The Super El Niño, and What it Might Bring to Californiaʻs Marine Wildlife

In June, NOAA’s National Weather Service officially reported the onset of an El Niño pattern supporting predictions of an extreme weather disruption dubbed the “Super El Niño” in fall and winter of 2026/2027.  So what can we expect this fall in the Gulf of the Farallones and along the Bay Area Coastline?

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Emergency Regulations Passed for California White Sharks and Beach Safety

Shark Stewards would like the Department to consider a regulation making attracting sharks and using gear targeting large sharks illegal on California piers and beaches. Public comment can be made June 17 in support of our petition to prohibit activities and gear targeting sharks on public piers and beaches in California

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Munk Ocean Day, Sharks

Join Shark Stewards at the annual Walter Munk Ocean Day celebration and education event Saturday October 4th, 2025. Meet our team, learn about shark senses, the importance of sharks and what happens when sharks disappear and why we should protect them.

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Shark Diving Tourism: Good or Bad?

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.

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Sharktober Farallon Sanctuary Tours

Join Shark Conservationist and Naturalist David McGuire and other wildlife specialists celebrating sharks and all ocean life on a life-changing expedition into the Gulf of the Farallones for whales, wildlife and our finny friends.

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