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Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
David McGuire, Executive Director and Founder of Shark Stewards, joins The Podcastle for Shark Week!
David McGuire is a filmmaker, dive master and sailing captain. He is the founder and director of the shark and marine conservation nonprofit Shark Stewards, whom are dedicated to saving sharks and protecting critical marine habitat. As a sailing captain, dive master and filmmaker, David has explored the world ocean on numerous sailing voyages producing media with an emphasis on sharks and ocean awareness. He has participated in numerous trans-oceanic sailing and scientific diving expeditions with scientists, filmmakers and Academy researchers communicating the wonders of the natural world and ocean life and the need to protect them, including a two month biodiversity expedition to the Philippines where he filmed and produced an Emmy award winning documentary Reef to Rainforests.
David is the writer, producer and underwater cinematographer of several award winning documentaries focusing on sharks, including an online series in Borneo. A National Geographic Explorer, he has also published numerous articles on the state of the ocean and sharks and writes a National Geographic Explorers column on sharks and ocean health. David selects and emcees films and hosts conservation and education panels at the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival and is a popular public speaker sharing his ocean stories and images.
He has received numerous awards for his work including an award for Journalism with KQED for the investigative story Sea Horse Sleuth, the 2011 Hero of Marin Environmental Stewardship Award, and an Emmy award for his work on the documentary Reefs to Rainforests. David has been recognized by Congressman Jared Huffman for his work, and was awarded the Hero of Marine Award for catalysing shark fin trade bans in North America. He has also been recognized as a Hero of the Environment by the Town of Pacifica for his educational and ocean conservation work reaching youth.
Visit @Sharksaver at https://sharkstewards.org/
Support Shark Stewards' work at https://sharkstewards.org/donate/
Your support is key to supporting the critical work of Shark Stewards.
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