WiLDCOAST Environmental Video
WiLDCOAST protects and preserves coastal ecosystems and wildlife in the Californias and Latin America by building grassroots support, conducting media campaigns and establishing protected areas.
Praxis Universal Productions produced this video filmed in Northern Baja at a beach notorious for poor water quality.This video was instrumental in exposing illegal pollution in Northern Baja, and made headlines in both Mexican and U.S. newspapers.
A coastal development boom in Northern Baja California, Mexico is fast outpacing the capacity of sewage collection and treatment infrastructure. Contaminated wastewater and sewage flows pose a major threat to the coastal ecosystem and the health of local residents and visitors. Discharges from these developments must be regulated and a water testing program and warning system implemented to protect the public health of ocean users and residents.