A Hawaiʻi Circuit Court judge lifted an injunction prohibiting the issuance of aquarium fish permits for the West Hawai‘i Regional Fishery Management Area today. However, this doesn’t mean that commercial aquarium fishing can immediately resume in West Hawaiʻi.
Read MoreComment Period to Permit Shark Fishing Open in Hawaii
Shark Stewards is asking the Hawai’i Division of Aquatic Resources to follow the intent of HB 553 and only allow permits to fish sharks for valid scientific study, Hawaiian cultural practices and in extreme cases, for public safety.
Read MoreKawaihae Beach Cleanup
Join Shark Stewards with Keep Puako Beautiful for another marine debris cleanup and survey- freedive optional to follow.
Meet us at Makeahua Gulch Kawaihae Harbor at Gate 1 and 300 ft from the Akoni Pule Hwy.
Sharks at Jacks
Join Shark Stewards Kona dive partner celebrate their 41st anniversary with great dive sales, mermaids, kid education and more. Talk on sharks with Shark Research Institute, Deron Verbeck I am Aquatic and David McGuire of Shark Stewards showing images and discussing sharks, and a book signing of Sharks for Kids.
Read MoreEveryday is Shark Awareness Day
Shark Awareness Day, a day created to dispel myths about sharks and to raise awareness about the importance of sharks to the ocean. It is a day to recognize the power and beauty of sharks and their importance to ocean ecosystems.
It is also a day to inspire action and save many species of sharks and rays from their imminent extinction.
International Shark Day- Sharks of Kona and Beyond
Join Shark Stewards with shark experts, photographers and cultural experts on International Shark Day in Kona, Hawai’i.
Read MoreKeep Puako Beautiful Beach and Bay Cleanup
Beach Cleanup and event at Kawaiihae Keep Puako & South Kohala Reef Alliance and Shark Stewards
Read MoreRespect for Fish- Saving Hawaii Reef Fish
Join Shark Stewards with our Friends at I Defense of Animals and The Dark Hobby Film for Respect for Fish Day 2022.
Read MoreCapitol Hill Ocean Week
Capitol Hill Ocean Week Join us online or through your signatures to lobby for two US congressional bills to protect US sharks.
Read MoreKeep Puako Beautiful for World Oceans Day
Keep Puako Beautiful and South Kohala Reef Alliance
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