WASHINGTON— The Trump administration proposed a rule today to federalize regulation of drift gillnets used to catch swordfish on the West Coast. The rule would end California’s right to…
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The “critically endangered” Pacific leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) has experienced a catastrophic decline over the past two decades, and is on the verge of extinction due in part to industrial fishing methods off the coast of California and in Hawai’i.
The fight to end the use of drift gillnets is going national. Turtle Island Restoration Network recently spoke in Washington D.C. at a congressional briefing, hosted by Congressman Jared Huffman’s office….
Diving in Cocos was a reminder of the awe-inspiring magnificence of the ocean… In August, I joined over a dozen volunteers who set off with Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN)…
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT: Todd Steiner, 415 488-7652, tsteiner@tirn.net NASHVILLE, TN — Turtle Island Restoration Network, an environmental organization based in Marin County, won a $10,000 “Innovation in Technology” Award at…
Despite Zinke’s public statement, TIRN remains concerned about potential increases in oil and gas drilling and industrial fishing in protected areas.
Read TIRN’s comments criticizing the new 5-year US offshore oil and gas drilling program which we find both unnecessary and flawed.
Less than two months after Turtle Island initiated a lawsuit to protect endangered whales from the California drift gillnet fishery, the National Marine Fisheries Service has agreed to conduct a review to determine whether this fishery is violating the US Endangered Species Act.
During the summer Turtle Island Restoration Network had the opportunity to partner with Boys and Girls Club of Sonoma to integrate science education programs by training counselors and offering free…
The CA Fish & Game Commission criticized the federal government’s decision to withdraw a proposed rule to place strict limits on the number of sea turtles & mammals could be caught in driftnets.