2024 will be remembered for many momentous events, from ongoing wars, to the election, to the specter of a new global virus. This year, the world also suffered a truly tragic loss in the ocean conservation world with the untimely passing of Wallace “J” Nichols.
Read MoreSupport the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary Designation
Papahānaumokuākea is a sacred place with deep cosmological significance to Native Hawaiians who have a genealogical relationship to all living things in the Hawaiian archipelago. The Monument is a mixed (natural and cultural) World Heritage Site. It preserves sacred places, stories, artifacts, and strong Polynesian cultural ties to the land and seas, dating back more than a thousand years.
Read MoreGet Into Your Sanctuary Day Hawaii Celebration
Ko Olina Resort in partnership with NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and other community partners will host a Get Into Your Sanctuary Day Celebration. The free event will be held on Saturday, July 22 from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. with a beach cleanup, marine debris art show, entertainment, and ocean education and sustainability activities at Mā‘ili Beach Park.
Read MoreBan Deadly Mesh Driftnets Off California
The Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, a bill to phase out large mesh drift gillnets used in federal waters off the coast of California has reintroduced by U.S. Senators […]
Read MoreNets of Death: End a Fishery That Will Save Sharks
Please support saving California marine wildlife by contacting your Congressional representative and ask them to support the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act.
Read MoreSaving Endangered Marine Megafauna- Endangered Species Day
Join Shark Steward’s Endangered Species Day Facebook Live discussion, Q/A with experts on manta rays, whales, sharks, sea turtles and the endangered species act.
Read MoreWorld Aquatic Wildlife Day
Join Shark Stewards celebrating and protecting ocean life on
World Aquatic Animal Day
This year’s theme is The Impact of Our Human Activities on Aquatic Animals
Why Save Sharks and How
Join Shark Stewards for a celebration of wildlife and discussion on endangered marine megafauna and why we should save them from extinction.
Read MoreSupport Marine National Monuments
In an Executive Order dated January 21, 2021, President Biden announced his administration would review the monument’s status including the Bears Ears of Utah and the NE Atlantic Marine National Monument. Included in this review will be the Trump Administrations proposal to allow commercial fishing in the Pacific Island protected areas in the the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument and the Pacific Remote Islands.
Read MoreCelebrate the Ocean with Shark Stewards on World Oceans Day
World Oceans Day Marin with the Mt Tamalpais Ocean Conservation Club 2013 Keeping Sausalito Salty Low Tide Club, Sausalito CA 2012 World Oceans Day, June 8 at Fish Restaurant, […]
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