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Donate TodayRestored over 100,000 square feet of crucial creekside habitat for wild coho salmon through native plantings, bank stabilization, and floodplain restoration.
Began and supported nesting beach programs in Central America that prevented egg poaching resulting in more than 1 million additional sea turtle hatchlings.
Closed down 250,000 square miles of the Pacific Ocean to the Hawaii longline swordfish fishery and the California driftnet fishery to protect sea turtles and marine mammals.
“I believe the future of sea turtles is intricately tied to the future of the planet and the wellbeing of humans. What is good and healthy for sea turtles is good for us and all living things.”
– Todd Steiner, Executive Director
Recent News
For Immediate Release, April 9, 2021 Contacts: Todd Steiner, SPAWN, (415) 488-7652, tsteiner@seaturtles.org Peter J. Broderick, Center for Biological Diversity, (503) 283-5474 ext. 421, pbroderick@biologicaldiversity.org Court Rules Marin County’s Protections…
For Immediate Release, April 6, 2021 Contacts: Todd Steiner, Turtle Island Restoration Network, tsteiner@tirn.net, (415) 488-7652 Chris Eaton, Earthjustice, ceaton@earthjustice.org, (206) 508-7471 Jaclyn Lopez, Center for Biological Diversity, jlopez@biologicaldiversity.org, (727) 490-9190…
For Immediate Release, April 1, 2021 Contacts: Luis Fonseca, Biologist, luisfonsecalopez@gmail.com Mariano Castro, Legal & Policy Analyst, mcastro@seaturtles.org Video Shows Rare Interaction Between Jaguars and Endangered Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle…
For Immediate Release, March 29, 2021 Contact: Joanie Steinhaus, Gulf Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org, 512-417-7741 Turtles About Town to Install 50th Kemp’s Ridley Statue on Galveston Island GALVESTON, Texas — Galveston…
