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      • WE DID IT! Saving Endangered Sharks at CITES 2022
      • US Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act Signed into Law
      • SHARKED Act HR 4051 Reintroduced by Anglers
      • Law to End Lethal California Driftnet Fishery Passes
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Underwater Cleanup Catalina- Join us!

Join Shark Stewards at our booth and get a free sticker.

Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup Feb. 22, 2025
One of Southern California’s major dive events!

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Annual Festival of Whales and Shark Booth

Kids and balloon

Save the date for the 54th Annual Festival of Whales happening March 7-9, 2025!

Join Shark Stewards at our booth and win an opportunity for a shark safari with us!

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SCUBA Show Long Beach

Scuba Show

JOIN SHARK STEWARDS at the SCUBA SHOW LONG BEACH!

Long Beach Convention Center Long Beach, California

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Hope for Sharks and Marine Habitat

Karina Small

Shark Newsletter December 24, 2024 View this email in your browser This year, as part of our Kahu Manō campaign to reduce retention and bycatch of critically endangered sharks, Shark […]

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Posted byDavid McGuireJanuary 17, 2025January 17, 2025Tags: annual report, Conservation, end of year, hawaii, oceanic whitetip sharks, overfishing, Pacific, sharks, Tuna, volunteers

Dead Sharks and Rays in Aquatic Park

Dead male leopard shark

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.

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Posted byDavid McGuireJanuary 13, 2025January 27, 2025Tags: aquatic park, Bat ray, Berkeley, leopard shark, San Francisco Bay, sharks, stranding

Shark Sex- How Sharks Do It

Swell shark and case

Shark sex- How sharks reproduce- a diversity of strategies from asexual to eggs to sexual reproduction. Sharks are amazing!

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Posted byDavid McGuireJanuary 3, 2025February 3, 2025Tags: biology, great white shark, sex, sexuality, sharks

I Wish You Water- Remembering J Nichols

Extinction

2024 will be remembered for many momentous events, from ongoing wars, to the election, to the specter of a new global virus. This year, the world also suffered a truly tragic loss in the ocean conservation world with the untimely passing of Wallace “J” Nichols.

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Posted byDavid McGuireDecember 30, 2024January 20, 2025Tags: blue marble, blue mind, Sea turtles, sharks, Wallace J Nichols

Ocean Sustainability: Bridging Perspectives for a Shared Future              

Tiger Full

12/12/2024 Guest Post for Shark Stewards By: Vivian Guido Ocean sustainability is the cornerstone of global environmental health and the foundation of countless ecosystems, economies, and cultures. In recent years, […]

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Posted byDavid McGuireDecember 12, 2024January 22, 2025Tags: 30X30, great white, MPA, sharks

Putting the Blue Into Black Friday

MPA Film Day

Join Shark Stewards with our Golden Gate MPA Collaborative for a day of films and information on marine wildlife and habitat protection.

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Posted byDavid McGuireDecember 1, 2024December 31, 2024Tags: great white shark, San Francisco, shark fin, sharks, sharktoberfest

Are Sharks Really the Apex Predators?

Leopard shark swimming near kelp

Many species of sharks are considered apex predators in the marine ecosystems they inhabit. Apex predators are usually defined in terms of trophic dynamics, meaning that they occupy the highest […]

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Posted byDavid McGuireNovember 29, 2024January 22, 2025Tags: apex predators, great white shark, leopard sharks, sharks, sharktober

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  • NOAA Proposes New Shark Protection

    Proposed Rule: Retention Prohibition of Oceanic Whitetip Sharks in U.S. Atlantic Waters and Hammerhead Sharks in the U.S. Caribbean Sea Shark Stewards is submitting written comments in support of this …

  • Passage of Driftnet Modernization Act Will End Deadly California Fishery

    Bill Will Protect Marine Life, Eliminate Deadly Gear Fishing for Swordfish in West Coast Waters and Save Sharks and Encourages Shift to More Sustainable Fishing Contact: David McGuire: info@sharkstewards On February 21, …

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  • About
    • Mission and Vision
    • Our Goals and How We Get There
    • Where We Work
      • Saving the Scalloped Hammerheads of Baja
      • California Marine Protection
      • Hawai’i Kahu Manō- Guardians of the Shark
        • Respect for Hawaii Fish- Aquarium Collection
        • ‘Auamakua, Hawaii’s Spiritual Connection to the Shark
        • Support the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary Designation
      • Sharks in the Coral Triangle
        • Indonesia Protecting Sharks and Reefs
        • Creating a Marine Protected Area in Indonesia
    • Our Team
      • Media Kit, David McGuire, Shark Stewards
    • Partners & Donors
    • Victories & Milestones
      • WE DID IT! Saving Endangered Sharks at CITES 2022
      • US Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act Signed into Law
      • SHARKED Act HR 4051 Reintroduced by Anglers
      • Law to End Lethal California Driftnet Fishery Passes
    • Shark Stewards DEI Statement
    • Statement Against Asian and API Hate
  • Our Work
    • Saving Sharks
    • California Marine Protected Area Network
    • Sharktober: Farallon Sanctuary and Wildlife Tours
    • Sustainable Ecotourism and Data Dives
      • Shark ID and MPAs Education Adventure
    • Citizen Science
    • Media Production
  • Science & Education
    • Aquatic Park Stewardship
      • Community Science
    • Shark Watch California
      • Observe and Record Sevengill Sharks
      • Sharks of the San Francisco Bay
    • Inland Ocean Academy
    • Shark Science Sheets
      • CITES Shark Science Sheets
    • Sharks of Hawaii
    • Shark Sanctuary and MPAs
    • White Shark Stewardship
      • How to Avoid a White Shark Attack
      • Sharktober
  • Campaigns
    • Defending the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument
    • Support NOAA and our National Marine Sanctuaries
    • Urgent Action to Save Oceanic Whitetip Sharks
    • Tell eBay: Stop Endangered Shark Trade
    • Stop Big Plastic From Polluting Oceans
  • Get Involved
    • Contact Us
    • Shark Buddies- Connect and Protect
    • Adventures
      • Farallon Island Excursion Information
        • Sharktober Sanctuary Tours- Instructions
    • Help Us Save Sharks
    • Beach Cleanups and Surveys
    • Events
  • Shark News
  • Shop

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