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What’s Hiding in Galveston’s Sand? Local Volunteers Join the Microplastic Task Force | Press Release

By 2026, Conservation, Education & Outreach, Gulf Education & Outreach, Gulf of Mexico, Headquarters, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, Microplastics Research, News, News Releases, PSA, Sea Turtles, Upcoming Events

For Immediate Release, September 3, 2026 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Brittany McWhorter, Gulf of Mexico Environmental Program Coordinator, brittany@seaturtles.org    What’s Hiding in Galveston’s Sand? Local Volunteers…

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U.S. Appeals Court Rules to Protect Imperiled Sea Turtles from Drowning in Fishing Nets | Press Release

By 2026, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Entanglement, Gulf Education & Outreach, Gulf of Mexico, Headquarters, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Lawsuits, News, News Releases, Other Locations, PSA, Sea Turtle, Sea Turtles, Shrimp Nets

For Immediate Release, September 1, 2026 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Elise Bennett, Florida & Caribbean Director, Center for Biological Diversity, ebennett@biologicaldiversity.org, 727-755-6950 Ella Stern, Communications Specialist, Defenders…

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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s California Longline Fishing Permits: Press Release

By 2026, Bay Area, California, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Entanglement, Headquarters, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Lawsuits, Leatherback, Leatherback, Longlines, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, News Releases, Save the Leatherback, Sea Turtle, Sea Turtles

For Immediate Release, August 14, 2026 Contact: Todd Steiner, Turtle Island Restoration Network, (415) 488-7652, tsteiner@TIRN.net Catherine Kilduff, Center for Biological Diversity, (530) 304-7258, ckilduff@biologicaldiversity.org Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s California Longline…

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Plastic Free July: An Individual Impact and A Collective Hope

By 2026, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Entanglement, Gulf Beach Cleanups, Gulf Education & Outreach, Gulf of Mexico, Headquarters, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, Microplastics Research, Other Locations, Pledge, PSA

Article written by Communications Intern, Desmond de Jesus.  Every meaningful movement begins with people deciding that change is possible. Plastic Free July is no different. What started as a grassroots…

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“Currents & Conversations: A World Ocean Month Wrap-Up” Member Webinar on June 30th

By 2026, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Gulf of Mexico, Headquarters, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Lawsuits, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, Other Locations, PSA, Sea Turtles, TIRN, Upcoming Events

Join the “Oceans Three” – Elizabeth Purcell (Environmental Policy Coordinator), Joanie Steinhaus (Ocean Program Director) and Brittany McWhorter (Gulf of Mexico Program Coordinator) – for an in-depth look at the…

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