Turtle Island Restoration Network [SEP] inception
Turtle Island Restoration Network
Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN) is a United States 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1999 whose mission is "To take swift and decisive action to protect and restore marine species and their habitats and to inspire people in communities all over the world to join us as acmarine species advocates."
Overview.
TIRN provides the umbrella organization to a number of projects including the Sea Turtle Restoration Project (STRP), Got Mercury? and SPAWN (Salmon Protection and Watershed Network).
Action Network RAN
- Red Panda Network
- Renew Missouri
- Salmon Protection & Watershed Network (merged with Sea Turtle Restoration Project)
- Sea Turtle Restoration Project STRP
- Stewards of the Earth (now Fairview Gardens)
- True Colors Mural Project
- Urban Habitat Program
Controversies.
Controversies 2013 Solomon Islands dolphin massacre.
In January 2013, Fanalei villagers on the island of Malaita in the Solomon Islands slaughtered close to 900 dolphins in retaliation for a payment dispute with Earth Island Institute. The dolphin