Looking west on a clear San Francisco day a smudge of jagged peaks can be glimpsed on edge of the horizon. A rugged archipelago of wind and wave-worn rocks form the Farallon Island chain. Located 30 miles from shore, Farallones composed of SE Farallones (the tallest), Middle Rock, the Island of St James to the North, and Noon Day rock, the islands host a history of shipwreck, murder and the birth of millions of seabirds and seals. Known as the islands of the Dead by the native Miwok, who viewed them but did not leave any evidence of visitation, the islands have a rich and sometimes tragic history of human occupation.
Read MoreCalifornia Risk of a White Shark Attack
Over the past two decades, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife has statistically estimated 1.8 human- shark encounters with humans per year off the west coast of North America […]
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 MoreJourney to the Devils Teeth: Sharktober One
The humpback whales put on a spectacular show with breaches and lunge feeding galore. Among the abundant forage fish we saw many seals and sealions, puffins, shearwaters, petrels and at least one albatross.
Read MoreAmerican Cetacean Society Presentation: Sharktober – Celebrating Sharks: Why We Need Them, Why We Need to Protect Them
American Cetacean Society Presentation by David McGuire of Shark Stewards: Sharktober – Celebrating Sharks: Why We Need Them, Why We Need to Protect Them
Read MoreWin a trip to the Devils Teeth, Island of the Great White Shark
Win a trip to the Devils Teeth, Island of the Great White Shark
Read MoreSharktober and Sailing the Devil’s Teeth
Thirty miles west, one can catch a glimpse of the mysterious Farallon Islands when the marine layer lifts. The coastal by Miwok Indians called them the Islands of the Dead, […]
Read MoreFarallon Sanctuary Expeditions
Join Shark Stewards celebrating sharks in a life-changing experience searching the Gulf of the Farallones for whales, wildlife and our finny friends.
Read MoreFarallon Wildlife Expeditions with Shark Stewards
Join Shark Stewards on one of two final Farallon Island expeditions documenting wildlife in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary
Read MoreLive From China- Name the Shark, MPAs & Climate Change- Fall News
In this issue:
Live From China
Name the Shark Contest
Marine Protected Areas and Climate Change
Update US Shark Fin Trade Legislation
California Coastal Cleanup Day
Field Updates Catalina Sharks, Farallon Island Expeditions
Upcoming Events MPAs and Climate Change, Coastal Cleanups, Sharktoberfest
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