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Our oceans are home to array of amazing marine wildlife – from sperm whales to spinner dolphins, from black-footed albatross to dugongs.
Turtle Island Restoration Network fights to protect marine mammals and sea birds from industrial fishing, habitat loss and other threats.
Join us in our campaigns to protect marine wildlife.
Campaigns
Defend Marine Mammals & Seabirds from Hawaii’s Longline Fishery
Setting over 45 million baited hooks/year for swordfish and tuna, Hawaii longliners harm false killer whales, blue footed and laysan albatrosses. Help us reform this destructive industrial fishery.
Tell California to End Driftnets – Protect Whales & Dolphins
This fishery for swordfish and shark continues to capture and kill sea lions, dolphins and whales. Help us call for an end to California's deadliest fishery.
Action & Events
Save Sperm Whales & Sea Turtles from the Secret Drift Net Massacre Off Our California Coast
June 29, 2017
Tell the Pacific Fisheries Management Council that you care about endangered sperm whales and sea turtles. Ask them to close this deadly drift net fishery once and for all.
Defend our Marine Monuments
May 8, 2017
Sign our petition asking Secretary of the Interior Zinke to defend protections for 5 national marine monuments.
Oppose Trump’s Anti-Oceans Executive Orders
April 28, 2017
Send an email to President Trump today to defend marine monuments and oppose offshore oil drilling.
News
After Being Sued, Feds Agree to Review Whale Killing Driftnet Fishery
August 18, 2017
Less than two months after Turtle Island initiated a lawsuit to protect endangered whales from the California drift gillnet fishery, the National Mari...
“Bring the Bag” PSA Launched in Galveston, Texas, to Reduce Single-Use Plastic Bag Pollution
August 8, 2017
Turtle Island and Surfrider Galveston launched a PSA to encourage people to bring a reusable bag instead of using a plastic bag.
Boys and Girls Connect with National Marine Sanctuaries
August 3, 2017
During the summer Turtle Island Restoration Network had the opportunity to partner with Boys and Girls Club of Sonoma to integrate science education p...
Sea Birds & Mammals Resources
CA Drift Gillnet Resources
CA Drift Gillnet Resources Photographs
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Infographic: The Economic Argument Against the California Driftnet Fishery
Visually see the economic impact of the deadly California driftnet fishery.
