August 4, 2021 Youth from the Mount Madonna middle school and Shark Stewards advisees will receive the President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) for their production of a play and video on […]
Read MoreDo Sharks Feel Pain? Respect for Fish.
A long standing response by fishermen, and even chefs is that fish do not feel pain, justifying their actions dismembering fish live, gaffing them in the gills or allowing these water breathing animals to beat about the decks or pier to suffocate. Ethical arguments about allowing an animal to suffer aside, there is a preponderance of scientific evidence that fish do feel pain.
Read MoreSpecies Spotlight: The Bull Shark
The bull shark is an iconic shark species. With their blunt snouts, classic grey and white coloration, and big reputation, bull sharks are very well known. Found in tropical and subtropical waters around the world, these sharks are present in many different environments.
Read MoreGreat White Sharks in San Francisco Bay
A repost on white sharks in the Bay from 2015. Scientists tagging white sharks with Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Lab and the Monterey Bay Aquarium have published studies showing white sharks […]
Read MoreCelebrating Shark Week 2021 live with Shark Stewards and Jacks Diving Locker, Kona
We will be screening the film Sharks Stewards of the Reef, co-produced by Shark Stewards to advocate for the establishment of this monument under President GW Bush, and advocate for state shark fin trade bans.
Read MoreNew Science Book: Sharks For Kids
Shark Stewards David McGuire has authored a new book titled
Sharks for Kids: A Junior Scientist’s Guide to Great Whites, Hammerheads, and Other Sharks in the Sea.
Take a deep dive into the exciting world of sharks
Read MoreCelebrating Pride With Sharks
I am a proud Mom of a transgender son who in middle school had the courage to tell me “I’m a boy Mom, I need to go on testosterone to become the best version of myself I can be! “
Read MoreHow the United States Can and Must Help Save Sharks Around the World
American trade feeds an intense global demand for shark fins. A new bill could help close several critical gaps in the rules. Op-Eds in the Revelator June 23, 2021 – […]
Read MoreThe Dark Hobby Exposes Aquarium Fish Trade
The Aquarium Trade is Trying to Obtain Commercial Permits to Extract Wildlife from Hawai’i Reefs!
Read MoreShark News, June 2021
This June 19th, we invite communities to come together, take care of each other and our oceans. Join us in a celebration, reducing ocean plastic and protecting the juvenile white shark and ray population from pollution and fishing with Shark Watch at Ray Bay, Seal Beach CA.
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