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Sea Turtles

What’s Hiding in Galveston’s Sand? Local Volunteers Join the Microplastic Task Force | Press Release

By 2026, Conservation, Education & Outreach, Gulf Education & Outreach, Gulf of Mexico, Headquarters, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, Microplastics Research, News, News Releases, PSA, Sea Turtles, Upcoming Events

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…

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U.S. Appeals Court Rules to Protect Imperiled Sea Turtles from Drowning in Fishing Nets | Press Release

By 2026, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Entanglement, Gulf Education & Outreach, Gulf of Mexico, Headquarters, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Lawsuits, News, News Releases, Other Locations, PSA, Sea Turtle, Sea Turtles, Shrimp Nets

For Immediate Release, September 1, 2026 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Elise Bennett, Florida & Caribbean Director, Center for Biological Diversity, ebennett@biologicaldiversity.org, 727-755-6950 Ella Stern, Communications Specialist, Defenders…

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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s California Longline Fishing Permits: Press Release

By 2026, Bay Area, California, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Entanglement, Headquarters, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Lawsuits, Leatherback, Leatherback, Longlines, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, News Releases, Save the Leatherback, Sea Turtle, Sea Turtles

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…

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Trump Administration Holds Latest Giveaway of Gulf Waters to Oil Industry, First Since “God Squad” Decision | Press Release

By 2026, Conservation, Gulf Education & Outreach, Gulf of Mexico, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Lawsuits, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, News Releases, Other Locations, Sea Turtles

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…

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TIRN Celebrates a Record-Breaking Nesting Season with the 5th Annual The Art of Saving Sea Turtles Gala: Press Release

By 2026, Education & Outreach, Gulf Education & Outreach, Gulf of Mexico, Nest Counts, News, News Releases, Sea Turtles, Turtles, Turtles About Town, Upcoming Events

For Immediate Release, July 24, 2026 Contact: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Laurel Irvine, Communications Manager, lirvine@seaturtles.org  Turtle Island Restoration Network Celebrates a Record-Breaking Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle Nesting…

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“Currents & Conversations: A World Ocean Month Wrap-Up” Member Webinar on June 30th

By 2026, Conservation, Endangered/Threatened Species, Gulf of Mexico, Headquarters, Human-Wildlife Conflicts, Lawsuits, Marine Biodiversity, Marine Mammals & Seabirds, News, Other Locations, PSA, Sea Turtles, TIRN, Upcoming Events

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…

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