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
Read MoreCalifornia Risk of a White Shark Attack
August 13, 2022 by David McGuire Given the large population of humans accessing the ocean off California and a healthy marine ecosystem with a large population of marine mammals, shark […]
Read MoreFree Online California Marine Protected Area Training
New Release for Citizen Science Month- free training for docents, educators and public released. The online training provides an overview of the California Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network created for […]
Read MoreCoastal Commission Rejects NPS Plan for Point Reyes
On Thursday, the California Coast Commission (CCC) unanimously rejected the National Park Service’s (NPS) “First-Year Water Quality Strategy and Climate Action Plan,” for Point Reyes National Seashore. One year ago, […]
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.
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