PACIFIC COAST MAGIC
Stewardship & Serenity
For The Ages

WILDLIFE

The Pacific Coast is home to hundreds of endangered and protected species found nowhere else in the world. Learn about the smallest species whose eggs are camouflaged in the sand to the protection efforts to keep orcas the seas.

THE PROTECTED SPACES

The Pacific Ocean region is fortunate to contain a plethora of pristine spaces from World Heritage Sites to Migratory Waters to Roaring Rivers. Learn how to explore while protecting lands for future generations.

RESOURCES

Find information about the scientists and activists who work diligently to uncover damage and implement solutions to protect the Pacific Ocean and coastal regions.
Find the government agencies, nonprofits, authors, and activists putting it all together.

Learn About
The Animals
Of The Coast

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The ocean ecosystem off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington is a special place with global significance. t is home to endangered species, including salmon, killer whales, and rockfish. The California Current, that flows along the West Coast down to Baja California, is one of the most diverse and productive temperate marine ecosystems in the world.

Endangered Species Act
Protects threatened and endangered species, including by designating critical habitats and authorizing scientific research permits
 
Marine Mammal Protection Act
Protects all marine mammals in U.S. waters, and prohibits the importation of marine mammals and marine mammal products 

PETER HATCH

Elakha Alliance

“From time immemorial until just a few generations ago, people living on this coast have shared their waters with sea otters… On a deeper level they are our relatives, a part of the web of interconnections that we have always relied upon for our prosperity; they are a missing but cherished part of the fabric that makes the Oregon Coast our home.”

YVON CHOUINARD

Water Impact Network

Yvon and Malinda Chouinard are passionate environmentalists and the founders and owners of Patagonia. They are founding members of the California Water Impact Network which advocates for the equitable and sustainable use of California’s fresh water resources that impacts California estuaries and wildlife.

BETSY PEABODY

Pacific Shellfish Institute

Betsy served as President of the Pacific Shellfish Institute 2007-2022, and on the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification in 2012. In 2013, she collaborated with NOAA to establish the Kenneth K. Chew Center for Shellfish Research and Restoration, which PSRF operates to help restore native shellfish and other living marine resources.