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Have You Seen A Shark? Shark Week News

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Sharks are also in the news since summer months bring more people in contact with waters where sharks swim. Warmer waters bring rays and juvenile sharks closer to shore, with an increased odds that humans and sharks shall meet. 

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Posted byDavid McGuireAugust 4, 2023August 4, 2023Tags: art for sharks, bonnethead shark, great white shark, leopard shark, Newsletter, San Francisco Bay, shark attack, shark survivor, Shark Watch, sharks

The Bay Canary? More Leopard Shark Deaths in San Francisco Bay

Washed up Leopard AP

In the last two months, numerous reports of dead or dying sharks in the Bay have followed a another die-off in Aquatic Park Berkeley this year. Sharks are being reported […]

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Posted byDavid McGuireMay 31, 2023May 31, 2023Tags: Bat ray, die off, great white shark, leopard shark, San Francisco, shark kill, Shark Watch, sharks, sharktober

Ocean Awareness Day, Walter Munk Foundation La Jolla

walter munk

Join Shark Stewards with an interactive activity at the MAP of the La Jolla Cove at beautiful La Jolla Shores, based on research by famous oceanographer Walter Munk.

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Dead Sharks and Rays in Aquatic Park

Dead male leopard shark

During the week of February 6 a colleague reported via Reddit seeing several dead bat rays and leopard sharks at Berkeley’s Aquatic Park. After investigating, a biologist from Shark Stewards recorded nearly 20 dead leopard sharks and bat rays at Aquatic Park.

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Posted byDavid McGuireFebruary 13, 2023May 10, 2023Tags: aquatic park, Bat ray, Berkeley, leopard shark, San Francisco Bay, sharks, stranding

Ocean Awareness Shark ID Dive In and Fair, La Jolla Cove

The Map, La Jolla copy

Dive in and learn about sharks on Ocean Awareness Day in beautiful La Jolla California! Join Shark Stewards at Ocean Alley
Interactive Educational Activities and Family Fun

Learn how sharks feed, and check out this Mako Shark sculpture by artist Carl Glowienke!

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Shark Watch Data Dive and Exploration

Sevengill drawing

Join our Shark Watch project team diving and collecting observation on San Diego sharks, and entering them into our Shark Watch CA Sevengill shark project.

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California’s Coolest Sharks- Nicholas Endowment Distinguished Speaker

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Learn about California sharks with Shark Stewards Director David McGuire with a talk, multimedia and real sharks at the Ocean Science Institute, Dana Point.

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    In 2020 Shark Stewards adopted a new logo to represent our focus on protecting endangered sharks in the next decade. This elegant design contributed by South African artist Katerina Sonntagova …

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  • About
    • Mission and Vision
    • Our Team
      • Media Kit, David McGuire, Shark Stewards
    • Partners & Donors
    • Victories & Milestones
      • WE DID IT! Saving Endangered Sharks at CITES 2022
      • US Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act Passes
      • Law to End Lethal California Driftnet Fishery Passes
    • Shark Stewards DEI Statement
    • Statement Against Asian and API Hate
  • Our Work
    • Saving Sharks
    • Marine Protection
    • California Marine Protected Area Network
    • Sustainable Ecotourism and Data Dives
    • Shark ID and MPAs Education Adventure
    • Observe and Record Sevengill Sharks
    • Manta and Shark ID
    • Media Production
  • Science & Education
    • Shark Watch California
    • Shark Science Sheets
      • CITES Shark Science Sheets
    • Sharks of Hawaii
    • Sharks of the San Francisco Bay
    • Science Programs
      • Citizen Science
    • Shark Sanctuary and Marine Protection
    • White Shark Stewardship
      • How to Avoid a White Shark Attack
      • Sharktober
  • Campaigns
    • End the Last lethal Net Fishery off California
    • Tell US Congress to Support Science -SHARKED Act HR 4051
    • Stop the EU Shark Fin Trade 
    • URGENT ACTION TO PROTECT OCEANIC SHARKS
    • Support Pacific Marine Sanctuaries
      • Support the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary
      • Saving Sharks in the Coral Triangle
    • Tell eBay: Stop Endangered Shark Trade
    • Stop Big Plastic From Polluting Oceans
    • Fed Ex Shark Fin Shipping
  • Get Involved
    • Contact Us
    • SHARKTOBERFEST GOLDEN GATE SUNSET CRUISE
    • Shark Buddies- Connect and Protect
    • Adventures
      • Sharktober: Farallon Islands Wildlife Adventure
      • Farallon Island Excursion Information
    • Help Save Sharks
    • Beach Cleanups and Surveys
    • Art For Sharks
    • Events
  • Shark News
  • Shop

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