovery.

Oppose Offshore Oil Drilling in Oregon. Oppose Offshore Oil Drilling in Oregon. Help us protect these treasures for generations to come. Scientists and Policy-Makers Convene for Ocean Issues Forum.

Hacker houses offer shared living for the young, green, and tech-obsessed. Atop Everest, two Sherpas and a watchmaker forged a friendship that changed their lives. Published in the Peninsula Press. This woman has spent almost a year underwater. Rockstar climber Alex Honnold scales up solar in Navajo Territory. Do local oracs need a room of their own? .

Darr; Skip to Main Content. The ocean takes care of us. The ocean is a vital resource that provides food, water, commerce, recreation, medicine and even the air we breathe. Today, our ocean faces unprecedented threats from pollution, trash, risks to marine life and multiple impacts from climate change. The Many Threats to the Ocean.

History, structure, and function of the WCGA. Descriptions of several WCGA partners on the West Coast. Key accomplishments of the West Coast Governors Alliance on Ocean Health. West Coast Ocean Data Portal. Case Studies and Best Practices.

West Coast Governors Alliance on Ocean Health. A voice and committment to our regions oceans. West Coast Ocean Leaders Unite. There are some moments in this fellowship that I feel particularly fortunate, particularly needing of a stern pinch to believe I do this for a living. In mid-January of this year, I experienced one of these moments. Manning my note-taking station at the WCOS.