Long Beach’s breakwater
Pelicans roost on the massive rocks that make up the 2.2-mile-long Long Beach breakwater. Boulders were shipped from Catalina Island to create the
Russ Moore, left, and Larry Albach, from La Palma, fish for bass and barracuda just outside the west end of the 2.2-mile- long Long Beach breakwater. (Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times)
Student sailors catch the gentle winds during a sailing class in the Long Beach Marina. If the massive Long Beach breakwater is dismantled for enviromental and tourism reasons, storm swells and waves could affect the now-calm marina waters. (Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times)
An oil tanker anchored in Long Beach Outer Harbor is backdropped by tourist attractions in the port city. (Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times)
A pelican glides above the kelp and debris that backs up against the bay side of the Long Beach breakwater. A proposal to open up some of the breakwater would allow tides to naturally flush out junk that flows down the Los Angeles and
