Most of the encounters with white sharks along the west coast of North America occur with mature white sharks in the months between August and November. These months we call Sharktober are when the large white sharks return to the coast after an annual migration to forage on seals and sea lions.
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*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser LATEST NEWS | CAMPAIGNS | GET INVOLVED DONATE Now For Some Good News Congratulations to former students and interns Viktoria Kuehn (left) and Karen […]
Read MoreShark Stewards Calls on eBay to Stop Sales of Endangered Sharks
eBay is openly allowing the traffic of parts from endangered and protected sawfish and sharks, namely sawfish rostrum and shark jaws protected under the Endangered Species Act, and the Convention […]
Read MoreEnding Ocean Plastic -California EcoBlitz
The EcoBlitz CA with National Geographic is a statewide urban to ocean plastics and species data collection with youth. This project engages educators & classrooms to gather data, shared with National Geographic Explorers in a project to better understand the interconnected nature of the human & natural world.
Read MoreSaving the Ocean from Plastic Pollution
The Aquatic Park Stewards program is an ongoing volunteer program educating youth on Bay ecosystems and species, and collecting data in a long-term study of terrestrial and marine sources while […]
Read MoreThe Golden Gate MPA Network
Golden Gate Marine Protected Area The Golden Gate MPA Collaborative is represented by State Parks, Fish and Wildlife Service at the Farallon Islands, the Point Reyes National Seashore, California Academy of […]
Read MoreUS Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act Signed into Law
Sign the petition to ban the sale and trade of shark fins in the United States.
Read MoreStop West Coast Driftnet Fishing
Large mesh drift gillnets are already banned in the U.S. territorial waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii.
Read MoreFlorida Shark Fin Trade Bill: No Amendments
Because of its proximity to international waters and a relatively robust shark fishery in its own coastal ocean, Florida is now a major focal point for shark fins imports and […]
Read MoreWhat is Sharktober?
Sharktober is a celebration of white sharks, but really all sharks. Shark Stewards launched annual Sharktober and Sharktoberfest education efforts in 2008 to celebrate the return of the white sharks to our Sanctuary offshore, and to educate and motivate the public to protect sharks.
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