For far too long, the soupfin shark has faced a relentless onslaught of threats, pushing its global populations to the brink. At the latest Conference of the Parties to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora), soupfin sharks achieved international protection from trade.
Read MoreDefend the ESA: Submitting Comments
Making your voice heard is easy and takes less than 5 minutes. The most effective way to protect the Endangered Species Act is to submit your comment directly to the official federal record. Draft language to USFWS and Department of the Interior Doug Burgum.
Read MorePublic Comments Needed to Defend the Endangered Species Act
On November 19th the Trump Administration has published a proposal by US Fish and Wildlife to roll back Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections, specifically focusing on the removal of the “blanket rule” and its impact on threatened shark species. The public has a December 22nd deadline to comment to prevent the ESA from being weekend.
Read MoreSaving Endangered Marine Megafauna From Extinction
A conversation on sharks, mantas, whales and the Endangered Species Act. Watch the entire program Facebook Live discussion at 4PM PDT, Q/A with experts on manta rays, whales, sharks, sea […]
Read MoreSaving Endangered Marine Megafauna- Endangered Species Day
Join Shark Steward’s Endangered Species Day Facebook Live discussion, Q/A with experts on manta rays, whales, sharks, sea turtles and the endangered species act.
Read MoreHelp Protect Dusky & Hammerhead Sharks
In February and March 2013, Shark Stewards participated in submitting separate petitions to list the Northwest Atlantic populations of dusky shark and great hammerhead shark as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In April […]
Read MoreNMFS agrees to List Atlantic Scalloped Hammerheads as Endangered, Blames Shark Finning
Shark Stewards is pleased to support this ESA listing, but challenges why a similar petition to list Great Hammerhead Sharks given the same threats has been denied. WASHINGTON (CN) – […]
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