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Santa Monica Bay is a
national treasure extending from Point Dume to Palos
Verdes Point. The bay teems with life, serving as
home to over 5,000 species of birds, fish, mammals,
plants and other wildlife. The bay and its environs
also provide essential habitat for a number of
migratory waterfowl and shorebirds, as well as for
threatened and endangered species. The bay also
provides recreational opportunities for an estimated
45 million visitors each year -- more than 500,000 a
day at the height of summer. There are many visions
of the bay -- as a gathering place, a vital
component of the local economy, a recreational
wonder, a wilderness in our own backyard. Enjoy
this wonderful resource, take in its natural beauty
and pay a visit to the points of interest indicated
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Santa Monica Beaches |
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Rules and Regulations:
Santa Monica Open
Space Management at (310) 458-8974.
- Animal Rescue:
Call the City of Santa Monica’s Animal
Control Shelter at (310) 458-8594. If you find a sick
or injured animal on the beach, DO NOT APPROACH a sick or injured animal
on the beach.
- Beach Cleaning or Beach Facility Maintenance: Call the
Santa Monica Beach Maintenance Division at (310) 395-9778 or
email.
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Beaches Throughout the Bay |
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Ocean Water
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Heal the Bay:
offers monthly water quality "report cards" for
beaches along the Santa Monica Bay (800) HEALBAY. Visit
the
Beach Water Quality Site
for additional water quality information.
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Surfrider
Foundation Water Quality Report
- Urban
Runoff: Call the
Pollution Prevention Hotline at (310) 458-8945 to report water wasting
activities and illegal dumping into storm drains or curb-side catch basins.
For
information on the city’s urban runoff reduction programs, the SMURRF (Santa
Monica Urban Runoff Recycling Facility), and tips on how to prevent urban
runoff
email
the Urban Runoff Management
Coordinator call (310) 458-8223.
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This page was last modified on
08/04/2008
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