Shark Awareness Day, a day created to dispel myths about sharks and to raise awareness about the importance of sharks to the ocean. It is a day to recognize the power and beauty of sharks and their importance to ocean ecosystems.
It is also a day to inspire action and save many species of sharks and rays from their imminent extinction.
What is Shark Awareness Day- Why Should We Care?
July 14 is International Shark Day, a day created dispel myths about sharks and to raise awareness about the importance of sharks to the ocean.
It is also a day to inspire action to save sharks from their imminent demise.
Campaign to Save Endangered Sharks at CITES
Shark Stewards is joining the Shark Specialist Group with the Shark Research Institute to advocate and support new listings of sharks and rays at the Convention on International Trade In Endangered Species Of Wild Fauna & Flora (CITES) Convention of the Parties (CoP19) in Panama, November 14-25, 2022.
Read MoreCOVID, Depression and Suicide-Dive to Stay Alive
To divers and swimmers, there are few things we are more conscious of than our breath. Following a year of isolation, sheltering in place, hunkered down, and hiding during the pandemic, I contracted COVID 19. My case was not severe, but I suffered more from fear of long-Covid, and the long-term effects on my lungs and breathing.
Read MoreProtecting Sharks and Plastic Free Parks
For over one thousand years the Hawaiian People, the Kanaka Maoli, were the original stewards of the Aina and Moana, the land and waters of Hawai’i and the connection between them. Removing plastic from this sacred place at Pu’ukohola Heiau will teach us to rebuild reverence among park and beach visitors and help lead the Plastic Free Parks movement.
Through beach cleanups and direct engagement with the community, we have an opportunity to teach youth and to connect to native cultures and help restore the health of the land and the ocean. Through honoring the legacy of indigenous stewardship and joining our efforts we will ensure that generations to come will inherit a just, healthier, and more sustainable future.
Read MorePetition to Protect Great Hammerhead Sharks Under Endangered Species Act
Shark Stewards joins the Center for Biological Diversity calling for increased protection for Great Hammerhead Sharks under the ESA and in their complete range. We are also asking NMFS to support the motion to uplist this species and the scalloped hammerhead to Appendix I at the Convention of International Trade of Endangered Species in Panama, 2022.
Read MoreSaving Endangered Sharks – World Ocean Day News
Celebrate the Ocean With Sharks!Join us celebrating sharks and the oceans on World Oceans Day, and help work together to protect biodiversity!
Read MoreAdopt a Shark for Dads and Grads
Show your shark love by adopting a shark for $100 and receive a certificate in the name of your Dad or Graduate. Your support is key to supporting the critical […]
Read MoreGreat Whites Competitors, Not Children of Megalodon
If the great white was eating the same kinds of prey, then perhaps the smaller sharks competed with the megalodon for food. If so, they might have contributed to its eventual demise, alongside potential changes in other aspects of the ecosystem, like climate. This evidence helps to support the theory that competition with the great white, might have been one factor that removed the mighty megalodon forever from the high seas.
Read MoreKeep Puako Beautiful for World Oceans Day
Keep Puako Beautiful and South Kohala Reef Alliance
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