Protect Ocean Wildlife & Keep Tuna Dolphin Safe!
Dear Friends,
I have just read and signed the petition:
Protect Ocean Wildlife and Keep Tuna Dolphin-Safe!http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/604955702
I just learned about the Defender of Wildlife's efforts
to help save millions of dolphins from being killed!
You can help: http://www.care2.com/go/z/12381
Did you know that ocean wildlife is in jeopardy?
Scientists worldwide recognize that large-scale industrial fishing techniques --
such as purse-seining, longlining, and drift-netting -- are devastating our oceans and the countless wildlife species that live within them. In the Pacific, many species of dolphins, endangered sea turtles, sharks, sea birds and other marine wildlife are all falling victim to the nets and lines of tuna fishermen.
Dolphin-Safe Tuna Program Under Attack: Three dolphin populations in the Eastern Pacific -- the northeastern offshore spotted, the eastern spinner, and the coastal spotted -- have fallen below their "optimum sustainable populations" as a result of dolphin unfriendly fishing practices. Despite this, the Bush Administration is trying to weaken the definition of the dolphin-safe label on tuna cans. Their proposed change would allow the harmful practice of chasing and setting nets on dolphins to be labeled "dolphin-safe."
Sea Turtles in Trouble: Sea turtles, abundant throughout the world's oceans for millennia, are being killed when they become entangled in fishing gear or caught as bycatch in fishing nets. All eight of the world's sea turtle species are now listed as threatened with extinction. Within the last decade, the Eastern Pacific populations of the critically endangered leatherback turtle have declined by 78%.
Sharks in Danger: Due to their low birth rate, slow maturation and growth patterns, and naturally small populations, shark populations are vulnerable to pressures from fisheries and human exploitation. Populations of Pacific Angel Sharks, Lemon Sharks, and Blue Sharks, to name a few, are all being adversely affected.
We need your help in convincing the Bush Administration to finally demonstrate leadership position on these issues at the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission and elsewhere, rather than passively waiting while our ocean resources are destroyed. Sign Now! Once you have signed, tell your friends about this imminent threat to these magnificent marine mammals!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/12381
Thank you!
I have just read and signed the petition:
Protect Ocean Wildlife and Keep Tuna Dolphin-Safe!http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/604955702
I just learned about the Defender of Wildlife's efforts
to help save millions of dolphins from being killed!
You can help: http://www.care2.com/go/z/12381
Did you know that ocean wildlife is in jeopardy?
Scientists worldwide recognize that large-scale industrial fishing techniques --
such as purse-seining, longlining, and drift-netting -- are devastating our oceans and the countless wildlife species that live within them. In the Pacific, many species of dolphins, endangered sea turtles, sharks, sea birds and other marine wildlife are all falling victim to the nets and lines of tuna fishermen.
Dolphin-Safe Tuna Program Under Attack: Three dolphin populations in the Eastern Pacific -- the northeastern offshore spotted, the eastern spinner, and the coastal spotted -- have fallen below their "optimum sustainable populations" as a result of dolphin unfriendly fishing practices. Despite this, the Bush Administration is trying to weaken the definition of the dolphin-safe label on tuna cans. Their proposed change would allow the harmful practice of chasing and setting nets on dolphins to be labeled "dolphin-safe."
Sea Turtles in Trouble: Sea turtles, abundant throughout the world's oceans for millennia, are being killed when they become entangled in fishing gear or caught as bycatch in fishing nets. All eight of the world's sea turtle species are now listed as threatened with extinction. Within the last decade, the Eastern Pacific populations of the critically endangered leatherback turtle have declined by 78%.
Sharks in Danger: Due to their low birth rate, slow maturation and growth patterns, and naturally small populations, shark populations are vulnerable to pressures from fisheries and human exploitation. Populations of Pacific Angel Sharks, Lemon Sharks, and Blue Sharks, to name a few, are all being adversely affected.
We need your help in convincing the Bush Administration to finally demonstrate leadership position on these issues at the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission and elsewhere, rather than passively waiting while our ocean resources are destroyed. Sign Now! Once you have signed, tell your friends about this imminent threat to these magnificent marine mammals!
http://www.care2.com/go/z/12381
Thank you!
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