By Todd Steiner A new study out of Harvard and the University of Delaware published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2405898121) document that industrial fishing supplies 70%…
New Species of Hammerhead Shark Discovered in the Caribbean and the Southwest Atlantic. The small shark, known as a bonnethead was believed to be a single species, but morphometric and…
Project 2025 Would Be a Disaster for Our National Marine Sanctuaries & Ocean Ecosystems By Todd Steiner According to a new article, https://www.americanprogress.org/article/project-2025-would-be-a-disaster-for-national-marine-sanctuaries/, the extreme conservative blueprint from the Heritage…
By Todd Steiner When the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) allowed the sablefish fishery to expand into designated critical habitat for leatherback sea turtles, Turtle Island and Center for Biological…
Traditional pot fishery gear used for catching lobsters, crabs and some finfish like sablefish, consists of a baited trap set on the bottom floor with a long rope connected…
By Todd Steiner, Ecologist and the founder and executive director of Turtle Island Restoration Network May 23, 2024
A recent study of shark meat and fins being sold highlighted the dangers that come with the practice and consumption of these products. A team of scientists from the United…
The holiday’s are just around the corner and if you are like me you are starting to think about what gifts to give to loved ones during winter celebrations. This year, as you prepare your gift list consider making purchases online from Smile.Amazon.com.
Este mes, dos ONG internacionales lanzaron una campaña en Baja California, México para advertir a los consumidores de pescado y mariscos acerca de los riesgos para la salud al consumir pescado con alta concentración en mercurio, especialmente carne de tiburón.
Turtle Island has launched a campaign in Baja California, Mexico to warn seafood consumers about the health risks of consuming fish high in mercury, especially shark meat.
