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White Shark Attacks on the West Coast of North America

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Relative risk and how to avoid an encounter in light of recent attack. The unfortunate death of surfer Ben Kelly at Manresa State Beach May 9 was, in all likelihood, […]

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Posted bySharkstewardsOctober 20, 2018May 10, 2020Tags: California Academy of Sciences, great white shark, kanga, red triangle, San Francisco, shark attack, shark bandz, shark shield, Shark Watch, sharktoberfest, smart buoy, surfing

Sharktober Ocean Film Night at University San Francisco

Join Shark Stewards and the Environmental Sciences and Studies Programs for a talk and screening of shark films with Shark Stewards.

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Sharktoberfest- Celebrating the White Sharks in Our Sanctuary

Celebrate the return of the great white sharks to our Sanctuary with Shark Stewards

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The Big Swim for Sharks

As an ocean swimmer and diver I frequently swim with sharks, although most of the time I don’t see them. This summer I swam from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco, entering the water […]

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Posted bySharkstewardsFebruary 17, 2016Tags: Alcatraz, Night Train, shark attack, sharks, swim, Swim for Sharks, The Big Swim Movie

Sharktober- Avoiding a Great White Shark Attack in the Red Triangle

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It is Sharktober.  This is the term surfers refer to the months bordering and including October when peak white shark activity and shark attacks occur along our coastline. The Bay […]

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Posted bySharkstewardsOctober 15, 2015May 10, 2020Tags: great white shark, red triangle, shark attack, sharktober

Sharktober: Celebrating Sharks

By DAVID MCGUIRE Surfers along the central coast of California call this time of year Sharktober. This is the season when the white sharks of the north east Pacific population […]

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Posted bySharkstewardsSeptember 1, 2015April 17, 2021Tags: great white sharks, Gulf of the Farallones, shark attack, sharktober, Trophic Cascade

Its Sharktober- lets celebrate and save some sharks!

It is now year six of Shark Steward’s Sharktober events reaching nearly 10,000 directly in the Bay Area. Originally started in 2008 to motivate the public and leverage passage of the (now […]

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Posted bySharkstewardsSeptember 15, 2014Tags: great white shark, shark attack, sharktober, sharktoberfest

Taking the Shark Attack out of Shark Week

It is Shark week and after 27 years Discovery Channel is again performing at its best and worst: scaring us, making us laugh and generally filling the TV and print […]

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Posted bySharkstewardsJuly 1, 2014Tags: shark attack, Shark Watch, Shark Week

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    • Mission and Vision
    • Our Team
    • Partners & Donors
    • Victories & Milestones
    • Shark Stewards DEI Statement
    • Statement Against Asian and API Hate
  • Our Work
    • Saving Sharks in the Coral Triangle
    • Marine Protection
    • Saving Sharks
    • Media Production
    • US Shark Fin Trade Ban
  • Science & Education
    • Shark Watch California
    • Science Programs
      • Citizen Science
      • Sharks Sanctuary and Marine Protection
      • Shark Science Sheets
        • Sharks of Hawaii
    • California Marine Protected Area Network
    • White Shark Stewardship
      • How to Avoid a Shark Attack
      • Sharktober
  • Adventures
    • Dive, Observe and Record Sevengill Sharks
    • Sustainable Ecotourism
    • Farallon Islands Eco- Adventure
    • Manta and Shark ID
  • Campaigns
    • End the Lethal California Driftnet Fishery
    • PROTECTING SHARKS UNDER CITES
    • Support the US Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act
    • Ocean Protection: 30% x 2030
    • Tell eBay: Stop Endangered Shark Trade
    • Stop Big Plastic From Polluting California Seas
    • Fed Ex Shark Fin Shipping
  • Get Involved
    • Contact Us
      • Adopt a Shark
    • Help Save Sharks
    • Special Shark Team Membership
    • Ocean Plastics
    • Art For Sharks
    • Events
  • Shark Blog
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