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The Bay Canary? More Leopard Shark Deaths in San Francisco Bay

Washed up Leopard AP

In the last two months, numerous reports of dead or dying sharks in the Bay have followed a another die-off in Aquatic Park Berkeley this year. Sharks are being reported […]

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Posted byDavid McGuireMay 31, 2023May 31, 2023Tags: Bat ray, die off, great white shark, leopard shark, San Francisco, shark kill, Shark Watch, sharks, sharktober

Dead Sharks and Rays in Aquatic Park

Dead male leopard shark

During the week of February 6 a colleague reported via Reddit seeing several dead bat rays and leopard sharks at Berkeley’s Aquatic Park. After investigating, a biologist from Shark Stewards recorded nearly 20 dead leopard sharks and bat rays at Aquatic Park.

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Posted byDavid McGuireFebruary 13, 2023May 10, 2023Tags: aquatic park, Bat ray, Berkeley, leopard shark, San Francisco Bay, sharks, stranding

Add Your Voice to Stop Killing Cownose Bat Rays for Sport

CAMPAIGN UPDATE April 4, 2017. Exciting news – the bill to place a moratorium on cownose ray killing contests for 2 years while the DNR creates a fisheries management plan […]

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Posted bySharkstewardsFebruary 13, 2017Tags: Bat ray, Bow hunters, Chesapeake, HSUS

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  • About
    • Mission and Vision
    • Our Team
      • Media Kit, David McGuire, Shark Stewards
    • Partners & Donors
    • Victories & Milestones
      • WE DID IT! Saving Endangered Sharks at CITES 2022
      • US Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act Passes
      • Law to End Lethal California Driftnet Fishery Passes
    • Shark Stewards DEI Statement
    • Statement Against Asian and API Hate
  • Our Work
    • Saving Sharks
    • Marine Protection
    • California Marine Protected Area Network
    • Sustainable Ecotourism and Data Dives
    • Shark ID and MPAs Education Adventure
    • Observe and Record Sevengill Sharks
    • Manta and Shark ID
    • Media Production
  • Science & Education
    • Shark Watch California
    • Shark Science Sheets
      • CITES Shark Science Sheets
    • Sharks of Hawaii
    • Sharks of the San Francisco Bay
    • Science Programs
      • Citizen Science
    • Shark Sanctuary and Marine Protection
    • White Shark Stewardship
      • How to Avoid a White Shark Attack
      • Sharktober
  • Campaigns
    • End the Last lethal Net Fishery off California
    • Tell US Congress to Support Science -SHARKED Act HR 4051
    • Stop the EU Shark Fin Trade 
    • URGENT ACTION TO PROTECT OCEANIC SHARKS
    • Support Pacific Marine Sanctuaries
      • Support the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary
      • Saving Sharks in the Coral Triangle
    • Tell eBay: Stop Endangered Shark Trade
    • Stop Big Plastic From Polluting Oceans
    • Fed Ex Shark Fin Shipping
  • Get Involved
    • Contact Us
    • Shark Buddies- Connect and Protect
    • Adventures
      • Sharktober: Farallon Islands Wildlife Adventure
      • Farallon Island Excursion Information
    • Help Save Sharks
    • Beach Cleanups and Surveys
    • Art For Sharks
    • Events
  • Shark News
  • Shop

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