CCKA Report Archive

California Coastkeeper Alliance has published several reports detailing both  statewide and regional efforts to advance clean, abundant water and a healthy coast and ocean.  Click on a report below to learn more about these accomplishments. 

2008 Annual Report

The 2008 Annual Report highlights California Coastkeeper Alliance’s statewide accomplishments, including our work to map impaired waters, to create an effective water recycling policy for California, and to establish marine protected areas through the Marine Life Protection Act Initiative, as well as many other accomplishments.   The Report also describes our member Waterkeepers' key victories in their local watersheds. Click on the link at left to read the full report.

2007 Annual Report

The 2007 Annual Report outlines California Coastkeeper Alliance’s notable successes, including a victory in a lawsuit aimed at reducing the impacts of coastal power plants on marine habitats, actions to improve oil spill prevention and response in the wake of the Cosco Busan spill, and completion of all field work for our giant kelp restoration program, in concert with various Waterkeepers.  The Report also describes our member Waterkeepers' accomplishments in local watersheds. Click on the link at left to read the full report.

2006 Annual Report

The 2006 Annual Report highlights California Coastkeeper Alliance’s statewide victories, including sponsoring two successful new laws to increase pollution enforcement actions and improve water quality monitoring, documenting increases in fish densities in Southern California resulting from our kelp restoration project, and ensuring adoption of improved controls on sewage spills.  The Report also outlines our member Waterkeepers' key victories in their local watersheds. Click on the link at left to read the full report.

CCKA Kelp Report

In 2008, California Coastkeeper Alliance concluded its seven-year long Southern California Giant Kelp Restoration Project.  The Kelp Project was conducted in partnership with Southern California Waterkeepers, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the state Coastal Conservancy, other supporters and hundreds of volunteers, to reestablish historic kelp beds along the Southern California coast and educate the public about the importance of kelp forests to the marine environment.  Click on the link at left to read the full report.