Currently, Duxbury Reef is designated as a State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA). While this offers some protection, it allows for the “limited take” of finfish and abalone. Unfortunately, this “limited” status has created a loophole of confusion and ecological degradation. Working alongside the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin (EAC), we are calling for the redesignation of Duxbury Reef as a State Marine Reserve (SMR) and the expansion of its boundaries to ensure this ecosystem can truly thrive.
Read MoreDuxbury Reef MPA Expansion Hearing
On April 21st, the California Fish & Game Commission (Commission) will be discussing petitions that were submitted to adaptively manage California’s marine protected areas, including EAC’s petition to increase protections at Duxbury Reef’s rare rocky intertidal habitat.
Read MoreMonitoring and Teaching in our Marine Protected Areas Using the Trident ROV
Shark Stewards and the Golden Gate Marine Protected Area Collaborative are monitoring our coastal marine protected areas under our vessel based MPA watch program. On Sunday September 8, we took […]
Read MoreThird Annual Citizen Science for Conservation in Southern California Symposium (CSCSCS)
We will be presenting on use of the OpenROV Trident as a Citizen Science monitoring tool in Marine Protected Areas.
Read MoreUnderwater Parks Day- Join Shark Stewards!
Celebrate our underwater parks and the California Life Marine Protection Act with Shark Stewards as part of the Golden Gate MPA Collaborative.
Read MoreThe Golden Gate MPA Collaborative and the San Francisco Bay
Shark Stewards is a leading partner of the Golden Gate Marine Protected Area Collaborative Network, whose mission is to help communicate the importance of Marine Protected Areas along the San […]
Read MoreBerkeley Bay Festival
Join Shark Stewards and our Golden Gate MPA Alliance celebrating the ocean and educating on sharks and marine protection.
Read MoreShark Sanctuary, Marine Protected Areas of the Golden Gate
Protecting sharks and the Entire Ecosystem of the San Francisco Bay. The San Francisco Bay is an important and complex ecological system whose influence extends from the Sierra to the […]
Read MoreShark News, April 2015
After two months in Asia, it is good to be home. I’ve just returned from a National Geographic Explorer’s Grant-funded Expedition in Laos. There are no sharks in Laos, but there […]
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