Turtle Island Restoration Network is a leading advocate for endangered sea turtles and the oceans that sustain them.

March 1, 2024

Turtle Island Restoration Network is hosting our 2nd Annual 5k Run – March 23, 2024

What We Do

For 30 years, our science-based campaigns have protected nesting beaches, stopped deadly fishing practices, and halted other threats to sea turtle survival through hands-on conservation and effective advocacy.

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Turtles About Town

November 13, 2018

Save the Leatherback

November 9, 2018

Stop Shrimp Nets Bycatch

November 9, 2018

Ban California Driftnets

May 24, 2018

Rescue Gulf of Mexico Turtles

May 24, 2018

End Longline Overfishing

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Protect Nesting Beaches

May 23, 2018

Why It Matters

Sea turtles have swum the world’s oceans for more than 150 millions years, since before the time of dinosaurs. Now, due to human activity, their populations are declining. All seven species of sea turtles have been declared endangered, threatened or vulnerable by the US Endangered Species Act, national agencies, or international conservation bodies.

We coordinate the rescue and protection of endangered sea turtles around the world. Our science-based campaigns protect nesting beaches, stop deadly fishing practices, and halt other threats to sea turtle survival through hands-on conservation and effective advocacy. With the support of partner NGOs, government agencies and community volunteers, we are preventing the extinction of ancient species whose populations are declining and under attack.

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We need your help to save sea turtles from going extinct in our lifetime.

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Turtle Island Restoration Network is hosting our 2nd Annual 5k Run - March 23, 2024

Turtle Island Restoration Network is hosting our 2nd Annual 5k Run – March 23, 2024

| 2024, 5k run, Events, Gulf of Mexico, Hatchling Hustle, news, Sea Turtles, Texas, TIRN | No Comments
Turtle Island Restoration Network is hosting our 2nd Annual 5k Run on Galveston Island! The Hatchling Hustle is a 5K run and 1 mile fun walk on Babe’s Beach, March…
sea turtle mouth, sea turtle lifespan, leatherback turtle size, loggerhead, loggerhead sea turtle, loggerheads, green sea turtle, Lawsuit Aims to Protect Pacific Sea Turtles From Fishing Gear Fishery’s Expansion Threatens Endangered Leatherback Habitat Off California SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network sued the National Marine Fisheries Service today for failing to protect Pacific leatherback sea turtles and their critical habitat from sablefish pot gear that can entangle and drown the endangered animals.

Lawsuit Aims to Protect Pacific Sea Turtles From Fishing Gear

| 2023, California, Climate Change, lawsuits, leatherback, Longlines, news, News Releases, PSA, Resources for the Media, Sea Turtles, TIRN | No Comments
For Immediate Release: December 28, 2023 Contact: Todd Steiner, (415) 488-7652, tsteiner@tirn.net Fishery’s Expansion Threatens Endangered Leatherback Habitat Off California  SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island…

Chemicals in Tire Particles Killing Coho Salmon

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When returning adult coho salmon started dying before spawning in the Seattle area, scientists went into action.  Polluted road run-off was the suspected culprit, but discovering what of the thousands…