Heal the Bay

Today is #GivingTuesday 🩵 We have until midnight tonight to meet our goal! Donate now to 2X your impact: https://lnkd.in/gQW7m6cx

Don’t let the science, education, and advocacy you rely on go extinct. It's been a tough year for our coastal waters. Wildfires. Toxic algal blooms. Plastic pollution. Unprecedented threats from climate change are putting our waters, wildlife, and communities at risk. And the challenges keep coming. As funding dries up and protections are rolled back, the science, education, and advocacy that keep LA’s coastline safe and clean are becoming endangered. This Giving Tuesday, you can protect what’s at risk — and make 2X the impact. Thanks to Summer Fridays, every donation is matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 through Dec 2 AT MIDNIGHT! Protect What’s Endangered: https://lnkd.in/gGeaAvhf

Our CEO, Tracy Quinn, wrote a special message about what your impact means to us and to our coast. 👉 Read her full letter at https://lnkd.in/gePVdx_D

Tidewater gobies are tiny but mighty endangered fish that play a big role in the food webs of California’s marshes, lagoons, creeks, and estuaries. Despite their resilience, they’ve been severely impacted by coastal development, habitat degradation, and the alteration of natural water flows. After the 2025 wildfires contaminated the waters of Topanga Creek, Heal the Bay Aquarium helped rescue a group of tidewater gobies from toxic conditions. We cared for them until their habitat recovered, and most have now been safely released back into the wild. Our team continues to care for the remaining gobies and is working to help strengthen and restore this fragile population. Through our partnership with Santa Monica College, students in the Sustainable Aquaculture Certification Program are being introduced to these rescued gobies — learning how conservation aquaculture can support endangered species recovery. Protecting at-risk species starts with science: the research, monitoring, and restoration work Heal the Bay uses every day to safeguard our coastal watersheds and the animals that depend on them. Donate by MIDNIGHT on December 2 to double your impact this #GivingTuesday and help protect our tidewater gobies, their species, and the science working to save them. 💛 Protect what’s endangered: healthebay.org/gt25

Sunflower sea stars are one of the bay’s most important apex predators. But after sea star wasting devastated populations in the 2010s, they’re now functionally extinct in California. Heal the Bay Aquarium is privileged to care for 1 of only 2 sunflower sea stars in captivity in California. Her story is one of resilience and of the power of advocacy, as she plays a vital role in groundbreaking repopulation research. Protecting this sea star means protecting the policies and advocacy that could help save her species. Donate by MIDNIGHT on December 2 to double your impact this #GivingTuesday and help protect our sunflower sea star, the species she represents, and the advocacy working to save her. Protect what’s endangered: https://lnkd.in/gQW7m6cx

Giant sea bass are the largest bony fish along California’s coast—growing up to 9 feet long and weighing as much as a full-sized grizzly bear. They can also live to 75 years old! Overfishing in the early 1900s pushed them to the brink, and today they remain critically endangered. Gordita, our resident giant sea bass, is one of Heal the Bay Aquarium’s most beloved ambassadors. Each year, she helps thousands of local students discover how protecting our coastline creates ripples far beyond the water. Donate by MIDNIGHT on December 2 to double your impact this #GivingTuesday and help protect Gordita, the species she represents, and the education programs working to save them all. 💛 Protect what’s endangered at https://lnkd.in/gQW7m6cx

We are delighted to welcome Scott Tate to our Board of Directors. Scott is an accomplished senior executive with nearly two decades of global experience investing in and partnering with leading financial services and real estate companies. As a Partner at Apollo Global Management, Scott plays a key role within the firm’s Asset-Backed Finance leadership team, where he leads investment initiatives in the consumer finance sector. Throughout his 12-year career at Apollo, he has helped execute transactions exceeding $50 billion, while collaborating with some of the most respected institutions across finance and industry. Scott brings not only deep analytical and strategic expertise, but also a passion for community and environmental stewardship. Having personally experienced the impact of the Pacific Palisades fire, he is particularly inspired to contribute to resilient, forward-thinking community initiatives. Please join us in welcoming Scott to our community — we are excited for the insight, experience, and commitment he brings to helping build meaningful, lasting impact.

Don’t let the science, education, and advocacy you rely on go extinct. It's been a tough year for our coastal waters. Wildfires. Toxic algal blooms. Plastic pollution. Unprecedented threats from climate change are putting our waters, wildlife, and communities at risk. And the challenges keep coming. As funding dries up and protections are rolled back, the science, education, and advocacy that keep LA’s coastline safe and clean are becoming endangered. This Giving Tuesday, you can protect what’s at risk — and make 2X the impact. Thanks to Summer Fridays, every donation is matched dollar-for-dollar up to $10,000 through Dec 2 AT MIDNIGHT! Protect What’s Endangered: https://lnkd.in/gGeaAvhf

Free ocean conservation lecture on climate change on Wednesday, 11/12 ➡️ bit.ly/mmccwebinar Climate change is transforming our ocean—altering temperatures, chemistry, and ecosystems in ways that ripple across the planet. In this engaging and informative talk, Dr. Kerry Nickols of Heal the Bay will explore how climate change is affecting marine life and coastal communities. She will highlight the critical role healthy ocean systems play in regulating the Earth’s climate and discuss how local and global actions can help build resilience in the face of these changes. You’re invited to join Dr. Nickols and MMCC's Chief Education and Operations Officer, Dave Bader, for this virtual event to gain a deeper understanding of current ocean science and discover practical opportunities to make a positive impact. Can't make the time? Don't worry you can still register and receive the recording at bit.ly/mmccwebinar.

Plastic pollution is a global crisis. Sign up for the livestream of TEDxGreatPacificGarbagePatch, where experts will answer, ‘How do we solve plastic pollution by 2040?’ Topics include microplastics and human health, environmental justice, climate change, and much more. Register today: https://lnkd.in/eBvhkf4m #PlasticPollutes Plastic Pollution Coalition