Jaws and the Megalodon Myth: Separating Fact from Fossil Fiction

The prehistoric shark Megaoldon (Otodus megalodon) has magnified the fear factor through depictions of a modern day great white shark stretched to proportion of 90 tons and 80 feet. Films like the Meg and sharkweek have generated a false belief that the ancient sharks looked like the modern ocean predators, and some are still swimming in the depths of the ocean.

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Divers Saving Sharks

On April 17, President Trump issued an executive order would open large USA marine protected areas to commercial fishing in the Pacific. The order instructs the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to implement US-based fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. The proclamation threatens endangered species, sharks, and some of the healthiest coral reefs and marine ecosystems in the world.Protected under federal law since 2009, the proclamation violates the Antiquities Act, the law used to create the Monument.

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Oceans Kona- International Shark Day

Celebrate and Protect the Ocean

Join Shark Stewards celebrating sharks for International Shark Day with a Kona premiere Ocean by David Attenborough with other shark films made in Hawaii.

July 14 is Shark Awareness Shark Day, a day created to dispel myths about sharks and to raise awareness about the importance of sharks to the ocean.

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Kawaihae Harbor Summer Cleanup

Kawaihae Harbor Summer Cleanup with our partners Keep Puako Beautiful and S. Kohala Aliance
When Sat, July 12, 8am – 12pm
Where Pua Ka ‘Ilima ‘O Kawaihae Cultural Surf Park, Island of, Waimea, HI 96743, USA

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Executive Order Threatens Sharks, US Coral Reefs

On April 17,  President Trump issued an executive order would open large  U.S.- marine protected areas to commercial fishing. The order authorized the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and US Fish and Wildlife Service to implement US-based fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. The proclamation threatens Pacific Island heritage, endangered species, and some of the healthiest coral reefs and marine ecosystems in the world.

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