Every year, an invisible war is waged across the global ocean. Out of sight and far from shore, rogue fishing vessels plunder marine ecosystems, pushing vulnerable species to the brink of extinction. This is Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, a global criminal enterprise worth an estimated $23 billion annually. H.R. 6338: The Stop Illegal Fishing Act is a bold, necessary step toward real accountability on the high seas. Introduced in the 119th Congress, this bill targets the financial lifelines of ocean poachers.
Read MoreGuest Blog- Why I Wont Eat Shark Fin Soup
As a Chinese American (even though I’ve personally never had the soup), this problem hits close to home. The reason the shark fin trade is so lucrative in places like China is because of the massive demand, which is interesting because the shark fin itself has no flavor and serves only to thicken the soup. The real flavor comes from the broth, and the shark fin can easily be substituted for sustainable options like scallops or even mushrooms, which have the same gelatinous texture.
Read MoreBeach Cleanup and Ocean Plastic Survey- Long Beach
Beach Cleanup and Ocean Plastic Survey- Long Beach June 27
Join Shark Stewards Southern California team at Junipero Beach, in Long Beach.
Read MoreComment to Protect California Sharks and Beach Safety
Shark Stewards would like the Department to consider a regulation making attracting sharks and using gear targeting large sharks illegal on California piers and beaches. Public comment can be made June 17 in support of our petition to prohibit activities and gear targeting sharks on public piers and beaches in California
Read MoreBack to School Berkeley Beach Cleanup
Welcome the kids back to school and join us for our monthly cleanup and water monitoring survey event at Aquatic Park, Berkeley CA
Celebrate our own hound shark and bat ray nursery site and help us monitor, and protect, this beautiful marine park
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
Endangered Sharks and Rays in the News
Endangered Species Month Launched as Scientists Warn of Hundreds of Species of Rays and Skates at Risk From Overfishing and Habitat Loss.
NOAA Proposes More Shark Fishing in Atlantic as SHARKED Act Swims in Senate
Rays in Hot Water: Sharks International Conference
An early off-cited alert 2015 study by Dr. Boris Worm of Dalhousie University warned that around 100 million sharks were killed each year, primarily by the shark fin trade. However MacNeil ‘s team estimates that nearly twice as many rays — 191 million — are killed annually, in work that has yet to be peer reviewed.
Read More5th Annual Kona Ocean Film Day in Kailua Kona
Save the Date for our 5th Annual Kona Ocean Film Day in Kailua Kona. July 11
Ocean films, community education and ocean partners to benefit local ocean conservation.
ESA Amendments Vote Killed by Florida Republicans
House Republicans abruptly canceled a vote on a Bill that would significantly undermine the Endangered Species Act, scheduled for a House vote on Earth Day April 22. The ESA Amendments Act HR 1897, introduced by Representative Westerman (R-Ark) would weaken the 52 year old law that has protected thousands of endangered species from extinction.
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