U.S. Senators attempting to weaken FDA mercury in seafood advisory San Francisco, CA—Two United States Senators wrote to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) encouraging the mercury in seafood advisory…
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As the nesting season nears in the Gulf of Mexico, sea turtles remain at risk from oil spills, contaminated beaches, and polluted waters nearly a year after the BP Oil…
SPAWN Will Receive Donations for Salmon Protection through Home Transactions. Olema, CA. The Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN) has launched a new partnership with “My Broker Donates”, a Marin-based firm dedicated to providing contributions to nonprofit organizations through real estate transactions and referrals.
New Tuna Ads Put Profits Before Women and Children’s Health San Francisco, CA—Public health groups are calling for tuna companies to end or amend a new advertising campaign that targets…
Conservation Groups Maintain that Sea Turtle Species is Endangered; Warrants Protections WASHINGTON, March 17, 2011 – The U.S. government failed to meet its legal deadline Wednesday for issuing a final…
The FDA finds StarKist tuna production of tuna products has “serious violations”, yet StarKist has denied requests of the FDA to inspect records involving the production of tuna products. The…
On March 10 and 11, 2011, SPAWN and kids from kindergarten to 6th grade planted natives at the site cleared last year at the Lagunitas School and San Geronimo Community Center. The…
Well-known Chef Thom Fox wrote about the GotMercury.org Operation Safe Seafood: California report on the website Triple Pundit. Fox writes: “This report underscores important realities for consumers as well as…
urtle Island Restoration Network has joined the international call to spare the captive-bred green sea turtles that are being held at the University of British Columbia for research purposes. While…
Our restoration day started with an ear-throbbing chorus of Ferraris (they weren’t on their way to help remove invasive species). As they sped by the SPAWN offices beside Lagunitas Creek, Emi and…