Thank You Ocean ReportThe Thank You Ocean Report focuses on interesting and exciting California ocean topics such as marine mammals, the latest news on ocean health, timely ocean issues and fascinating ocean facts. Stories feature interviews with ocean experts, explorers, scientists, conservationists, government and business leaders. Listeners learn about ocean activities and recreation, surfing, fishing, boating, and the many ways we all can thank the ocean through conservation and stewardship.
Archive for July, 2008West Coast Governors’ Agreement on Ocean HealthTuesday, July 29th, 2008Learn about this joint effort to protect and manage the vast marine resources shared by California, Oregon and Washington. Our guest is Brian Baird, Assistant Secretary of Ocean and Coastal Policy for the Resources Agency of California. For more information, visit
Reducing Urban RunoffMonday, July 21st, 2008
For more information, visit: Polluted Water Bodies of CaliforniaMonday, July 7th, 2008
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Low impact development is a way of protecting water resources by building in greenscape - trees and grasses and natural types of plantings - to absorb rainwater instead of discharging it onto city streets. This urban runoff has become the biggest source of water pollution in California and in the country. David Beckman, Director of NRDC’s Coastal Water Quality Project, discusses this environmentally and economically viable building option. 
The California Coastkeeper Alliance coordinates, supports and enhances the work of local California Waterkeepers in order to ensure that Californians enjoy clean water and a healthy coast. In this Thank You Ocean report, CCKA Executive Director Linda Sheehan talks about the Alliance’s Severely Polluted Water Bodies of California Interactive Map which is available on their website. (Photo courtesy of Sarah Wilson)
