Join Shark Stewards educating and for a screening of our film Alice in Borneo’s Wonderland at the first Dana Point Film Festival. Film screening May 5 following the 50th year anniversary of the classic surfing film Endless Summer.
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day: Inspired by the Sharklady
A particularly inspiring woman in STEM was Eugenie Clark. Renowned Ichthyologist, appointed “Shark Lady”, and founder of the Mote Marine Laboratory in Florida, “Genie” created her own path in science and the study of sharks when none else existed. She was one of the first people to claim that sharks were not mindless monsters who would kill anything in their path but that they are smart, instinctive animals who are worthy of our protection and respect.
Read MoreMexico Closes Down Great White Shark Cage Diving
As of January 10, 2023, cage diving with great white sharks at Isla Guadalupe, 400 miles southwest of Ensenada, Mexico, is permanently prohibited. The Mexican Government’s ban covers all tourism inside the reserve, including film production and liveaboard diving.
Read MoreWalking Sharks, Glowing Sharks- February News
Sometime in the Spring or Summer of 2023, Japan’s TEPCO intends to dump 1.3 million tons of radioactive waste water from the Fukushima nuclear meltdown into the Pacific ocean.
Walking Sharks Protected in Indonesia
Read MoreBay Area Urban Species Search
Connecting urban biodiversity to conservation planning with the California Academy of Sciences are joining forces to bring urban biodiversity data into the Conservation Lands Network – and we need your help!
Read More‘Walking shark’ Protected in Indonesia
The study, titled “Walking, Swimming, or Hitching a Ride”, was published in the journal Marine and Freshwater Research examined nine known species of walking sharks and make interesting hypothesis about their evolution. The sharks evolved the ability to walk and survive in low oxygen environments because it helped them forage for food in environments where other sharks couldn’t survive.
Read MoreSharks’ Importance to the Ecosystem
Sharks’ Importance to the Ecosystem
Shark Stewards Guest Blog, By Levi Varela, 14 years old
Dead Sharks and Rays in Aquatic Park
During the week of February 6 a colleague reported via Reddit seeing several dead bat rays and leopard sharks at Berkeley’s Aquatic Park. After investigating, a biologist from Shark Stewards recorded nearly 20 dead leopard sharks and bat rays at Aquatic Park.
Read MoreGear Changes in Pacific Fleet Shine Ray of Hope for Critically Endangered Sharks
An announcement in 2020 by the Hawaii Longline Association to ban the use of wire leaders in the tuna fleet’s fishing equipment paved the way to help save the imperiled oceanic whitetip shark from extinction.
Read MoreWhy I Dive With Sharks
Shark diving can help to save sharks in a number of ways. One way is by raising awareness about the importance of shark conservation. When people have the opportunity to see sharks up close and learn more about their behavior and biology, they may become more invested in protecting these animals. This can lead to increased support for conservation efforts and policies aimed at protecting shark populations.
Read More