The 36-hour crossing from Costa Rica’s port town of Puntarenas to Cocos Island had exceptionally calm seas, a beautiful sunset, and occasional pods of bottlenose dolphins riding the bow of…
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Rising Pacific Ocean temperatures are triggering a federal legal requirement, triggered by litigation by Turtle Island (TIRN) and Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) to close a large stretch of Southern…
For over 400 million years, many species of sharks have played critical roles in maintaining ocean ecosystems. Today, there are over 500 shark species, and their function in the ocean…
DISCOUNT OFFER DUE TO CANCELLATION Dive into Conservation: Join Us at Cocos Island June 25 – July 5, 2026 Team up with Turtle Island Restoration Network on a research-driven expedition to Cocos Island…
Header Image: Aerial view of a Rice’s whale in the Gulf of Mexico. Image: NOAA/ NEFSC While tensions with Iran have dominated headlines, the Trump administration has launched another war…
The name Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) was chosen nearly 30 years ago to reflect the heart of our mission: protecting marine turtles and other marine species while honoring ancient creation stories,…
Photo credit: Instigator/Shanna Stawicki Photography Two recent studies confirm that sea turtles not only hear underwater sound, but that human-generated noise can significantly disrupt their behavior—interfering with feeding, navigation, and…
For Immediate Release, February 5, 2026 Contact: Todd Steiner, Founder & Special Projects, TSteiner@seaturtles.org  Laurel Irvine, Communications Manager, LIrvine@seaturtles.org Turtle Island Restoration Network Invites Divers and Ocean Enthusiasts to Join…
The Fight to Protect the Environment and Our Democracy Is One and the Same Photo credit: Vincent Alban of the The New York Times. Demonstrators march to protest the…
We are extremely excited to share that we will be headed back to Cocos Island National Park and World Heritage Site this coming June 2026, and you have the opportunity to…