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International IUU Fishing Day -Why IUU Fishing is Bad for Sharks

Dead anchovies

Today is the international day for the fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing is observed each year across the world on June 5. Why IUU Fishing is Bad for Sharks

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Posted byDavid McGuireJune 5, 2023June 5, 2023Tags: InternationalUUFishingday, IUU Fishing, shark fin, shark finning, sharks, United Nations

United Nations: CALL TO ACTION on Plastic Waste

Marine life plastic

Shark Stewards is a signatory to an appeal to end global plastic pollution through prevention, alternate manufacturing and accountability. The need for urgent negotiation of a new global treaty to […]

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Posted byDavid McGuireFebruary 10, 2022February 10, 2022Tags: plastic, pollution, treaty, United Nations

Stop Fish Bombing in the Coral Triangle

Fish bombing (also known as ‘dynamite fishing’, or ‘blast fishing’) is a destructive fishing practice in which typically homemade bombs are dropped into the ocean or onto the seabed. Shock […]

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Posted bySharkstewardsOctober 31, 2017Tags: Coral Reef, dynamite fishing, Fish bombing, Malaysia, sharks, United Nations

Pledge the UN Initiative to Stop Fish Bombing

Fish bombing (also known as ‘dynamite fishing’, or ‘blast fishing’) is a destructive fishing practice in which typically, homemade bombs are dropped into the ocean or onto the seabed. Shock […]

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Posted bySharkstewardsAugust 3, 2017Tags: Blast, Dynamite, Fish bomb, Fishing, IUU Fishing, United Nations

World Oceans Day at the United Nations

Celebrate the ocean on World Oceans Day! Join Shark Stewards in our 8th WOD, celebrating and taking action for Bay and ocean health in San Francisco.

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  • New Study Shows Sharks are at Greater Risk of Extinction Than Previously Believed

    Recent work builds on previous studies that many shark species are in deep decline and their loss can have dire consequences on reefs and marine ecosystems.

  • RESPECT FOR HAWAII FISH- NO AQ COLLECTION

    Act now to permanently end commercial aquarium collection in Hawaii A group of native Hawaiian and marine protection groups recently filed a formal petition with Hawaiʻi’s Board of Land and …

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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
    • Manta and Shark ID
    • Media Production
  • Science & Education
    • Aquatic Park Stewardship
      • Community Science
        • Citizen 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
    • Support NOAA and our National Marine Sanctuaries
      • Support Pacific Marine Sanctuaries
    • Urgent Action to Save Oceanic Whitetip Sharks
    • End the Last lethal Net Fishery off California
    • Stop the EU Shark Fin Trade 
    • 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
    • Art For Sharks
    • Help Us Save Sharks
    • Beach Cleanups and Surveys
    • Events
  • Shark News
  • Shop

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