New Documentary With Shark Stewards at CoP28
Read MoreSaving Endangered Sharks Through Art, and Community Action
November News Ecotourism in La Paz, and at nearby Cabo Pulmo are examples of how dive-ecotourism can support conservation and marine protection. Our goal is to extend this up into the Gulf, connecting protected places with a no fishing migratory pathway. Follow us on this exciting partnership and endeavor to save endangered sharks at of the world’s great shark Hope Spots!
Read MoreWonderful Whale Sharks: the Ocean’s Biggest Fish
The Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) is the largest fish in the world, and they are disappearing.
Read MoreLog to the Devil’s Teeth Expeditions 2023
These unique natural history trips to the Devil’s Teeth, (the Island of the Great White Shark) focus on the history, geology and biology of the Greater Farallones and San Francisco Bay. We only book in fall when the white sharks return and the weather is clement for our passengers and students. We focus on shark conservation and the health of the entire marine ecosystem in our sanctuary. Although we will watch whales and seabirds, and seek sharks- these trips are conservation and outdoor marine education and are not shark specifically watching of diving trips- but we often see sharks!
Read MoreSave Endangered Sawfish and Sharks from Trade on eBay – Sharktober News
Celebrate Sawfish on International Sawfish Day during Sharktober!. These sharks are critically endangered- but eBay allows the sale of rostra (the saw) on their site without CITES permits. Check out our petition and end the trade of endangered wildlife parts like jaws and saws from protected species.
Read MoreSharktober Great HauntWay!
Great HauntWay! Sunday – Oct 29th – 4 pm Trick or Treat- The Shark Booth will be located at Ortega- come fish for a gummy shark!
Read MoreURGENT ACTION TO PROTECT OCEANIC SHARKS
Shark Stewards is supporting the newly Proposed Rule: Retention Prohibition of Oceanic Whitetip Sharks in U.S. Atlantic Waters and Hammerhead Sharks in the U.S. Caribbean Sea.
Read MoreWhite Sharks and the Red Triangle
Warmer Sea Temperatures and Shifting White Shark Populations are Altering Patterns of Human-White Shark Encounters
Read MoreThe Giant Fish With a Skelton Like a Shark
Crossing the Gulf of the Farallones is always an eventful experience. Currents and tides aggregate plankton and planktivorous (plankton-eating) fish, which in turn attract harbor porpoises, seabirds and humpback whales. The rich seawater upwelled from the deep waters, feeds a proliferation of plankton, attracting marine life from across the Pacific into the Sanctuary waters. One of the most unusual fish is the giant ocean sunfish.
Read MoreSharktober 2023 News and Events
Sharktober is a celebration of white sharks to our Sanctuary offshore, and to educate and motivate the public to save endangered sharks and rays. Our first Sharktoberfest events were intended to drive support for the now successful California Shark Fin Ban introduced by Shark Stewards, and the USA shark fin trade ban passed in 2022. Since that time we have used these events with our partners at the California Academy of Sciences, the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, the California Ocean Protection Council and other NGOS and agencies to reach over 100,000 public and youth directly in the Bay Area and beyond to celebrate and save sharks. Join us for our 15th year celebrating and saving sharks!
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