Works to protect and restore the Santa Monica Bay, San Pedro Bay and adjacent waters through enforcement, fieldwork, and community action. It develops litigation and regulatory programs that ensure water quality protections in waterways throughout L.A. County, and involves the public in stewardship programs such as its Kelp Restoration Project using volunteer scuba divers, and its Beachkeeper Storm Drain Monitoring program. It also conducts public outreach and education programs in order to teach local citizens and schoolchildren the value of our local coastal resources, and what each of us can do to protect them.