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Swim For Sharks

TRACC

5 volunteers successfully swam around Pom Pom Island in memoriam of TRACC Founder Steve Oakley. Watch for our next swim in 2018, and help us keep fighting for sharks.

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Posted bySharkstewardsJune 21, 2017June 28, 2025Tags: Borneo, Coral, sharks, Steve Oakley, Swim for Sharks, TRACC

The Big Swim for Sharks

As an ocean swimmer and diver I frequently swim with sharks, although most of the time I don’t see them. This summer I swam from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco, entering the water […]

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Posted bySharkstewardsFebruary 17, 2016September 30, 2022Tags: Alcatraz, Night Train, shark attack, sharks, swim, Swim for Sharks, The Big Swim Movie

Sharktober Newsletter

Sharktober News October 25, 2015 It has been an interesting Sharktober. Not only did a white shark prey on a seal in front of a group of thrilled 5th graders […]

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Posted bySharkstewardsNovember 15, 2015Tags: Farallon Islands, sharks, sharktober, Swim for Sharks

Press Release: Swimmers call out to protect sharks by swimming for them across the San Francisco Bay.

10/27/15 San Francisco CA, For Immediate Distribution Contact: David McGuire Shark Stewards  (415) 350-3790, sharksteward(at)gmail.com Swimmers call out to protect sharks by swimming for them across the San Francisco Bay. […]

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Posted bySharkstewardsOctober 25, 2015Tags: Alcatraz, Night Train Swimmers, Press Release, Swim for Sharks

Swimming With Sharks

This summer I swam from Alcatraz Island, entering the water not far from where a white shark had been observed preying on a pinniped 6 days before. Along with a few […]

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Posted bySharkstewardsJuly 4, 2015Tags: dolphin club, Night Train, sharks, Swim for Sharks

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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
      • 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
      • Law to End Lethal California Driftnet Fishery Passes
      • Support the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary Designation
    • Shark Stewards DEI Statement
    • Statement Against Asian and API Hate
  • Our Work
    • Saving Sharks
    • California Marine Protected Area Network
    • Sustainable Ecotourism and Data Dives
    • Citizen Science
    • Media Production
  • Science & Education
    • Aquatic Park Stewardship
    • Community Science
    • Shark Watch California
      • Sharktober Sanctuary Wildlife Expeditions
        • Sharktober: Farallon Sanctuary and Wildlife Tours
        • Sharktober Sanctuary Tours- Instructions
      • Observe and Record Sevengill Sharks
      • Sharks of the San Francisco Bay
      • Shark ID and MPAs Education Adventure
    • 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- White Shark Awareness
  • Campaigns
    • Stop the Ocean Steal
    • Act Now to Defend the Endangered Species Act
    • Save the Endangered Species Act
      • PETITION TO DEFEND THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
    • SHARKED Act in Senate Committee- Act Now
    • Defend Pacific Marine National Monuments From Commercial Fishing
    • Support NOAA and our National Marine Sanctuaries
    • Urgent Action to Save Oceanic Whitetip Sharks
    • Stop Big Plastic From Polluting Oceans
  • Get Involved
    • Contact Us
    • Shark Buddies- Connect and Protect
    • Adventures
    • Help Us Save Sharks
    • Beach Cleanups and Surveys
    • Events
  • Shark News
  • Shop

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