For Immediate Release CONTACT: Joanna Nasar Communications Manager Turtle Island Restoration Network Cell: (415) 488-7711 Joanna@SeaTurtles.org Doug Karpa Legal Program Director Turtle Island Restoration Network Cell: (415) 860-6681 DKarpa@seaturtles.org Dr….
For Immediate Release CONTACT: Joanna Nasar Communications Manager Turtle Island Restoration Network Cell: (415) 488-7711 Joanna@SeaTurtles.org Doug Karpa Legal Program Director Turtle Island Restoration Network Cell: (415) 860-6681 DKarpa@seaturtles.org WHO: …
The Hawaii-based pelagic longline fishery targeting swordfish is treading in dangerous water by catching sea turtles (including endangered Leatherback sea turtles) according to a newly released report by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Follow our Feb. Cocos Island Expedition in this series of blog posts. The expedition set out to track sea turtles and sharks in order to create a protected science-based swimway that will safeguard endangered marine wildlife during their migrations in the Eastern Tropical Pacific.
I’m en route to Cocos Island, Costa Rica with Turtle Island Restoration Network. Our goal is to try and figure out where endangered sea turtles and sharks that visit the Island swim, and then try and create the world’s first international swimway to protect these underwater superhighways used by these animals during their migrations.
Please join Dr. Sylvia Earle by signing this scientist letter which outlines the devastating impact of the California Drift Gillnet fishery on our marine ecosystem, and calls for a phasing out of this destructive fishing method.
I have always believed we need to be good stewards of our environment for future generations. Our ocean and its marine wildlife is an integral component of that. The health of our ocean affects our air, food, and coastal communities. California’s health is directly tied to the health of the ocean.
Jairo’s brutal murder was an assault on those who protect endangered wildlife around the world. Justice for Mora is crucial to keeping wildlife and its defenders safe in Costa Rica, and won’t rest until justice is served.
And as evidenced by his beautiful underwater shots from his recent Cocos Island Dive Expedition with Turtle Island, Paul Nguyen has a talent for showcasing our blue-green planet. Click to learn his top underwater photo tips.
We should be leaders in fisheries management, not cheaters,” said Doug Karpa, of the California-based Turtle Island Restoration Network, noting that the U.S. is one of the few nations that ban the fishing in its own waters of overexploited stocks unless they are recovering.
