Capturing the Beauty of California’s Ocean and Coast: Play Now | Download (171)

The beauty, mystery, excitement, wildlife and lifestyle of California’s Ocean and Coast are captured in this montage of spectacular photos representing some of the winning images from the 14th Annual California Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photography Contest. We talk with Sylvie Lee of the California Coastal Commission about the contest, sponsored by the Thank You Ocean campaign, the California Coastal Commission, and Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of California.

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• 14th Annual California Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photography Contest
• California Coastal Commission
• Fairmont Hotels and Resorts

 BLUE Ocean Film Festival: September in Monterey: Play Now | Download (193)

September 24-30, filmmakers, photographers, scientists, explorers, entertainment executives and the general public, will gather in Monterey at BLUE to honor the best in ocean filmmaking, to learn more about the issues facing our ocean, and to collaborate on improving the future of our ocean. BLUE will screen more than 100 ocean films, showcase manned submersibles and host numerous events and parties. World-class speakers include HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Sylvia Earle and explorers Don Walsh, Graham Hawkes and Bob Ballard, among many others. Debbie Kinder, BLUE’s CEO and Executive Director, tells us what’s in store during the festival. Thank You Ocean campaign is proud to be a supporting sponsor of BLUE, and excited to be on a panel with TYO spokesman Edward James Olmos: “Igniting a Movement, Leveraging the Power of Celebrity.” (Photo credit: Bob Talbot)

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• BLUE Ocean Film Festival
• Thank You Ocean BLUE banner
• Edward James Olmos “Don’t Trash the Beach” PSA

 Life's A Beach!: Play Now | Download (287)

We’re celebrating our 100th Thank You Ocean Report podcast in style–beach style! It’s summer, and more people enjoy the beaches than any other time. California’s beaches offer a variety of experiences, from quiet coves to broad expanse of sand to rocky crashing waves. You’re a part of the celebration as Thank You Ocean fans share some of their favorite beaches in a video montage ended with a summer beach message in English and Spanish. Here’s to 100 Thank You Ocean Reports and we look forward to hundreds more! Thanks for the support!

For more information, please visit:

• Discover America- California Beaches
• Visit California Beaches
• Heal the Bay California Beach Report Card
• Adopt-a-beach, California Coastal Commission
• California Coastal Cleanup Day

 California King Tides Initiative: Glimpses into the Future of Rising Sea Levels: Play Now | Download (726)

King Tides are the highest predicted high tides of the year.  Combined with winter storm events, these high water levels can show us how rising sea levels due to climate change might impact our communities in the future.  The California King Tides Initiative is inviting the public to shoot (from a safe distance) and share photos online using social media to build a living record of current and future coastal areas vulnerable to inundation.   Marina Psaros from the San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve discusses how these photographs help us visualize the future impacts from sea level rise in your local community and all along the California coastline.
 
For more information, visit:
 

• California King Tides Initiative
• California King Tides Flickr Page
• Thank You Ocean Climate Change Page

 California Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photography Contest: Seeing our Watery World Through a Lens: Play Now | Download (541)

Over 1,400 photos were submitted to the 13th Annual California Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photography Contest, sponsored by the Thank You Ocean campaign, the California Coastal Commission, and Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of California! Brian Friedman, the Judges’ First Place Winner, recalls the moment he snapped the winning photograph “Coming Through” at Catalina.  Enjoy the three judges’ choice winners and 13 honorable mentions that were selected by a panel of professional photographers, naturalists, and Coastal Commission and Thank You Ocean staff and the viewers’ choice winner selected by online voters.

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• 13th Annual California Ocean and Coastal Amateur Photography Contest
• California Coastal Commission
• Fairmont Hotels and Resorts

 Using the Power of Film to Protect the Health of the Ocean: Play Now | Download (720)

MacGillivray Freeman Films is the world’s largest independent producer of IMAX theatre films with an extraordinary track record and a new campaign to restore the health of the ocean.

For more information, visit:

• One World One Ocean
• MacGillivray Freeman Films

 1st Annual Photography Contest: Play Now | Download (375)

Gary Powell of Modesto, CA submitted the winning image in our 1st Annual Photography Contest. Gary is a co-founder of BelowMorroBay.com, a website devoted to sharing the beautiful and hard-won images of its inhabitants.

For more information, visit:

• Contest Winners
• Gary Powell Website “Below Morro Bay”