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…
For Immediate Release, August 17, 2026 Contacts: Ken Bouley, Executive Director, kbouley@seaturtles.org Laurel Irvine, Communications Manager, lirvine@seaturtles.org Drakes Estero Could Be the First Step in Returning Sea Otters to Northern…
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…
For Immediate Release, August 12, 2026 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Jackson Chiappinelli, Earthjustice, jchiappinelli@earthjustice.org Alex Horn, Healthy Gulf, alex@healthygulf.org Trump Administration Holds Latest Giveaway of Gulf Waters to…
Today we’ve published a new report from TIRN’s Environmental Advocacy intern, Savanna Stewart, and board member Dr. Rick Lanman: Drakes Estero, the First Stepping Stone: An Estuary-Based Strategy for Southern…
For Immediate Release, August 10, 2026 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Brittany McWhorter, Gulf Environmental Program Coordinator, brittany@seaturtles.org Gulf Coast Communities Rally in Galveston to Defend the Endangered…
The 36-hour crossing from Costa Rica’s port town of Puntarenas to Cocos Island had exceptionally calm seas, a beautiful sunset, and occasional pods of bottlenose dolphins riding the bow of…
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…
For Immediate Release, July 8, 2026 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Brittany McWhorter, Gulf Environmental Program Coordinator, brittany@seaturtles.org Sarah Burgess, Surfrider Galveston Chair, chair@galveston.surfrider.org Turtle Island Restoration…
