The Catch Conservation Fund

Return to Cocos Island!

tracy — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:42:29 +0000

Our Exclusive Interview with Marine Investigator Randall Arauz about Cocos Island 2010, the Gulf Oil Spill’s affect on endangered Sea Turtles, and Much More!

Climate Changes

tracy — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:09:35 +0000

The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources published this very detailed report about how climate change is affecting animal species around the globe. The chapter about Leatherback Sea Turtles is a wake-up call for us all.

Promo

nich — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:23:57 +0000

News from the Gyre

tracy — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:38:00 +0000

Tracking ocean plastic from that storm drain down the street all the way to your grocer’s freezer. CNN coverage of Annie Crawley’s mission to the North Pacific Gyre with Project Kaisei and the New Horizon.

Gorgona Satellite Tracking Project

tracy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:36:15 +0000

Marine Investigators Diego Amorocho and Randall Arauz make history in Colombia - satellite tagging 4 Eastern Pacific Green Sea Turtles! Check out the official press release below, and follow this link to track them across the Pacific.

Cocos Island Update!

tracy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:19:25 +0000

Our Exclusive Interview with Marine Investigator Todd Steiner about satellite tagging endangered Sea Turtles and other news from the Cocos Island Project.

Voyage to The Garbage Patch

tracy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:03:04 +0000

One of the biggest threats to shark and sea turtle survival is plastic pollution in our oceans. CCF Partner Annie Crawley just returned from Project Kaisei’s expedition to the North Pacific Gyre, and you’ll be shocked by what she found.

Sea Turtle Science

tracy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:27:16 +0000

Official Stats on the Cocos Island Project and New Information about the migratory patterns of Sharks and Sea Turtles tagged there.

Cocos Island Project Exclusive!

tracy — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:06:33 +0000

Dr. Diego Amorocho speaks out about the importance of conservation efforts like the Cocos Island Project to endangered sea turtles in the Eastern Tropical Pacific.

March for the Leatherback

tracy — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:26:29 +0000

Hundreds of turtle lovers take to the San Jose streets in defense of the Leatherback Sea Turtle! Check out these pictures and video highlights of the demonstration.

The CCF on Facebook!

tracy — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:27:10 +0000

While we are adding new content to this website, please keep checking back with our News Feed for the latest conservation updates. You can also get more news from the Cocos Island Project and The Catch Conservation Fund on Facebook.

Summer of the Shark

tracy — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:07:54 +0000

The Catch Conservation Fund is partnering with PRETOMA, TIRN and StandOff Studios to document the Cocos Island Project.

Annie Crawley joins Project Kaisei

tracy — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:01:45 +0000

Annie joins the crew of the Kaisei on an expedition to the North Pacific Garbage Patch seeking solutions for plastic pollution in our oceans.

Shark Attacks in the Pacific

tracy — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:56:26 +0000

Fishermen in Costa Rica getting away with bloody murder:

Shark finning and drug running

Poison Pill

tracy — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:44:02 +0000

Why bags of groceries can’t satisfy a sea turtle’s insatiable appetite:

http://www.seabirdrescue.org/sea-turtles.html

Time Out for Sea Turtles

tracy — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:38:30 +0000

Will tow-time loggers come to the rescue of the world’s endangered sea turtles?

http://www.wavy.com/dpp/search/news_wavy_BOURNE_Sea_Turtle_timer_20090619

Plastic Prison

tracy — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:23:02 +0000

Ever wonder where that flip flop floated off to?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/06/08/ocean.trash.report

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/the-worlds-rubbish-dump-a-garbage-tip-that-stretches-from-hawaii-to-japan-778016.html

Turtle Mania!

tracy — Sat, 23 May 2009 20:10:54 +0000

Live Baby Sea Turtles - Unleashed!

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2009/05/baby-sea-turtles-released-in-mexico.html

U. S. Sides with Sea Turtles

tracy — Thu, 07 May 2009 00:04:42 +0000

Why Costa Rican shrimpers would be better off TED:

United States bans shrimp from Costa Rica to protect sea turtles

Ancient Mariner

tracy — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:45:35 +0000

Tracking the elusive Leatherback Sea Turtle. Scientists in a race against time to save these gentle giants of the deep:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/05/leatherback-turtles/appenzeller-text

Turtle Patrol

tracy — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:19:25 +0000

Patagonia’s Lindsey Jensen takes you to the front lines in the battle over Costa Rica’s endangered sea turtles:

http://www.thecleanestline.com/2009/02/turtle-patrol.html

Invasion of the Jellyfish!

tracy — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:25:59 +0000

Why a decline in sea turtle populations is turning our oceans into big puddles of goo:

Help Us, Help Them!

nich — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:41:54 +0000

Your tax-deductible donation helps us protect endangered Sea Turtles and Sharks around the world. Our first target is Costa Rica, where we are working to make sure Hawksbill, Leatherback and Eastern Pacific Green Sea Turtles are able to thrive in their natural habitat for generations to come.

Please donate today, and Help Us, Help Them!

Donor Levels

Pacific Green: For a donation of $25 or more, we’ll send you one of these special Catch Conservation Fund gifts.

Leatherback: For a donation of $50 or more, we’ll send you any two.

Hawksbill: For a donation of $100 or more, we’ll send you all three!

*After you have made your donation, we will contact you via telephone or email for your shipping information and choice of gifts. CCF reserves the ultimate authority to use contributions made to us at our discretion, consistent with our mission and exempt purposes.

Education

nich — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:39:22 +0000

The Catch Conservation Fund is teaming up with Annie Crawley to donate Spanish language versions of her award-winning series of books and DVDs to schools throughout Central America. Dive Into Your Imagination is helping protect endangered Sea Turtles and Sharks by changing the way a new generation views the ocean through entertaining and educational multi-media.

Organizations

nich — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:38:46 +0000

The Catch Conservation Fund works closely with nonprofit organizations dedicated to protecting endangered Sea Turtles and Sharks in the Eastern Tropical Pacific:

PRETOMA (Programa Restauracion de Tortugas Marinas) is a Costa Rican nonprofit NGO founded in 1997. The group is a marine conservation and research organization working to protect ocean resources and promote sustainable fisheries policies in Costa Rica and Central America. A Costa Rican Civil Association of Public Interest, PRETOMA is an active member of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). For more information, visit www.pretoma.org.

TIRN (Turtle Island Restoration Network) manages The Sea Turtle Restoration Project, an initiative founded in 1989 to protect endangered sea turtles in ways that make cultural and economic sense to communities that share the beaches and waters with these gentle creatures. STRP views the sea turtles’ dilemma not only as a single-species environmental tragedy that needs immediate attention, but also as a vehicle for shifting the paradigm of how the human species views its relationship with the natural world. For more information, visit www.seaturtles.org.

CIMAD (Centre for Research into Environmental Management and Development) is a Colombian based nonprofit organization undertaking conservation research and promoting environmental management policies for sustainable development in the Latin American region. It conducts biological and social research addressing natural resource management and policy planning concerns, and combines conservation with the needs of local communities for sustainable Colombian and Latin American biodiversity. For more information, visit www.cimad.org.

Beach Patrols

nich — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:25:23 +0000

For generations, the people of Costa Rica harvested marine turtle eggs for consumption. This is a part of their culture, and the practice was handed down through the ages. Although some of the eggs are good to eat, the larger attraction is the belief that they are a powerful aphrodisiac, even though this has been proven false by the latest science.

Another major challenge facing the turtles, is plastic carried by ocean currents to their nesting beaches. Plastic bags, soft drink bottles, flip flops - literally tons of garbage from North and South America wash up on these shores each year! Not only has ingested plastic been found during recent autopsies of turtles, but these plastics also contain toxins that can be extremely harmful to baby hatchlings.

Sea Turtles of Costa Rica

nich — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:23:10 +0000

Sea Turtles have migrated to the shores of Costa Rica to nest on the same beaches where they were born for centuries. Ancient Mayans paid homage to a Great Turtle Mother that guided them home each year to give life to the next generation. Over the past three decades, habitat destruction, over fishing, pollution, and egg poaching have decimated Sea Turtle populations once numbering in the hundreds of thousands. The Catch Conservation Fund is working with several organizations that are helping us reverse those trends.

Once plentiful in the Eastern Pacific, four out of five Sea Turtle species have been reduced to only a few thousand today. The extinction of endangered Sea Turtles will have far-reaching consequences for our oceans, jeopardizing the very food chain we depend on for survival. This might be our last opportunity to prevent a completely avoidable man-made environmental disaster.

Baby Leatherback Sea Turtle

Donate

nich — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:37:48 +0000

Contribute online with check, credit card, or PayPal. Please make checks out to The Catch Conservation Fund. Address: 788 Holiday Rd. McCormick, SC 29835

Contact Us

nich — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:37:10 +0000

The Catch Conservation Fund
788 Holiday Rd.
McCormick, SC 29835

1-800-392-1293
info@catchconservation.com

Our Mission

nich — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:46:37 +0000

The Catch Conservation Fund is dedicated to protecting endangered Sea Turtles and Sharks around the world. We work with local governments and private organizations in developing countries to preserve fragile ecosystems on land as well as at sea. Our first mission is to save the Sea Turtles of Costa Rica.

Hawksbill, Leatherback and Green Sea Turtles are all on the verge of extinction in the Eastern Pacific. Our goal is to bring their populations back to sustainable levels, so our children’s children will grow up in a world full of Sea Turtles for years to come. It is our belief that the modern world can coexist in harmony with nature, so future generations will be able to enjoy all of the wonder and beauty our earth provides.