Turtle Island Restoration Network’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. Turtle Island has previously earned this top distinction.
Under the new rule, foreign fishermen must meet the same marine mammal protection standards applied to U.S. fishermen or their fish will be banned from the lucrative American seafood market.
Watch & share our new series of public service announcements on California driftnet caught-swordfish. Don’t let marine wildlife get caught up in driftnets! Make smart seafood choices. Say ‘no’ to California driftnet caught high-in-mercury swordfish that comes with unwanted sides of sea turtles, dolphins, sharks, whales and other marine wildlife.
La inclusión de la especie bajo el Apéndice II de CITES Podría Reducir su sobrepesca República Dominicana (10 de Agosto, 2016) . – La organización Turtle Island Restoration Network y…
La organización Turtle Island Restoration Network y organizaciones socias están exhortando a los delegados de una reunión global de conservación próxima, para que tomen acción y reduzcan la mortalidad excesiva del tiburón sedoso. A estos tiburones se les pesca sobre todo por sus valiosas aletas, y están en una necesidad desesperada de mayor protección.
Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council awarded Turtle Island Restoration Network the GINTC Nature Service Award for 2016. The award was given to Turtle Island for our work advocating for sea turtle and the environment in Galveston, Texas.
The industrial Hawaii longline tuna fishing fleet reached its yearly catch limit this week for bigeye tuna, or ahi, and should stop harvesting for the rest of the year to allow this species to
recover.
Turtle Island is ramping up efforts to advocate for silky sharks on the international stage. In some cases, our presence pushes a conservation agenda forward in a room otherwise filled with fisheries managers.
Shrimp trawling is one of the primary threats to sea turtle survival in the United States. Thanks to your actions the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council decided to keep in place an existing shrimp fishing permit moratorium to protect sea turtles.
La organización Turtle Island Restoration Network y organizaciones socias están exhortando a los delegados de una reunión global de conservación próxima, para que tomen acción y reduzcan la mortalidad excesiva del tiburón sedoso. A estos tiburones se les pesca sobre todo por sus valiosas aletas, y están en una necesidad desesperada de mayor protección.
