As a concerned citizen I am writing in strong protest for the proposed opening of federal waters to oil development, exploration off California and in our National Marine Sanctuaries. These areas of high productivity and biodiversity are highly vulnerable to ocean noise, disturbance and risk of spill associated with exploration and oil and gas extraction.
Read MoreBeach Cleanup, Survey and Water Monitoring Aquatic Park
Join Shark Stewards and the students with the Cal Surfrider Foundation for another cleanup, brand survey and water monitoring.
Read MoreHosting a Plastic Free Event
For pot-luck, encourage guests to avoid plastic to go containers, and bring reusable containers and take containers home with them for cleaning, disposal or recycling. Here are some tips for event hosts for a plastic free event.
Read MoreBay Nature Talk: Sharks of the California Coast
Learn about shark migration, behavior, and diversity along the California coastline with David McGuire, founder of Shark Stewards, a shark conservation nonprofit dedicated to saving sharks and protecting critical marine habitat.
Read MoreMPA Day Marin, Films and Collaboration at Bay Model
Join Shark Stewards and the Golden Gate Marin Protected Area Collaborative for a day of films and celebration of our coastal MPAs at the historic Bay Model, Sausalito.
Read MoreCelebrate Intl Whale Shark Day and Join our Shark 101 live Webinar
Join us for a free shark 101 live zoom on international whale shark day, and learn how to participate in community science!
Read MoreACT NOW TO END THE LAST LETHAL NET FISHERY OFF CALIFORNIA
Set gillnets are the primary threat to juvenile great white sharks in their nursery grounds off California. White sharks play an important ecosystem role, and their population is still at low numbers and in recovery.
We can stop the needless slaughter of sharks, dolphins, sea turtles, and other marine wildlife by these nets off the coast of California. Urge the California Fish and Game Commission to declare the bycatch in the California Set Gillnet Fishery unacceptable.
Read MoreCalifornia Ocean Day 2023
Shark Stewards will be present lobbying lawmakers on the 18th annual Ocean Day will once again bring together ocean advocates, marine scientists, and CA decision makers IN PERSON!
Read MoreBiden Signs Fisheries Protection into Law With the Omnibus Bill
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced today that the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Senator Feinstein and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) to phase out the use of harmful large mesh drift gillnets in federal waters, was included in the fiscal year 2023 omnibus government funding bill expected to be signed into law later this week.
Read MoreNewsom Signs Chum Bill to Protect White Sharks
It’s unlawful to place any shark bait, shark lure, or shark chum into the water within one nautical mile of any shoreline, pier, or jetty when a white shark is either visible or known to be present.” US Fish and Wildlife Code
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