It is Shark week again and for 29 years Discovery Channel is again performing at its best and worst: frightening the naive, causing the sceptical to snort and generally filling […]
Read MoreSwim For Sharks
5 volunteers successfully swam around Pom Pom Island in memoriam of TRACC Founder Steve Oakley. Watch for our next swim in 2018, and help us keep fighting for sharks.
Read MoreShark Stewards on Sharks at the United Nations
June 5-9 I had the heady experience of participating at the United Nations Oceans Conference at UN Headquarters and participate in discussions on shark conservation, MPAs and IUU fishing including dynamite […]
Read MoreNevada Governor Sandoval Signs Trafficking Bill to Protect Sharks, Rays and Wildlife
6/5/17 Carson City, Nevada For Immediate Distribution Contact: David McGuire, Director Shark Stewards Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed into law a bill that will protect endangered wildlife from trafficking and […]
Read MoreAlert! Protect Wildlife and Shark Fin Nevada
UPDATE. On June 5, Governor Brian Sandoval signed SB 194 into law! Contact the Governor by email Today! http://gov.nv.gov/Contact/Email-the-Governor/ Or Phone: (775) 684-5670 and add your support for SB 194. Shark […]
Read MoreShark Deaths Plague San Francisco Bay
Shark Stewards is working in the East and North Bay to collect samples and observations and our Shark Watch program collects observations of live sharks on iNaturalist. Contact the Pelagic Shark Research Foundation PSRF by email or their Hotline (831) 459-9346.
Read MoreTrump Moves to Dismantle National Monuments
Marine Protected Areas at Risk April 27, 2017 WASHINGTON—President Trump announced a plan to consider scaling back protection of 27 national monuments around the country with serious potential impacts on […]
Read MoreFlorida Shark Fin Law Loses Teeth
Watered Down Shark Fin Law Will Increase Fines, but Allow Shark Fin Trade to Continue. April 24, 2017 Florida legislators side skirted an important shark conservation measure by weakening a […]
Read MoreWhat Color is Your Easter Egg?
“No water, no life. No blue, no green.” Dr. Sylvia Earle Nearly 10 % of the planet has some level of protection, yet the oceans have only around 3%. Shark […]
Read MoreEndless Summer: Searching for the Perfect Shark
“Everywhere they went they were greeted with a familiar cry surfers have heard 1,000 times each, quote: You guys reeeeally missed it, you should’ve been here yesterday.” Bud Brown, Endless […]
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