For Immediate Release: May 16, 2022 Contacts: Emily Jeffers, (408) 348-6958, ejeffers@biologicaldiversity.org, Center for Biological Diversity Scott Artis, (925) 550-9208, sartis@seaturtles.org, Turtle Island Restoration Network Biden Administration Required to Release…
The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is the world’s most endangered marine mammal. Scientists estimate only 10 individuals remain in the northern Gulf of California, the only place the tiny porpoise is…
Each and every year it is important to secure funding for our critical work to protect endangered marine wildlife and ecosystems. The phrase “now, more than ever” is often said…
For Immediate Release, October 23, 2020 Contact: Mariano Castro, Legal & Policy Analyst, mcastro@seaturtles.org Costa Rica Approves Controversial Bill to Resume Trawl Fishing Decision Threatens Endangered Marine Species, Critical Habitat,…
For Immediate Release, October 21, 2020 Contact: Joanie Steinhaus, Gulf Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Lawsuit Challenges Inadequate Federal Review of Endangered Species in Gulf of Mexico Agency ignores Deepwater Horizon tragedy,…
For Immediate Release, August 28, 2020 Contact: Brett Loveman, Mission Blue, bloveman@missionblue.org Todd Steiner, Turtle Island Restoration Network, tsteiner@seaturtles.org Environmental Groups Urge Costa Rica and Ecuador to Create World’s First…
Written by Mariano Castro, Policy & Advocacy Analyst for Latin America The Galapagos Archipelago is a World Heritage Site that inspired the work of the naturalist Charles Darwin. The waters…
For Immediate Release, July 24, 2020 Contact: Annalisa Batanides Tuel, Turtle Island Restoration Network, atuel@seaturtles.org Senate Passes Bill to Protect Sea Turtles, Whales, Dolphins from Drift Gillnets Bans large mesh…
After years of unnecessary deaths, California has finally proposed rules for the state’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery that would lessen the entanglement risk for whales and sea turtles. In a…
