Set gillnets are the primary threat to juvenile great white sharks in their nursery grounds off California. White sharks play an important ecosystem role, and their population is still at low numbers and in recovery.
We can stop the needless slaughter of sharks, dolphins, sea turtles, and other marine wildlife by these nets off the coast of California. Urge the California Fish and Game Commission to declare the bycatch in the California Set Gillnet Fishery unacceptable.
Read MoreShark Stewards will be present lobbying lawmakers on the 18th annual Ocean Day will once again bring together ocean advocates, marine scientists, and CA decision makers IN PERSON!
Read MoreSenator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced today that the Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act, a bipartisan bill introduced by Senator Feinstein and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) to phase out the use of harmful large mesh drift gillnets in federal waters, was included in the fiscal year 2023 omnibus government funding bill expected to be signed into law later this week.
Read MoreIt’s unlawful to place any shark bait, shark lure, or shark chum into the water within one nautical mile of any shoreline, pier, or jetty when a white shark is either visible or known to be present.” US Fish and Wildlife Code
Read MoreAugust 13, 2022 by David McGuire Given the large population of humans accessing the ocean off California and a healthy marine ecosystem with a large population of marine mammals, shark […]
Read MoreNew Release for Citizen Science Month- free training for docents, educators and public released. The online training provides an overview of the California Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network created for […]
Read MoreOn Thursday, the California Coast Commission (CCC) unanimously rejected the National Park Service’s (NPS) “First-Year Water Quality Strategy and Climate Action Plan,” for Point Reyes National Seashore. One year ago, […]
Read MoreThe California driftnet fishery is responsible for the annual killing of thousands of innocent seabirds, marine mammals and sharks in California waters and is the only fishery where these harmful nets are still used in the United States.
Read MoreThe Conservation of Coastal Waters Advisory Panel released its summary document: Advancing 30×30: Conservation of Coastal Waters.
Read MoreBill 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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