A healthy upwelling system is not just an ecological marvel; it is an economic powerhouse. California’s ocean economy generates tens of billions of dollars annually. However, the integrity of this system is currently at a crossroads. Newly proposed groundfish rules under the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) threaten to damage fragile marine habitat and alter the balance of species within these protected zones. Perhaps more concerning is the shadow of proposed oil exploration offshore.
Read MoreGlobal Shark Attacks at Norm in 2025
Global shark attacks were higher in the year 2025 over 2024 reports the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File (ISAF). Despite the attention it gets when an incident involving a shark and human occurs, shark populations are decreasing globally.
Read MoreTell NOAA No to Weakening Blacknose Shark Protection
Add your voice to the public record telling NMFS no weakening protection for the Blacknose sharks. Specifically ask for boat and bag limits to remain unchanged: Alternative D1: Keep the current recreational retention limits for sharks. – No Action
Read More“Safe Seas Act” Unsafe for Sharks
Introduced in 2025, the Florida Safe Seas Act would amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to ban shark feeding in Florida’s federal waters, known as the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This law would prohibit shark tourism in Federal waters but would allow anglers to legally feed sharks to catch and kill them.
Read MoreSupport Science Not Fear: The SHARKED Act
We, the undersigned—a coalition of divers, surfers, kayakers, fishermen, swimmers and ocean recreationists write to express our urgent concern regarding the SHARKED Act (H.R. 207 / S. 2314). While the bill is framed as a research initiative to address “shark depredation,” we fear it serves as a legislative “Trojan Horse” for the recreational fishing lobby to roll back decades of shark conservation.
Read MoreDeadline to Comment & Stop Offshore Drilling off our Coastline
Friday January 23 Deadline to comment & Stop Offshore Drilling off our Coastline. Send a letter or sign the petition to Protect California Sanctuaries and Coastal Ocean
Read MoreDefend the Marine Mammal Protection Act
The Marine Mammal Protection Act is under assault by congress. Contact your House Representative and two Senators. Ask them to block any weakening amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA) in Congress. The legislation is key to protection of wildlife throughout the United States.
Read MoreVoices of Extinction: The ‘Īlio Holo I Ka Uaua
I am ‘īlio holo i ka uaua—the dog that runs in rough water. In your language, you call me the Hawaiian monk seal. The Trump administration wants to change the Endangered Species Act—the law that saved my life. They want to eliminate the “blanket rule” that automatically protects threatened species like me. They want to weigh economic considerations against habitat protections. They want to narrow the definition of “harm” so that destroying our habitat might no longer count as hurting us.
Read MoreNew Comments to Tell BOEM NO to Offshore Drilling
The Trump administration’s Department of the Interior is proposing a new 5-Year Offshore Drilling Plan that includes California, the Gulf of Mexico, the previously protected waters off of Florida, and Alaska, including the Alaskan wilderness, where drilling has never been attempted before because of the dangerous risk to sensitive wildlife. Oil spills caused by drilling- like the tragic Deep Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico- will have enduring negative impacts on climate, wildlife and human health. The agency is inviting public comments until Thursday, February 26, 2026.
Read MoreGiving Voice to Endangered Sharks and Rays
Our coalition has submitted nearly 300,000 signatures to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service, and 10% of those were Shark Stewards! The Trump Administration is proposing to dismantle protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Thank you for your signatures to our petition and providing comments we submitted.
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