Crab fisher Steve Lodoen recently posted this on the Coastside Fishing Club listserv: “We were out of Pillar Point and were 11 NM from the green can when we pulled…
CBS Channel 5 news did a great story on the threat to leatherbacks from longlines and our work to stop it. It can be seen on-line at http://cbs5.com/environment/leatherback.turtle.killed.2.869880.html (CBS…
LAGUNITAS CREEK, CA (KGO) — A startling new report issued by an environmental advocacy group finds California’s fish are in crisis. It predicts nearly two-thirds of the state’s native salmon, steelhead…
Environmentalists filed a 60 Day Notice of Intent to Sue for Violations of the Endangered Species Act against Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice in connection with the State Department’s Certification…
Reporter Jeffrey Schaub investigated the threats to Pacific leatherbacks from longline fishing along the California coast and found that Sea Turtle Restoration Project has several powerful allies: California Ocean Protection…
The election of Barack Obama was an historic moment for the US and offers all Americans and the people of the world hope for the future. There is so much…
As the climate warms and the effects of climate change become more pronounced, STRP has stepped up efforts to mitigate the negative consequences for California’s sea turtles. This past week,…
The story of the threats to critically endangered leatherback sea turtles from longline hoooks along the West Coast is told by KPIX Greenbeat reporter Jeffrey Schaub. The news segment aired…
During the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress, held in Barcelona from October 5 to 14, three resolutions were adopted calling for improved protection of leatherback turtles, sharks and whales.While the…
Forest Knolls, CA – Today Gotmercury.org made live a mobile phone version of its online mercury-in-seafood calculator that estimates mercury exposure from eating seafood: www.gotmercury.mobi Shoppers and diners can use…