Turtle Island Restoration Network submitted comments in November to voice our support of federal rules that would restrict fishing around coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. Deep sea corals…
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Last weekend, Turtle Island Restoration Network joined representatives from the EPA, NOAA’s Marine Debris program, local and state government, as well as several universities, NGOs, and students at the second annual…
In early October, Turtle Island Restoration Network coordinated the rescue of a critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle that was found hooked and entangled in a mixture of fishing line,…
More than 150 people joined Turtle Island Restoration Network at “The Art of Saving Sea Turtles” evening benefit on Sept. 29 at The Bryan Museum in Galveston, Texas. In its…
If you live in the Gulf or visited our beaches over the past decade, you most likely have had an experience with seaweed. Even though it sometimes disrupts our surfing,…
Few fish represent the current challenge of achieving sustainable fisheries better than the Atlantic bluefin tuna. For decades, the international community has allowed the overfishing of this iconic fish in…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2019 Press Contact: Joanie Steinhaus joanie@seaturtles.org (512) 417-7741 New Sea Turtle Statues Announced at Galveston Gala GALVESTON—Turtle Island Restoration Network and Clay Cup Studios are…
Turtle Island Restoration Network would like to send our sincerest thanks to Poppy, Regan, Abner, Ali, and Natalie who raised money for endangered sea turtles on the July 4th weekend…
In June, Turtle Island Restoration Network Founder and Executive Director Todd Steiner was accepted to an elite group of explorers and scientists that have been involved in many of the…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 2, 2019 Press Contact: Joanie Steinhaus, Turtle Island Restoration Network, joanie@seaturtles .org, (512) 417-7741 GALVESTON — This Friday, the Galveston Island community will have the opportunity…