Statement of Todd Steiner, founder of Turtle Island Restoration Network and Mission Blue’s Hope Spot Champion for Cocos-Galapagos Swimway from United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France: We are disappointed…
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For Immediate Release, June 9, 2025 Contact: Todd Steiner, Founder & Special Projects, +1(415)488-7652 TSteiner@seaturtles.org Ken Bouley Executive Director, KBouley@seaturtles.org Joanie Steinhaus, Ocean Program Director, Joanie@seaturtles.org Scientists, Environmental Organizations and…
Today, on International Biodiversity Day, we are reminded of the beauty, interconnectedness and fragility of life on Earth. From vibrant coral reefs to vast underwater kelp forests, biodiversity sustains us all. But...
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The Trump administration is pushing a quiet but devastating change to the Endangered Species Act — and it hinges on just one word. For decades, the law has protected endangered...
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As Costa Rica works to create regulations for its “Bicentennial Marine Management Area,” Dr. Sylvia Earle has offered her support to Turtle Island Restoration Network’s a new campaign push to...
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Research has revealed endangered and threatened marine species, including green sea turtles, leatherback sea turtles, whale sharks, scalloped hammerhead sharks, silky sharks and more, use underwater highways—known as swimways—to migrate…
New Species of Hammerhead Shark Discovered in the Caribbean and the Southwest Atlantic. The small shark, known as a bonnethead was believed to be a single species, but morphometric and…
By Todd Steiner When the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) allowed the sablefish fishery to expand into designated critical habitat for leatherback sea turtles, Turtle Island and Center for Biological…
Traditional pot fishery gear used for catching lobsters, crabs and some finfish like sablefish, consists of a baited trap set on the bottom floor with a long rope connected…
Media Contacts: Joanie Steinhaus, Turtle Island Restoration Network, (512) 417-7741, joanie@tirn.net Kristen Monsell, Center for Biological Diversity, (914) 806-3467, kmonsell@biologicaldiversity.org Chris Eaton, Earthjustice, (206) 508-7471, ceaton@earthjustice.org Ian Brickey, Sierra Club,...
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