The ocean is vital to life and touches us every day. The ocean gives so much to California: food, water, commerce, recreation, and the opportunity for quiet contemplation. Even medicines that heal us and the air we breathe come from the ocean. Yet, today the ocean is in trouble. Our ocean faces threats of pollution, marine debris, endangered populations, beach erosion, and more.
You can help. By learning about the ocean, getting involved in ocean activities and voicing your opinion to lawmakers, you can join the millions of Californians who are saying,
Find a take back location to dispose of your medications properly.Compost your yard trimmings or dispose as green wasteGather grass and tree cuttings and dispose of as green waste or compost your yard trimmings. Keep our beaches clean by not putting waste in the gutter and down the storm drain!Check your car for oil leaks, and get them fixedCheck your car for oil leaks, and get them fixed. Oil from roads end up in the ocean harming wildlife.Never eat shark fin soupNever eat shark fin soup. The collection of sharks for this product is reducing the population of shark species world wide.Donate your time and/or income to conservation organizationsDonate your time and/or income to conservation organizations.
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