The Revelator - David McGuire

David McGuire

is the founder and director of the shark and marine conservation nonprofit Shark Stewards. A marine biologist, David is a National Geographic Explorer and a research associate at the California Academy of Sciences, where he conducts shark studies and media production in the San Francisco Bay and in southeast Asia. Shark Stewards introduced the first North American shark fin trade ban in California and led several states and international movements limiting the overfishing of sharks and the shark fin trade. A documentary filmmaker, David received an Emmy for Field Production and Camera on the documentary “Reefs to Rainforests” and has numerous awards for his conservation documentaries. He has written and contributed to numerous publications and books, including Sharks for Kids, a new shark science book, and is a popular public speaker on sharks and the ocean and an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco.

Op-Eds

How the United States Must Help Sharks Around the World

American fisheries feed an intense global demand for shark fins. A new bill could help close several critical gaps in the rules.

June 23, 2021

David McGuire and Molly Yoon

American fisheries feed an intense global demand for shark fins. A new bill could help close several critical gaps in the rules.