On October 7th, 2011, CA Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 376 into law! Without a doubt, research work and expertise provided by SIO researchers & CMBC affliates (including Stuart Sandin, Jeffrey Graham, Jeremy Jackson, Daniel Cartamil, Nicholas Wegner and Andrew Nosal) played a key role in this significant victory for sharks and our oceans.

The first time I dived at the remote Kingman Reef, in 2005, I thought I found paradise. When I returned in 2007, I thought I had entered the dark land of Mordor. The former crystal clear waters were now murky like a swimming pool after turning off the filtration system. We called it the ‘black reef.’