Surfer Fatality Leads to Heightened Concern About White Sharks On May 9, 2020, 26 year-old surfer Ben Kelly died from an arterial wound at Manresa Beach near Santa Cruz California […]
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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 MoreEcoBlitz CA
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 […]
Read MoreOcean Plastic Facts
What is the current state of the plastic pollution crisis? Source Sybil Bullock, Greenpeace About 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic has been produced since the 1950s – the weight of […]
Read MoreShark Ecotourism
Shark Ecotourism can help protect sharks from fishing and even allow shark populations to recover. However, some practices attracting sharks and maintaining their presence in an area may have negative […]
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 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 time, a place and a state of mind. Surfers and divers along the central and northern California coastline have long been aware that large great white sharks […]
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