“Creating this protected area is a critical opportunity to support the communities excluded from past opportunities to protect California's ocean—it advances Tribally-led stewardship, deepens our understanding of the ocean and supports more equitable access to our coastline.”

- Anupa Asokan, Founder of Fish On

Decision makers and stakeholders often sideline protecting the ocean for profit, benefitting short-term economic interests at the expense of everyone’s long-term relationship with the ocean. Our film encourages everyone to be a steward of the sea by highlighting the importance of marine biodiversity, State-Tribal co-management, and fishing regulations in a way that educates and inspires the public to encourages decision-makers to approve the creation Mishopshno State Marine Conservation Area.