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We’ve launched a new monthly enewsletter! Sign up to get updates on ocean plastic pollution and ways you can help stop it: buff.ly/39ozb2O photo: @karumbeuy
An estimated 35 million Halloween costumes are tossed in the U.S. each year, most made from plastic-based materials. 🎃
That's a LOT of plastic for one night! Swap costumes, shop secondhand, or reuse what you have.
More tips from @Surfrider:
surfrider.org/news/dont-let-…
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Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 bbc.in/4s3C6VO
Even if we stopped all new plastic pollution entering the ocean by 2050, microplastics would keep accumulating as larger debris breaks down.
A new study shows why we need both prevention and cleanups to tackle ocean plastic pollution.
phys.org/news/2026-09-haltin…
A tough photo of dead sea turtle hatchlings from our Billion Baby Turtles partner, Society for Marine Species Conservation-Liberia. 💔
Plastic may not have caused their deaths, but trash on nesting beaches makes an already tough journey to the ocean even harder.
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Turtles, seabirds, dolphins and other marine life can get caught in fishing gear as bycatch. It’s one of the biggest threats to sea turtles worldwide.
Learn more how you can help: seaturtleweek.com/plan-a-bea…
📷 NOAA
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🐢 Fun Fact Friday: An arribada is when thousands of female sea turtles come ashore to nest at the same time. Only Kemp’s ridleys and olive ridleys are known for this amazing event.
Some beaches see hundreds of thousands of turtles.
Photo: NOAA
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Boat and vessel strikes are a big problem for sea turtles.
Scientists at the University of Miami are putting GPS trackers on loggerhead turtles in Biscayne Bay to see where they’re crossing paths with boats.
Read more: 👇
news.miami.edu/rosenstiel/st…
Photo: Bethany Augliere
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🐢 Who is SEE Turtles?
We connect people with sea turtles while supporting community-based conservation around the world.
Learn more about our work and how you can help protect turtles, including seeing them in the wild! 👇
seeturtles.org/about-see-tur…
📸 Gilby Alvarez
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There’s something about seeing an animal in its own world that makes you want to understand it, appreciate it, and help protect the place it calls home.
Learn more about our trips: seeturtles.org/upcoming-tour…
For students:
seeturtles.org/student-field…
We're all about reducing and upcycling plastic, but we're not sure we'd eat a plastic cookie (though it doesn't *actually* have plastic).
Would you? 🍪
Read more:
local12.com/news/nation-worl…
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Did you hear the recent news?
10 people have been charged in connection with an illegal commercial fishing operation in Florida that illegally sold more than $150,000 worth of fish, shrimp and turtles.
cbsnews.com/miami/news/flori…
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Happy #WorldAnimalDay!
What's your favorite animal fact?
🐢 Research Alert!
A 2026 study found that older hawksbills showed a preference for light-colored, softer plastics, while younger turtles showed no clear preference.
The findings offer new insight into why sea turtles may ingest certain plastics. 🌊
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nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
In Guerrero, Mexico, four local conservation groups are protecting sea turtles and cleaning up their beaches. SEE Turtles awarded $20,000 to help them recycle that waste, support cleanups, and educate their communities.
More soon on the project + people behind it. 🌊♻️
It’s October 1, which means #Halloween is officially on the horizon! But the scariest thing to us isn’t a witch or ghost (unless it’s a ghost net).
It's plastic.
A few easy swaps:
🎃 Reusable trick-or-treat bags
👻 Reuse or DIY decorations
🧙 Secondhand or DIY costumes
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The 10th Copernicus Ocean State Report is out, drawing on 40+ years of ocean data from 636 authors, 258 organizations and 37 countries.
The message is clear: the ocean is changing rapidly, not for the better.
Read the report:
marine.copernicus.eu/access-…
Well, this isn't great.
"Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined."
Read more. wired.com/story/plastic-is-m…
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Updates on the sea turtle nests in Southern California.
"Biologists move unprecedented Orange County sea turtle eggs to protect them from hurricane-driven waves"
latimes.com/science/story/20…
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🐢 Well, this is something we don’t see every day!
A female olive ridley has made history by nesting in Orange County, CA. Two nests have now been documented, marking the first documented olive ridley nesting on the U.S. West Coast!
Now we wait. 🐢🌊
abc7.com/post/olive-ridley-s…
