Sharktoberfest A Celebration of the Shark

A Celebration of the Shark
Enjoy music, shark art, sustainable seafood and live local sharks at the Aquarium of the Bay. See shark films and learn about our local sharks and the white sharks that swim across entire oceans and back again.
Hear from shark biologists and shark experts and learn why sharks matter.




Event Schedule
Friday Oct 16, 6:30-10:00 PM
Sharktoberfest Benefit Party
Music, Sustainable seafood, wines and beer.
Prizes Best shark and shark prey costume contest
Sharksaver Award to Jim Toomey, Creator: Shermans Lagoon
Silent Auction to benefit Shark tagging and Shark media outreach program.
Farallone Tours, Sailing teh Bay, Kayak trip, Dive Lessons and more

Saturday Oct 17, 1:00 PM 5:00 PM
Science, Films & Sharks!
Keynote Speech
The State of Sharks, Wallace J Nicholls, PhD
Films
Rethink the Shark, Save Our Seas Foundation
City of the Shark, David McGuire
Requeim, Bryce Groark
Sharks: Stewards of the Reef, Holiday Johnson
White Shark Café, Sean Aronson

Discussion and audience participation
Presenters:
Jim Toomey, Author Shermans Lagoon
Maria Brown, Superintendent, GFNMS
Sal Jorgenson, PhD Hopkins Marine Station
Jonathon Kathrein, Founder, Future Leaders for Peace




Sponsored by Sea Stewards and the San Francisco Aquarium of the Bay, at the Embarcadero, San Francisco
Co Sponsored by the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, the
Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Association and the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival.
All events include access to the San Francisco Aquarium of the Bay.




For tickets and location information: http://www.aquariumofthebay.org/ticket.aspx?i=14474

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Nonprofits & Activism

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