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…
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When funding shortfalls and staffing cuts caused by the Trump administration threatened to derail a vital habitat restoration project in Muir Woods National Monument earlier this year, SPAWN stepped in…
The United States is the world’s largest importer of seafood, bringing in more than $25 billion worth of products each year from over 130 countries. Yet for decades, the U.S. has failed to…
When funding shortfalls and staffing cuts caused by the Trump administration threatened to derail a vital restoration project in Muir Woods National Monument earlier this year, SPAWN stepped in to...
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For decades, our work to save the critically endangered leatherback sea turtle has taken us across the world – from the beaches of California to the remote shores of Papua New…
Photo by NOAA. Leatherbacks swim through international waters on their long migrations, where they are threatened by industrial fishing activities. Turtle Island Restoration Network has been working for decades to…
California’s coastal waters may soon be free of two of the most destructive fishing methods ever deployed… set gillnets and drift gillnets, thanks to new laws that will finally phase…
This summer I attended the United Nations Ocean Conference, co-hosted by France and Costa Rica, with a clear purpose: to urge Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles to finalize protection…
Rain and spawning salmon go together, and the winter season of 2024-25 had a plethora of both! Getting to see these fish, some reaching more than 3 feet in length…
The United Nations Ocean Conference was co-sponsored by Costa Rica and France took place in Nice in 9-13 April 2025 and TIRN was there to turn up the pressure on…