Shark-diving tourism can be a controversial issue. Images of svelte, swimming females fending off assertive tiger sharks, armored divers hand -feeding bull sharks for tourists, and shots of white sharks slamming into cages: these scenes are not aways favorable for the average diver, or even the sharks.
Read MoreDive in With Sharks at SCUBA Show
Join the Shark Stewards team at SCUBA Show Long Beach learning about sharks and the importance of shark diving to conservation, including a conversation on the recent developments at Guadalupe Island. Visit us at our booth, number 752. Volunteers welcome!
Read MoreMexico Closes Down Great White Shark Cage Diving
Not perfect, shark dive ecotourism can have negative impacts on shark behavior, with potential injury and impacts of a threatened species, including energetic and reproductive impacts. However, proper oversight by SEMARNAT, the benefit to the Mexican economy, science, and the ambassadorship that shark tourism provides, exceeds the potential harm to sharks, and may be the best solution to save and better understand them scientifically.
Read MoreSevengill Shark Science
Join Shark Stewards on our SharkWatch community science and education program live on Zoom.
Learn about the mysterious sevengill sharks, their biology, natural history and the sharkwatch program.
Read MoreSCUBA Show with Sharks
Scuba Show is back! After an extended COVID safety stop, Shark Stewards returns in-person to the Long Beach Convention Center this May at booth 625.
Read MoreSharktober- Saving Sharks From California to China
A talk by Shark Stewards Director David McGuire for the Marin SCUBA Club.
Read MoreURGENT! Protect Kona Reefs- Send a Letter to BLNR
There is an urgent opportunity to join us in taking action today to protect Hawai’ian reefs. Send a letter to BLNR today to ban the collection fo reef fish for aquariums.
Read MoreSharks and Chainmail Valerie Taylor: Women in Ocean Science
Shark Stewards Women History Month Guest Blog: Valerie Taylor By Justyne Trieste, Shark Stewards Team I watched Jaws for the first time as a kid, with my dad. He cautioned […]
Read MoreSaving Hammerheads and Mantas Science and Art Discussion Live
Join Shark Stewards on a Facebook live discussion on science, art, diving and saving these endangered sharks.
Read MoreShark Ecotourism
Shark Ecotourism can help protect sharks from fishing and even allow shark populations to recover. However, some practices attracting sharks and maintaining their presence in an area may have negative […]
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