Most of the encounters with white sharks along the west coast of North America occur with mature white sharks in the months between August and November. These months we call Sharktober are when the large white sharks return to the coast after an annual migration to forage on seals and sea lions.
Read MoreSHARKS & SUDS The WHITE CAP
SHARKS & SUDS The WHITE CAP November 13, 7:00-10 PM To Benefit Shark Stewards & a Healthy Ocean Join us for a night of film and conversation on surfing, sharks […]
Read MoreSharktober Events Schedule
Why Sharktober? First initiated to promote the successful California Shark Fin Trade Bill in 2009, Shark Stewards created these events to celebrate sharks in San Francisco and educate our community […]
Read MoreWhat is Sharktober?
Sharktober is a celebration of white sharks, but really all sharks. Shark Stewards launched annual Sharktober and Sharktoberfest education efforts in 2008 to celebrate the return of the white sharks to our Sanctuary offshore, and to educate and motivate the public to protect sharks.
Read MoreWhite Shark Attacks on the West Coast of North America
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, […]
Read MoreSharktober 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.
Read MoreSharktoberfest- Celebrating the White Sharks in Our Sanctuary
Celebrate the return of the great white sharks to our Sanctuary with Shark Stewards
Read MoreThe 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 […]
Read MoreSharktober- Avoiding a Great White Shark Attack in the Red Triangle
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 […]
Read MoreSharktober: 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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