Burial at Sea.

In a Advance Health Care Directive, you can indicate your wishes for funeral services and whether you wish to be buried or cremated. Many clients choose to be cremated with their ashes scattered at sea.

Another option is to have funeral services also at sea. In Southern California, this is possible as many charter boat companies will arrange for this on one of their boats. Dana Wharf at Dana Point, California, has packages for burials at sea.

Another popular service for cremation at sea is the Neptune Society. There are many Neptune Societies so be sure the one you contact is located with your county or state.

California has laws regulating burials at sea and permits are required. For more information about California's laws and regulations regarding funeral and cemeteries and everything else in between, check out the consumer guide from the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau website.