This week we are celebrating Shark Week to recognize the importance of sharks to marine ecosystems and the threats shark populations face in the global ocean.
Read MoreThe Super El Niño and Great White Sharks
With the “super” El Niño in 2026 driving historic sea surface temperature increases, scientists anticipate a larger-than-normal influx of juvenile sharks along the California coast. More young white sharks does not necessarily mean more human – shark interactions, or “shark attacks.” Learn what you can do to minimize your risk of a shark bite this summer.
Read MoreGreat White Sharks, Science and Survival- Film, Screening Art and Action
Join shark experts, survivor and artists to benefit shark conservation.
Learn about great white sharks, shark attacks and shark conservation in California.
Original Ocean Art Auction, prizes and refreshments
Global Shark Attacks at Norm in 2025
Global shark attacks were higher in the year 2025 over 2024 reports the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File (ISAF). Despite the attention it gets when an incident involving a shark and human occurs, shark populations are decreasing globally.
Read MoreWhite Sharks and the Red Triangle
At the tail end of Sharktober, California has seen three *incidents” involving great white sharks (white sharks) and humans with one tragic fatality.
Read MoreSharktober- Devil’s Teeth Farallon Island and Wildlife Adventures
Sharktober Farallon Island Adventure
It’s Sharktober! Join Shark Conservationist and Naturalist David McGuire and other wildlife specialists celebrating sharks in a life-changing experience searching the Gulf of the Farallones for whales, wildlife and our finny friends.
Join us exiting beneath the Golden Gate on the US Coast Guard certified vessel AMIGO, for amazing photo and wildlife opportunities and crossing 28 miles across the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary on a modern day Natural History expedition.
Read MoreDo Sharks Speak?
Sharks are often called the Silent Killer, but are they really silent? Communication can include many senses, and sharks have senses that few other species possess. Sharks have evolved as […]
Read MoreWhat is Sharktober?
Sharktober is the period when the large adult sharks reappear on our coastline after six months or more of absence. After migrating thousands of miles from the Central Pacific ocean between North America and Hawaii called the “White Shark Cafe”, the mature white sharks return in late summer to their feeding grounds off the Central California coast.
Read MoreSaving Sharks, Respect for Fish
Respect for fish Day, August 1, 2024 Newsletter View this email in your browser August 1 is Respect for Fish Day, an international day of recognition of our finny relatives […]
Read MorePress Release: Kona celebrates sharks on International Shark Day with film
On July 13, International Shark Day will be recognized in Kona with shark films recognizing the beauty and importance of sharks. Divers, surfers, swimmers and ocean lovers are invited to watch shark films at the Kona Elk Theater as a benefit event for the Kalanihale.org educating youth in Miloli’i.
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