Sea Turtle Fund
Sea
turtles are some of the most charismatic
animals in the ocean, and also some of the most
ancient, existing as far back as the age of the
dinosaurs. They also serve as key indicator
species for the health of many different marine
ecosystems, such as the coral reefs and
seagrass meadows where they live and eat and
the sandy beaches where they nest to lay their
eggs.
Sadly, all species of sea turtles are currently listed as threatened or endangered. Every year, hundreds of sea turtles are killed by marine debris such as plastic bag(which they mistake for food), fishermen who catch them accidentally, and tourists who disturb their nests on beaches and crush the eggs.
Our Sea Turtle Fund provides grants to projects that focus on better managing our beaches and coastal ecosystems, reducing pollution and marine debris, choosing reusable bags when we go shopping, providing fisherman with turtle-excluder devices and other safer fishing gear, and addressing the consequences of sea level rise and ocean acidification.
For more information about sea turtles and their conservation, please visit our partners at Pro Peninsula!
Sadly, all species of sea turtles are currently listed as threatened or endangered. Every year, hundreds of sea turtles are killed by marine debris such as plastic bag(which they mistake for food), fishermen who catch them accidentally, and tourists who disturb their nests on beaches and crush the eggs.
Our Sea Turtle Fund provides grants to projects that focus on better managing our beaches and coastal ecosystems, reducing pollution and marine debris, choosing reusable bags when we go shopping, providing fisherman with turtle-excluder devices and other safer fishing gear, and addressing the consequences of sea level rise and ocean acidification.
For more information about sea turtles and their conservation, please visit our partners at Pro Peninsula!