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Species 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. 

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Posted byDavid McGuireJuly 25, 2021June 18, 2024Tags: bull shark, shark attack, shark fin, sharkweek, threats

Great White Sharks in San Francisco Bay

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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 […]

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Posted byDavid McGuireJuly 13, 2021January 24, 2024Tags: Alcatraz, great white shark, Greater Farallones national Marine Sanctuary, shark attack, sharkweek

Celebrating Shark Week 2021 live with Shark Stewards and Jacks Diving Locker, Kona

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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.

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Posted byDavid McGuireJuly 12, 2021July 12, 2021Tags: Coral Reef, kona, Marine Protected Areas, papahanaumokuakea, sharks, stewards, tiger shark

New Science Book: Sharks For Kids

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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

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Posted byDavid McGuireJuly 4, 2021December 29, 2021Tags: book, education, great white shark, Kids, shark science, sharktoberfest, Youth

Celebrating Pride With Sharks

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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! “

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Posted byDavid McGuireJune 26, 2021June 30, 2021Tags: greatwhiteshark, Jaws, LGBQT, Pride month, shark attack, shark survivor, sharkattack, sharkweek, Transsexual

How the United States Can and Must Help Save Sharks Around the World

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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 – […]

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Posted byDavid McGuireJune 24, 2021June 24, 2021Tags: shark attack, shark fin, shark finning, Shark Watch, sharktober

The Dark Hobby Exposes Aquarium Fish Trade

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The Aquarium Trade is Trying to Obtain Commercial Permits to Extract Wildlife from Hawai’i Reefs!

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Posted byDavid McGuireJune 22, 2021August 1, 2021Tags: aquarium trade, Coral, kona, reef, reef fish, The Dark Hobby

Shark News, June 2021

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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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Posted byDavid McGuireJune 18, 2021June 18, 2021Tags: Juneteenth, MOPA, Newsletter, sharks, sharwatch

Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act Reintroduced into Senate

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The bill when passed into law will make it illegal to possess, buy, sell, or transport shark fins or any product containing shark fins,

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Posted byDavid McGuireJune 10, 2021June 25, 2021Tags: shark fin, shark fin ban, sharks, US senate

Hawaiʻi Enacts Landmark Shark Protection Act on World Oceans Day

Oceanic Whitetip Shark

On World Ocean’s Day Governor David Ige signed into law, House Bill 553; Relating to Shark Protection, protecting more than 40 species of sharks that frequent state waters in Hawaiʻi.

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Posted byDavid McGuireJune 9, 2021June 9, 2021Tags: fin, Governor Ige, hawaii, shark

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  • About
    • Mission and Vision
    • Our Goals and How We Get There
    • Where We Work
      • Saving the Scalloped Hammerheads of Baja
      • California Marine Protection
      • Hawai’i Kahu Manō- Guardians of the Shark
        • Respect for Hawaii Fish- Aquarium Collection
        • ‘Auamakua, Hawaii’s Spiritual Connection to the Shark
      • Sharks in the Coral Triangle
        • Indonesia Protecting Sharks and Reefs
        • Creating a Marine Protected Area in Indonesia
    • Our Team
      • Media Kit, David McGuire, Shark Stewards
    • Partners & Donors
    • Victories & Milestones
      • WE DID IT! Saving Endangered Sharks at CITES 2022
      • US Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act Signed into Law
      • Law to End Lethal California Driftnet Fishery Passes
      • Support the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary Designation
    • Shark Stewards DEI Statement
    • Statement Against Asian and API Hate
  • Our Work
    • Saving Sharks
    • California Marine Protected Area Network
    • Sustainable Ecotourism and Data Dives
    • Citizen Science
    • Media Production
  • Science & Education
    • Aquatic Park Stewardship
    • Community Science
    • Shark Watch California
      • Sharktober Sanctuary Wildlife Expeditions
        • Sharktober: Farallon Sanctuary and Wildlife Tours
        • Sharktober Sanctuary Tours- Instructions
      • Observe and Record Sevengill Sharks
      • Sharks of the San Francisco Bay
      • Shark ID and MPAs Education Adventure
    • Inland Ocean Academy
    • Shark Science Sheets
      • CITES Shark Science Sheets
    • Sharks of Hawaii
    • Shark Sanctuary and MPAs
    • White Shark Stewardship
      • How to Avoid a White Shark Attack
      • Sharktober- White Shark Awareness
  • Campaigns
    • Stop the Ocean Steal
    • Act Now to Defend the Endangered Species Act
    • Save the Endangered Species Act
      • PETITION TO DEFEND THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
    • SHARKED Act in Senate Committee- Act Now
    • Defend Pacific Marine National Monuments From Commercial Fishing
    • Support NOAA and our National Marine Sanctuaries
    • Urgent Action to Save Oceanic Whitetip Sharks
    • Stop Big Plastic From Polluting Oceans
  • Get Involved
    • Contact Us
    • Shark Buddies- Connect and Protect
    • Adventures
    • Help Us Save Sharks
    • Beach Cleanups and Surveys
    • Events
  • Shark News
  • Shop

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