NO KINGS WEST BERKELEY
We meet on the west side of I 80 and walk to the University (Free Speech) overpass Bridge
Read MoreGlobal Shark Attacks at Norm in 2025
Global shark attacks were higher in the year 2025 over 2024 reports the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File (ISAF). Despite the attention it gets when an incident involving a shark and human occurs, shark populations are decreasing globally.
Read MoreTell NOAA No to Weakening Blacknose Shark Protection
Add your voice to the public record telling NMFS no weakening protection for the Blacknose sharks. Specifically ask for boat and bag limits to remain unchanged: Alternative D1: Keep the current recreational retention limits for sharks. – No Action
Read MoreSave Our Sanctuaries
We urge the Congress to support our National Marine Sanctuaries and NOAA Staff, and Vote No on HR 361, or any new oil extraction in our Coastal Waters that will affect our National Marine Sanctuaries and Coastal Ocean.
Read MoreSupport Science Not Fear: The SHARKED Act
We, the undersigned—a coalition of divers, surfers, kayakers, fishermen, swimmers and ocean recreationists write to express our urgent concern regarding the SHARKED Act (H.R. 207 / S. 2314). While the bill is framed as a research initiative to address “shark depredation,” we fear it serves as a legislative “Trojan Horse” for the recreational fishing lobby to roll back decades of shark conservation.
Read MoreDeadline to Comment & Stop Offshore Drilling off our Coastline
Friday January 23 Deadline to comment & Stop Offshore Drilling off our Coastline. Send a letter or sign the petition to Protect California Sanctuaries and Coastal Ocean
Read MoreDistinguished Speaker Series Ocean Institute
Join the Ocean Institute hosting Shark stewards science team member Carmen Koepfer
February 4, 2026, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Join us for a powerful evening of discovery and inspiration with M.Sc. Carmen Koepfer, a passionate Mexican scientist and storyteller dedicated to ocean conservation. In her talk, “Closing the Gap for Our Ocean Giants: A Story of Hope from Baja,” she will take you on a journey into the human heart of one of the world’s greatest marine treasures: the Gulf of California.
Read MoreDefend the Marine Mammal Protection Act
The Marine Mammal Protection Act is under assault by congress. Contact your House Representative and two Senators. Ask them to block any weakening amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA) in Congress. The legislation is key to protection of wildlife throughout the United States.
Read MoreWhite Sharks and the Red Triangle
At the tail end of Sharktober, California has seen three *incidents” involving great white sharks (white sharks) and humans with one tragic fatality.
Read MoreVoices: A Scalloped Hammerhead’s Call from Hawaii
Even though Hawaii’s hammerhead population isn’t currently listed under the ESA, it’s connected to these other populations through migration and genetic exchange. We’re all part of the same species. When hammerheads in the Atlantic or Pacific are killed, it affects the entire global population.
This is why we need the ESA to remain strong: sharks in all waters should be protected like the hammerheads of Hawaii. We shouldn’t have to wait until a population is on the brink of extinction before we act. We should protect all populations, in all waters, before it’s too late.
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