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Moderated Shark Stewards: Defend the Endangered Species Act

 

David McGuire started this organization out of Earth Island in Berkeley.

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From: David McGuire, Shark Stewards <info@...>
Date: Tue, May 6, 2025 at 7:59?PM
Subject: Defend the Endangered Species Act
To: Ocean Friend?

Endangered Species Act?at Risk

The Endangered Species Act (ESA)?is currently at risk under a new proposal by?the Trump Administration.??submitted by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) would repeal the current definition of ¡°harm¡± currently prohibited under the ESA.?

Currently?under the ESA, agencies interpret harm to include damage to species¡¯ habitat. But the administration is trying to change language in the rule to make it easier for developers and industry to build or extract in areas where listed endangered species live. This would loosen restrictions on industrial activities like coastal development and oil exploration that might damage an endangered animal¡¯s habitat, even if the animal itself is not directly harmed.?

Habitat, like coral reefs, estuaries, and kelp forests, are where animals live to feed, breed and to survive. Developing or polluting habitat can kill?prey populations or destroy refuge, adding to the threat of?protected species.?In many cases, species like green sea turtles require specific beaches to nest. Great hammerhead sharks use fragile estuaries and shallow bays to gestate and pup. Loss of important habitat means no baby turtles or baby sharks, increasing the risk of extinction.
Endangered sea turtles require undisturbed beaches to nest. Green sea turtle, Kona Hawai'i. Image ?DavidMcGuire,SharkStewards

On top of other threats to the marine environment, including?stripping commercial fisheries protection in?, the change in the ESA?could reverse critical environmental safeguards and over 50 years of important species protection. Redefining harm to leave out habitat destruction could be the death knell for imperiled species across the United States and beyond, including great hammerhead sharks, green sea turtles and short tailed albatross.

Please join me by writing to congress to maintain, not weaken environmental and species protection.?
Join us online or at our events and help save sharks and protect their habitat.
David McGuire, Director, Shark Stewards

EVENTS
  • May 7 STEM Fair, Oakland Unified School District, 4:30-6:30 pm. Check out our shark?science!
  • May May 11, Endangered Species Day clean up, monitoring and shout out for the ESA. Aquatic Park Berkeley 10am-12 pm.?Meet at the ?of the Park,?inside gate.
  • June 1, 2? SCUBA Show Long Beach. Meet us at our booth and learn how divers are protecting sharks via diving, science and activism.

To keep sharks swimming, it is urgent we work together with communities and conservation. ?Please consider a?donation, and? our team to keep sharks and marine ecosystems alive and thriving!
Read how our grants and your donations are applied. Like a shark, Shark Stewards is lean, mean, and highly efficient!

Shark Stewards is rated highest by Charity Navigator, Platinum-ranked by GuideStar, a member of 1% for the Planet, and a proud project of the Earth Island Institute, a federally registered 501(c)3 non profit.
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With your support, we keep sharks swimming and the ocean healthy. We value your time, your passion, and any size donation.
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