Save Our Shores

If you live in the Santa Cruz area, come out on October 8 to make your voices heard to ban the retail sale of filtered tobacco products! Join us in advocating for cleaner beaches.

Come see at Blue Innovation Day October 6 hosted by Santa Cruz Works and the Seymour Marine Discovery Center https://lnkd.in/gk-A2wSM

We are honored to continue to protect and conserve Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary!

Between 2013 - 2023, Save Our Shores collected?439,358 cigarette butts?from beaches, open spaces, and public areas, and this is just a snapshot of the types of litter that negatively impact?human and ecosystem health. Please urge Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors to ban filtered tobacco products on October 8! Learn how to get involved: https://lnkd.in/ggb34Dfn

Last year, Save Our Shores, California Sea Grant, and Moss Landing Marine Laboratories co-hosted a 2023?California Responsible?Aquaculture?NGO Forum. Scientists and representatives from 13 environmental nonprofits came together?to discuss what encompasses responsible?aquaculture?and the potential for these?practices to occur in local California communities. The goal of this forum was to share and discuss various perspectives and concerns, summarize the varied positions, and coalesce around any shared values on?aquaculture.?We are excited to share the Executive Summary from the forum with you! This paper will be shared with?aquaculture?practitioners, regulators, and research-funding organizations on what the concerns and opportunities are for?aquaculture?in California from the perspective of participating conservation non-profits. The conversation in California will continue! What we eat, how we feed our communities, and the best path forward are important to evaluate as we come together to adapt to our?changing planet.

Plastic-free July may be wrapping up, but we know the much-needed work continues. Save Our Shores has been working hard to address cigarette butt litter - an issue that sits at the intersection between environmental and communal health. Did you know they are single-use plastic, toxic, and often the top-littered item locally/globally? SOS has collected ~500K of them, in just ONE decade. We have partnered up to take meaningful action around this top-littered item in Santa Cruz County and we aren't stopping there. Small wins compile to big wins! If you live in the area and want to sign onto our letter to ban the sale of single-use filters, you can join us. Learn more here, scroll down, and sign on! https://lnkd.in/g3tKBmEd

#AdvocacyUpdate from Save Our Shores: 60+ environmental orgs and ocean advocacy groups, including Save Our Shores, unveiled a report highlighting the Biden Administration’s progress in implementing ocean-based climate solutions. The progress report recognizes progress and outlines urgent action in 10 key areas: ?? Expand Responsibly-Sited Offshore Wind and Phase Out Offshore Drilling ?? Enhance Coastal Resilience and Adaptation ?? Promote Green Shipping and Ports ?? Protect Blue Carbon ?? Reduce Plastic Pollution and Emissions ?? Support Climate Ready Fisheries? ?? End IUU Fishing and Human Rights Abuses in the Seafood Sector? ?? Advance Marine Protected Areas ?? Minimize and Address Ocean Acidification? ?? Evaluate Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal See where we stand—and where more work can be achieved! https://lnkd.in/gehj9MzV #OceanClimateAction

Save Our Shores is at the capital today and tomorrow!

As we celebrate World Oceans Day this year, it would be easy to focus on all the things that are going wrong and what needs to be fixed. The list is long and we continue to push for progress. But we also know that connecting to ourselves and to our environment is where the inspiration lies. Today, we take a moment to celebrate the ocean and how it connects us to one another. Happy World Oceans Day from Save Our Shores! #environmentalhealth #communityhealth #saveourshores #monterybay

Save Our Shores is #hiring for a new Executive Director to lead our small but mighty team! The Executive Director reports to the Save Our Shores Board of Directors and is responsible for leading and overseeing the management of all of Save Our Shores programs. The new Executive Director will create and implement a new strategic vision to achieve clean shores, healthy habitats and living waters across California’s Central Coast. The ideal candidate will be ready to bring new energy, creativity, and professionalism to an organization that is beloved by the community, while at the same time, providing new leadership to expand the reach and impact of the organization. Individuals with vision, a strong sense of accountability, and a proven track record of advocacy, policy development, fundraising and effective management are encouraged to apply. Read the job description for a full list of duties and how to apply at https://lnkd.in/gxuSqBkS