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August 2016

Aug 31
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New Study Links Eating Shark Fins & Meat to Alzheimer’s Disease

By Got Mercury?, Resources for the Media, Sharks

new study by scientists from the University of Miami has found high concentrations of toxins linked to the development of Alzheimer’s disease in the fins and muscles of 10 species of sharks. This latest research combined with data on high levels of mercury in shark meat and fins is adding to a growing body of evidence that eating shark poses serious human health risks. Turtle Island Restoration Network (seaturtles.org) and leading shark conservationists are calling on consumers to not eat shark for their health and for ecological reasons.

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Aug 26
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Statement on Creation of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

By Marine Mammals & Seabirds, Resources for the Media, Sea Turtles, Sharks

“Thousands of Turtle Island Restoration Network members wrote personal letters to President Obama calling on him to use his executive powers to protect both Hawaii’s cultural historical and ecological heritage. We are thrilled that the world’s largest protected area is in the United States and that it will better protect all of the endangered and threatened sea turtles that use these waters.”

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Aug 26
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Largest Protected Area on Earth Created Today

By Marine Mammals & Seabirds, Resources for the Media, Sea Turtles, Sharks

Thousands of Turtle Island members took time to write personal letters to President Obama urging him to further protect one of crown Jewell of Hawaii -Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Today President Barack Obama expanded Hawaii’s Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, making it the largest protected area on Earth!

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