Fish Contamination Education Collaborative

Heal the Bay and Cabrillo Marine Aquarium implement FCEC’s Angler Outreach component, educating pier and shoreline anglers in Los Angeles and Orange County on the risks of consuming DDT- and PCB-contaminated white croaker. FCEC is proud to honor pier fishing in California through protecting and educating the anglers themselves! Outreach is often conducted in multiple languages to reach the widest audience possible in all communities.

FCEC focuses outreach efforts on nine piers in proximity to the contaminated region:

• Santa Monica
• Venice
• Hermosa
• Redondo
• Rainbow Harbor
• Pier J
• Belmont
• Cabrillo
• Seal Beach

Through this program, FCEC educates more than 10,000 anglers each year. Additionally, the Angler Outreach program disseminates information to 30 different bait shops and fishing supply stores near the piers.

For more information, please visit:

• Heal the Bay
• Cabrillo Marine Aquarium