World Ocean Day Bioblitz and Cleanup
June 8 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join Shark Stewards on World Ocean Day for a Snapshot Cal Coast Bioblitz, cleanup, brand survey and water monitoring at Aquatic Park, Berkeley, June 8, 2025..
Join our volunteers and Cal Berkeley team maintaining the Park, and help us monitor water quality and improve ecosystem health in the park and beyond to the Bay and Pacific Ocean.
Commonly littered on our sidewalks and streets, plastic ends up in our storm drains, flowing to Aquatic Park lagoons and ultimately the ocean.
Runoff from the street and through storm drains impact water quality resulting in Harmful Algal Blooms and fish mortality. Our goal is to mitigate toxic impacts at Aquatic Park, to create healthy conditions for wildlife, and create the first Shark park by providing conditions for fish to flourish!
WHERE TO MEET
Google the Kenneth Hayes Boathouse outside the Berkeley Paddling and Rowing Club for directions.
Near the South Parking Lot, enter through the gate (please close it).
We will also collect data on plastic, and any observations of sharks, rays and algae in the lagoon as part of a long term monitoring effort.