Turtle Island is working to educate fishers on the Upper Texas Coast so that sea turtles can be protected and rehabilitated.

Sea turtles are often hooked by recreational fishermen, and the problem is made worse because the fishers, out of fear, decide against contacting wildlife authorities.

We’ve produced materials that are distributed in bait shops, and have signs up on three piers on the Upper Texas Coast. In addition, we have implemented a monofilament collection program on piers on the Upper Texas Coast. Volunteers maintain and collect the material.

Help us continue our outreach to protect sea turtles on our piers in the Upper Texas Coast. 

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Updates

Turtle Island Restoration Network Hosting “Hatchling Hustle” 5K/1 mile Run

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For Immediate Release: March 28, 2023 Contact: Morgan Huette, (409) 795-8426, mhuette@seaturtles.org Turtle Island Restoration Network Hosting “Hatchling Hustle” 5K/1 mile Run Galveston, TX–Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) is hosting…

Lawsuit Contests Approval of Methane Gas Export Facility in Louisiana

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Turtle Island Restoration Network, alongside Sierra Club, Center for Biological Diversity, Healthy Gulf, and Louisiana Bucket Brigade filed a lawsuit against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for approving another…

Net-Zero Banking Alliance Urged to Not Provide Support to Gas Projects

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A group of global organizations, wrote to the chair of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), as well as NZBA members, urging the NZBA to refuse direct or indirect involvement of…