Visually see the economic impact of the deadly California driftnet fishery.
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
Fossil Fuel Schemes Threaten the Great Barrier Reef
Fossil fuel projects in the Great Barrier Reef are destroying and polluting bays and coral reefs important to endangered sea turtles. Learn more.
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.
Action & Events
Save Dugongs & Coral Reef in Japan
September 5, 2016
The U.S. government is planning to build a new American airstrip atop a healthy coral reef in Okinawa, Japan, that will likely destroy the
Save Sperm Whales & Sea Turtles from the Secret Drift Net Massacre Off Our California Coast
September 5, 2016
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.
10-Day Scuba Diving Expedition to Cocos Island, Costa Rica
November 29, 2016
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December 9, 2016
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Cocos Island, Costa Rica
November 29 – December 9, 2016 (10-day trip on the Argo) Join a research expedition to Cocos Island and work alongside scientists to research sea turtle and shark populations and mig
News
Lawsuit Launched to Protect West Coast Whales From Dying in Nets
September 12, 2016
Conservation groups today filed a notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service to protect endangered whales from mile-long drift gill...
Dolphins & Whales Illuminate the California State Capitol
May 25, 2016
Late last night Turtle Island and the SF Projection Department lit up the State Capitol of California with images of dolphins, whales, sea turtles, a...
Protesters Descend on Sen. Lara’s Headquarters in Support of Bill to Protect Dolphins & Whales from Driftnets
May 24, 2016
Today, Turtle Island Restoration Network, a leading marine conservation organization, and Kurmalliance, a Southern California-based ocean activist org...
Sea Birds & Mammals Resources
Infographic: The Economic Argument Against the California Driftnet Fishery
The Economic Argument Against the California Driftnet Fishery
The California driftnet fishery has an overall negative impact on our economy because it costs more to manage the fisher...
Senate Bill 1114 to Phase Out Driftnets Fact Sheet
SB 1114 will end the most harmful fishing practice on the West Coast by immediately reducing the number of...
