Left to right: Natalie Herendeen (Monterey Waterkeeper), Drevet Hunt (California Coastkeeper Alliance), Erina Kwon (Los Angeles Waterkeeper), Patrick McDonough & Courtney Brown (San Diego Coastkeeper) By Elyse Farwell, Education Manager at San Diego Coastkeeper Image …

By Courtney Brown & Patrick McDonough, Staff Attorneys at San Diego Coastkeeper Image shows Courtney & Patrick on the right, joined by lawyers from the California Coastkeeper Alliance From October 16 – 19, 2025, nearly …

Over 15,000 Elegant Terns nested on Mission Bay’s West Ski Island in 2024, but this year they abandoned the site. Learn about how human disturbances like fireworks threaten critical seabird habitat and how you can help protect it.

Known as the Right To Clean Water Act, SB 601 is a bipartisan bill that aims to enshrine previously robust federal clean water protections into California law. If passed, SB 601 would safeguard the state’s streams, wetlands, and drinking water. Read San Diego Coastkeeper’s overview of the bill here.

Check out our recap of the 2025 Morning After Mess, a collective cleanup event taking place at nine San Diego beaches. San Diego Coastkeeper hosted the Mission Bay event, collecting 250+ lbs of trash. Read more.

Summer is the best season to see sea turtles in California, especially San Diego. Here’s where to see them and how to help protect them.

San Diego Coastkeeper’s Dylan Berk explores the severe algal blooms in California in 2025. Why were harmful algae blooms in California so bad this year?

Learn how to protect the La Jolla sea lions, how domoic acid affects Sea Lions in La Jolla, and how to support groups like San Diego Coastkeeper for healthier marine habitats.

The most important resource in the race to fix the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis is state and federal funding. Here’s where we’re at in 2025.

From toxic fireworks debris to improperly treated aquarium wastewater, SeaWorld has a years-long history of violating Clean Water Act permits while knowingly risking public health and the environment to maintain outdated traditions aimed at getting park visitors to spend to the end.