Join Shark Stewards in our eighth year of celebrating sharks and educating the public on the need to save them with Sharktober events. Sharktober celebrates the return of the large […]
Read MoreSwimmers Cross San Francisco Bay in Swim for Sharks
On August 14 athletes from the elite open water swim group Night Train Swimmers engaged in a novel athletic challenge crossing the San Francisco Bay in a six mile swim […]
Read MoreShark Stewards Supports CITES Appendix II Protection for Mobula Rays, 4 Species of Shark
September 25, 2016 CAMPAIGN UPDATE: The Conference of the Parties at C0P 17 voted to support all CITES Appendix II Proposals for Elasmobranches. Shark Stewards is working to support proposals to […]
Read MoreShark Stewards, Sabah Shark Protection Association Adding Voice for Sabah Sharks
Divers Upset To See Dead Sharks On Boat Near Mabul, international call to support increased shark protection in Malaysia. SEMPORNA, 27 July 2016: Just days after photos of dead sharks […]
Read MoreInternational Outcry Against Shark Slaughter at Malaysian Tourist Island
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Press Contact: David McGuire Sharksteward(at)gmail.com 7/19/2016 The Sabah Shark Protection association confirmed today that photographs of sharks slaughtered and finned have come from the dive […]
Read MoreCathay Pacific Joins List of Airlines Banning Shark Fin
Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific announced a complete ban on shipments of shark fin today, joining over seventy international carriers to ban transport of the shark product. Concerned about the […]
Read MoreUS Trade laws and the USA Shark Sales Elimination Act (HR.737/S.877)
Contact Your Representative and Your Senators Directly and urge them to support the Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2019.
Read MoreBack to Borneo with University of San Francisco
I have landed back in Borneo for my fifth trip since Shark Stewards began working here in 2013. This trip is part University of San Francisco field course, part shark […]
Read MoreAquatic Park Beach Watch Internship Available
Aquatic Park Stewards Beach Watch Internship Marine Debris Clean Aquatic Park Beach Survey Internship Description With the San Francisco Dolphin Club, Shark Stewards is conducting long term beach clean ups […]
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court Denies Challenge to California Shark Fin Ban
Tuesday, May 24, 2016 For Immediate Distribution U.S. Supreme Court Denies Challenge to California Shark Fin Ban California’s ban on the possession and sale of shark fins survived a third […]
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