On June 29, 2023, The Shark Fins Act passed into law in the United Kingdom, protecting sharks in UK waters and a major step for conservation of sharks around the world. Following Canada and the USA, the Shark Fins Act will ban the import and export of detached shark fins, including all products containing shark fins such as canned shark fin soup. Shark Stewards applauds the example set by the United Kingdom ,and joins the StopFinning Eu coalition and calls on the EU to follow the lead to reduce impacts on Atlantic and global shark populations by facilitating the shark fin trade.
Read MoreShark Stewards CITES Intern Update, Vivian Guido
Last November in Panama City, Panama, history was made for shark conservation when over 180 governments from around the globe voted to protect over 90 species of sharks from the […]
Read MoreOver 100 Species of Sharks and Rays Protected at CITES
Yesterday history was made protecting sharks at the the 19th Coalition of the Parties at Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Panama where 184 governments and conservationist Parties convened to consider applying major trade protections for plants and animals in the wildlife trade.
Read MoreOcean Awareness Shark ID Dive In and Fair, La Jolla Cove
Dive in and learn about sharks on Ocean Awareness Day in beautiful La Jolla California! Join Shark Stewards at Ocean Alley
Interactive Educational Activities and Family Fun
Learn how sharks feed, and check out this Mako Shark sculpture by artist Carl Glowienke!
Read MoreBipartisan Bill to End Lethal Driftnet Fishery in the United States
The California driftnet fishery is responsible for the annual killing of thousands of innocent seabirds, marine mammals and sharks in California waters and is the only fishery where these harmful nets are still used in the United States.
Read MoreEnd California’s Driftnet Fishery
Bill passed by Congress in 2020 and Vetoed by Trump is reintroduced U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) have reintroduced the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act in […]
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