Off the coast of Southern California, sharks – including young great white sharks, soupfin sharks, and smoothhound sharks – are being caught and killed in fishing nets, along with other animals like sea lions, seabirds, and recreationally important fish species.  

While sharks are a top predator, they produce very few offspring. In fact, it’s estimated that each adult female great white shark will give birth to a few pups every two years. But sharks – specifically the pups – are extremely susceptible to human caused threats like being entangled in fishing gear.  

One of their biggest threats off California’s coast is being caught, injured, and killed in set gillnets, which are mile-long fishing nets that are anchored to the sea floor like ginormous fences that catch everything in their path.

Join us and take action to save sharks and other animals from being killed in these deadly fishing nets.