For Immediate Release: March 3, 2026 Contact: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org The Hatchling Hustle Returns to the Beach in its Fourth Year Bringing the Gulf Community Together to…
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Thank you to A-Z Animals and journalist Jenna Bratcher for covering our important work to protect the critically endangered Kemp's ridely sea turtle from our Gulf of Mexico office, ran...
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Photo credit: Instigator/Shanna Stawicki Photography Two recent studies confirm that sea turtles not only hear underwater sound, but that human-generated noise can significantly disrupt their behavior—interfering with feeding, navigation, and…
Nurdles are not an accident of nature; they are an industrial product spilling into our environment that can be controlled by man. Monitoring their spread doesn’t prevent harm, zero discharge…
For Immediate Release, February 5, 2026 Contact: Todd Steiner, Founder & Special Projects, TSteiner@seaturtles.org Laurel Irvine, Communications Manager, LIrvine@seaturtles.org Turtle Island Restoration Network Invites Divers and Ocean Enthusiasts to Join…
Today marks a particularly hopeful day for our blue-green planet: the High Seas Treaty has officially entered into force, marking a truly historic moment for the ocean and for global…
We are excited to join the Environmental Fridays Lecture Series with Desmond Murray on Friday, December 19th at 9:30am EST! TIRN’s Ocean Program Director, Joanie Steinhaus, will be presenting on…
Photo by Julianna Washburn: Volunteer Laura Leavitt works alongside another volunteer to collect nurdles at a beach cleanup in Galveston on Nov. 7, 2025. The Texas community came together for...
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For Immediate Release, November 3, 2025 Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, joanie@seaturtles.org Ty Gribble, Environment Texas Policy Associate, tgribble@environmenttexas.org Environmental Advocates and University Students to Host Texas Statewide…
For decades, our work to save the critically endangered leatherback sea turtle has taken us across the world – from the beaches of California to the remote shores of Papua New…