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Utilize these interactive activities and an assortment of readily available posters, coloring pages, and other resources for students to learn and gain a better understanding of sharks, the impacts sharks face, and the role we have in protecting them.

Screenshot of Sharks and Rays of the Channel Islands Poster.

Sharks and Rays of the Channel Islands Poster

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary is located off the coast of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties in California. Download this poster to discover the sharks and rays of the Channel Islands.

Hand drawing of an assortment of sharks and rays.

Sharks and Rays Coloring Book

Download this fun coloring book to discover the sharks and rays of Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary 50th anniversary poster.

Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

This 50th anniversary commemorative poster features Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, located off the northern coast of California. A special place for endangered species, sensitive habitats, historic shipwrecks, and cultural resources, this poster highlights the true beauty and importance of the waters surrounding Greater Farallones.

Whitetip reef shark swimming over a reef in Hawaii.

Papahānaumokuākea Coloring Page

Learn about some of the unique creatures, including a variety of sharks, that inhabit Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, the largest permanent fully-protected conservation area on the planet!

Shark with tan spots swimming from right to left with a red fish swimming from left to right.

Sharks of the Channel Islands Webinar Resources

Use this collection of resources from Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary for more information on sharks.

White van with multiple outlines of sharks painted on the car, in a parking lot with the golden gate bridge in the background.

Sharkmobile

Live in the San Francisco Bay area? Bring the Sharkmobile outreach program on shark biology and conservation to your 4th-6th grade classes. It is an exciting 60-minute classroom program that explores the biology and natural history of sharks from around the world.

Hand drawing of a reef scene with a manta ray, hammerhead sharks, fish, and a sea turtle.

Reef Scene Coloring Sheet

A reef scene filled with underwater creatures, including hammerhead sharks that are found in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.

Hand drawing of multiple marine species including a leatherback sea turtle, porpoise, sea lion, seal, whale, stingray, lionfish, fish, crab, eel, spotted shark, sea stars, urchins, and sea anemones with a kelp forest background.

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Poster

Download this Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary poster with artwork from Roger Hall, which includes a leopard shark.

Hand drawing of multiple marine species including a whale, fish, an octopus, a lobster, a sea lion, a sea turtle, and sharks and rays with a kelp forest background.

Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Poster

Download this Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary poster with artwork from Roger Hall, which includes a leopard shark.

Hand drawing of multiple marine species including several sharks and fish, a humpback whale, a sea turtle, a whale shark, a spotted ray, and a dolphin with a bright blue background.

Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Poster

Download this Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary poster with artwork from Roger Hall, which includes a tiger and scalloped hammerhead shark. You can also download the species ID for this poster in English and Hawaiian.