Educating for Change and Empowering Youth
The Turtle Trust is a youth-led initiative dedicated to educating communities about sea turtles and ocean conservation. Through podcasts, webinars, and our education hub, we empower young people to take action against threats like plastic pollution and nurdles, building a global movement of ocean-conscious changemakers.
1,000
Over 1,000 sea turtles die every year from ingesting plastic (NOAA)
99%
In some areas, 99% of hatchlings are female due to rising temperatures (NOAA)
1 in 1,000
Only 1 in 1,000 sea turtle hatchlings survive to adulthood (WWF)
The Turtle Talks
The Turtle Talks is a youth-led podcast by The Turtle Trust, diving deep into the world of sea turtle conservation and ocean advocacy.
The Turtle Vault
The Turtle Vault is The Turtle Trust’s free educational resource hub — a place packed with information, interactive quizzes and maps, and engaging learning materials about sea turtles and ocean conservation.
It includes:
Free educative materials on sea turtles, marine life, and plastic pollution
Interactive elements like quizzes and maps
The Turtle Vault makes learning about and protecting sea turtles easy, fun, and accessible for everyone.
Get Involved - The Turtle Talks : Live
Join The Turtle Talks : Live, The Turtle Trust’s online webinar designed to educate, empower and inspire participants about sea turtle conservation, plastic pollution, advocacy and much more!
In each session, you will….
Learn about the species of sea turtles, their threats and why they matter
Discover ways you can protect turtles and marine life
Engage directly in polls, live Q & A and more
Outcome : Leave inspired, informed and equipped to make an impact for sea turtles and marine life, no matter your location!
Plastic Pellets - stay tuned!
Right now, no international framework defines how to safely package or transport nurdles or even recognises them as hazardous materials. This regulatory blind spot allows trillions of tiny, toxic pellets to leak into waterways each year, devastating marine ecosystems and coastal communities.
Learn more about nurdles and how you can help
Sea turtles have survived for over 100 million years, yet today they face some of the greatest threats in history. At The Turtle Trust, we believe their future depends not only on frontline rescue, but on something deeper: education that inspires action and advocacy that sparks change.
We are a youth-led movement dedicated to teaching, empowering, and connecting people with the story of sea turtles and the oceans they call home. Through The Turtle Vault, our educational podcasts, and interactive webinars, we turn complex issues like climate change, plastic waste, and nurdle pollution into lessons that move people to care — and to act.
But education is only the first step. We also advocate for safer, more responsible transportation and handling of nurdles, the tiny plastic pellets that kill countless marine animals each year. By shining a light on this hidden issue, we hope to inspire action and better practices that will protect sea turtles at the source.
The Turtle Trust exists to show that one voice, one classroom, and one idea can ripple outward to change the world. We are not only keeping sea turtles in the spotlight — we are building an ocean-conscious generation that will carry conservation into the future.
Together, we are The Turtle Trust. Together, we are making waves.About The Turtle Trust
The Turtle Threats
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![A turtle swimming above a grassy underwater landscape with a blue water background.]()
6 out of 7 sea turtle species are classified as endangered or vulnerable.
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![A sea turtle swimming underwater near the ocean floor with clear blue water and some aquatic plants]()
More than half (∼ 54 %) of sea turtles studied had plastic in their guts.
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![A sea turtle swimming underwater over a coral reef.]()
Pacific leatherback turtle populations have plummeted by over 97% since the 1980s, making them one of the world’s most critically endangered sea turtles.
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![Underwater photo of a turtle swimming near rocks with sunlight shining through the water surface.]()
Fishing gear kills or injures ~150,000 turtles every single year.
“The ocean is the lifeblood of our planet. If we protect the ocean, we protect ourselves.”
Leonardo DiCaprio (Actor & Environmental Activist)
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