At Save Our Shores, we protect and preserve the health of Monterey Bay and the Central Coast through education, advocacy, and outreach. These three pillars strengthen one another, creating lasting change for our ocean and our communities.

Through hands-on cleanups and outreach, we engage thousands of volunteers each year to remove pollution, collect data, and connect directly with the coast. Those real-world insights fuel our policy and advocacy efforts, where we tackle the root causes of marine debris. And through education programs in schools and communities, we empower the next generation to understand these issues and take action,  ensuring that today’s lessons become tomorrow’s leadership.

Our impact is built on this cycle of action, learning, and change:

• Cleanups reveal the problems.
• Education deepens understanding.
• Advocacy creates solutions.

Together, these pillars form a powerful, community-driven approach that protects our coastline and strengthens our collective voice for the ocean.

Save Our Shores believes that when people are informed, connected, and inspired, they can transform the future of our coast. Every cleanup, every classroom, every policy win moves us closer to a thriving, resilient Monterey Bay.