Join marine biologist David McGuire, director of the non-profit Shark Stewards, on a walking tour around Berkeley’s Aquatic Park. Learn about the history of this urban waterway, human use, and the wildlife of the park.
Read More2026 Coastal & Estuarine Summit
Join Shark Stewards at the 2026 Coastal & Estuarine Summit where we will be presenting a poster on shark and ray morbidity and mortality from disease in the San FRancisco Bay, and our monitoring results at Berkeley’s Aquatic Park.
Read MoreEndangered Sharks and Rays in the News
Endangered Species Month Launched as Scientists Warn of Hundreds of Species of Rays and Skates at Risk From Overfishing and Habitat Loss.
NOAA Proposes More Shark Fishing in Atlantic as SHARKED Act Swims in Senate
Rays in Hot Water: Sharks International Conference
An early off-cited alert 2015 study by Dr. Boris Worm of Dalhousie University warned that around 100 million sharks were killed each year, primarily by the shark fin trade. However MacNeil ‘s team estimates that nearly twice as many rays — 191 million — are killed annually, in work that has yet to be peer reviewed.
Read MoreBeach Cleanup, Plastic Survey and Water Monitoring- Aquatic Park
Join us for our third of the year cleanup and water monitoring survey event at Aquatic Park, Berkeley CA
Celebrate our own hound shark and bat ray nursery site and help us monitor, and protect, this beautiful marine park.
Join our Aquatic Park Stewards team testing water quality, cleaning up marine debris and helping maintain the lagoon and park.
RSVP link here: https://forms.gle/7r5UmPZGNgz4aYwC9
Read MoreCleanup, Plastic Survey and Water Monitoring- Aquatic Park
Join us for our first of the year cleanup and water monitoring survey event at Aquatic Park, Berkeley CA
Celebrate our own hound shark and bat ray nursery site and help us monitor, and protect, this beautiful marine park.
Read MoreAquatic Park Cleanup and Monitoring
Join us for our fall event at Aquatic Park, Berkeley CA
Celebrate our own hound shark and bat ray nursery site and help us monitor and protect this beautiful park.
Join our Aquatic Park Stewards team testing water quality, cleaning up marine debris and helping maintain the lagoon and park.
Sharktober Cleanup and Activity, Aquatic Park
Join Shark Stewards and science team for our annual Sharktoberfest celeabration of sharks and ocean health.
Support sharks and ocean health! We are preparing to make a statement in defense of the Sanctuaries Act, the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act, all under threat.
Join us making signs and costumes to peacefully protest at the University Overpass on No Kings Ocean Day October 18.
Education, science and clean up and survey, Aquatic Park, Berkeley CA
California Coastal Cleanup Day Aquatic Park
Join Shark Stewards on September 20, 2025 for the biggest day of volunteer action at Aquatic Park Berkeley, and the East Bay Parks!
Read MoreBeach Cleanup Aquatic Park
Join our Aquatic Park Stewards team testing water quality, cleaning up marine debris and helping maintain the lagoon and park.Meet our Friends of Aquatic Park partners and help collect data on this ongoing research and community science project.
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