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…
Header photo: A surface mooring deployed by the Ocean Observatories Initiative. Credit: Sheri N. White © WHOI, Image from work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation Ocean Observatories Initiative….
Header photo credit: NOAA.
For over 400 million years, many species of sharks have played critical roles in maintaining ocean ecosystems. Today, there are over 500 shark species, and their function in the ocean…
By Stella Little, Communications Intern Earlier this month, a man intentionally hurled a rock the size of a coconut at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal off the shores of Lahaina,…
Header photo credit: Tucker Joenz Florida FWC, taken under NOAA permit 18786
On Friday, May 1, 2026, Turtle Island Restoration Network will pause our regular operations in solidarity with the growing call for a general strike and collective action for justice, dignity,…
For Immediate Release, April 28, 2026 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Laurel Irvine, Communications Manager, lirvine@seaturtles.org Join International Plastic Pellet Count Day Efforts Along the Gulf Coast Turtle…